Chapter 523 Bosque’s plan

Although the outside world criticized him fiercely, Spanish coach Del Bosque was in a good mood.

Regardless of whether the game is good or not, just say whether you won or not?

At the post-match press conference, Del Bosque expressed that he was very satisfied with the team's performance and hoped that the outside world would give the young players in the team more time and patience.

"The poor performance of Morata and Nolito is not because of their lack of strength. I think it may be related to their lack of experience in such competitions. I hope everyone will not criticize them too harshly and give more tolerance to young players!"

The reporters didn't buy Del Bosque's answer at all. Who will listen to you talk about people like Morata?

Everyone is here for Lin Quan, hurry up and tell me about Lin Quan!

Bosque actually knew what these reporters wanted to hear, but the old coach got playful. The more reporters wanted to know something, the less he said anything. Instead, he rambled on at the press conference and talked about himself. The thoughts of team building, the recollection of the team's glorious history, and the longing for a bright future.

The reporters finally couldn't bear it anymore, interrupted the old coach's long speech, and asked directly:

"Mr. Del Bosque, you added Lin Quan's reputation to Spain's 23-man roster, but he did not appear on the field, and he was not even seen on the bench. Is he really that good? As rumored outside, you are unable to play for the team due to injury?"

Del Bosque glanced at the questioner and saw that he was a Spanish reporter. This question is probably the one that Spanish fans are most concerned about.

In order to give reassurance to his home fans, he finally responded directly:

"Lin is very good and can play for the team at any time!"

Sometimes, even if you tell the truth, no one may believe it. Just like now, Bosque's truth sounded like a lie to the reporters at the scene, and they couldn't believe a word of it.

A reporter from France asked: "In that case, why didn't you let Lin Quan play in this game? Without Lin Quan, Spain completely lost its dominance and almost couldn't even defeat the Czech Republic!"

Bosque frowned slightly, feeling a little displeased with the reporter's words.

The opponent's words were obviously trying to sow discord between Lin Quan and other Spanish players!

"I don't think the Czech Republic is a weak team. In fact, they performed very well and are a very admirable team!"

Del Bosque first exchanged business blows about Spain's rival, the Czech Republic, affirming the opponent's strength. At the same time, he framed up the reporter who had just started belittling the Czech Republic, taking advantage of the moral high ground.

Sure enough, after hearing what Bosque said, the coach of the Czech team immediately smiled on his face:

Spain's strength is ranked first in the world by FIFA, and it has occupied this position for six years. It can be called a veteran hegemon in football.

Del Bosque has also been listed as one of the candidates for the best coach in the world because he led the team to win two World Cups, a European Cup and a Confederations Cup.

It is definitely something worth boasting about for the Czech team to be recognized by such a powerful opponent.

On the contrary, the Czech coach's eyes were a bit cold towards the rude, arrogant and arrogant Frenchman.

"In addition, the reason for letting Lin Quan rest is mainly because he plays more games in the club than other players, so we give him some extra time to rest. It is not because of injuries as rumored by the outside world!"

Del Bosque is an old fox. Taking advantage of the French reporter's opportunity to stir up trouble, he once again strengthened the outside world's perception that Lin Quan was injured.

He knew that the more he refuted the rumor that Lin Quan was not injured, the more outsiders would suspect that he was lying, and they would become more convinced that Lin Quan was injured.

Sure enough, after the content of the press conference was reported, the outside world did not believe what Bosque said and felt that he was lying.

If Lin Quan can really play, then Del Bosque has no reason not to use him. Even if he is not allowed to start, letting him sit on the bench to support the team will be of great help to the team. At least it can greatly improve the players on the field. Improve our morale and make them less worried and more calm and confident.

However, Bosque did not do this, so there is only one truth - Lin Quan's injury is very serious and he cannot play for the team!

After deriving this conclusion, the outside world's view of the Spanish team has completely changed.

There is less awe of the overlord and more a sense of fun of wanting to see the Spanish tiger fall and be bullied by the dogs.

Some people who still have doubts about this matter have their eyes firmly fixed on Spain's second game.

If Lin Quan has not played in this game, then they have completely believed the rumors from the outside world and no longer regard Spain as the biggest competitor to win the European Cup.

Del Bosque was very satisfied with the outside reaction and really didn't plan to let Lin Quan play in the second game.

Since you win, you have the capital to continue to waste money!

And judging from Turkey's performance in the first game, Bosque felt that they were easier to play than the Czech Republic.

The Czech Republic is indeed not strong, but they can recognize their own strength, position themselves correctly, and choose very pragmatic defensive counterattack tactics. Although they were defeated by Spain in the end, they did defend successfully and persisted until the second half of the second half. The goal was scored in the 87th minute.

Looking back at Turkey, they seemed to have failed to position themselves correctly. They looked down on Croatia in the first game and wanted to compete with Croatia, but were then taught a lesson by Croatia.

They have already lost one game, and if they fail to win this game again, they will have a high probability of being eliminated.

So Bosque judged that the opponent would probably continue to attack!

Spain's current problem is that the forwards are weak. The offensive system in the frontcourt is built around Lin Quan. Without Lin Quan, a key player, the players are at a loss. The offensive system does not operate smoothly, so it is difficult to score goals. .

But this does not mean that their defense will also have such problems. It is very difficult for Turkey to penetrate their defense.

And once Turkey presses forward, their backcourt will be empty, leaving Spain with a lot of room to counterattack!

To put it simply, Spain's current lineup and style of play are not afraid of you pressing out to play, but afraid of you shrinking and defending. If you are really determined to make a big move, let alone the Czech Republic and Turkey, even if you switch to the national football team, Spain It is also very difficult to defeat the opponent here!

Del Bosque did not let Lin Quan play, and Lin Quan was happy and at ease.

While he had time, he took the time to go to Lyon to watch a match between Belgium and Italy.

This is a battle between the European Red Devils and the European Blues!

As an upstart in Europe, the strength of the Belgian team has improved greatly in recent years, and the world ranking has soared to third place, second only to Spain and Germany, the winners and runners-up of the last World Cup.

Italy dropped to 12th place due to two consecutive World Cup defeats.

If we only look at the FIFA rankings and the lineups of both sides, Belgium should be the dominant side in this game.

After all, Belgium has a talented midfield team such as De Bruyne, Hazard, Witsel and Fellaini. In terms of the luxury of the midfielder, Belgium is probably second only to Spain and is the most luxurious midfielder in this European Cup. One of the most gorgeous teams in the field.

However, it is destined to be gorgeous, not powerful.

Belgium's responsibilities are unclear when attacking. De Bruyne and Hazard have overlapping roles on the field. Both can serve as the core of the frontcourt's offense. Choose one to be the main player and the other to assist. This is Manchester City's configuration. .

However, if the responsibilities of the two are not clear and the core of the team's frontcourt is not clear, then the two will be at a loss on the court, and the result is that neither of them can exert their greatest power.

Looking back at Italy, the veteran Conte knew that the midfield configuration of this Italian team was not good, so he simply reduced the tasks of the midfielder and strengthened the offense on the two wings, especially the left wing.

When switching from defense to offense, let the midfielder hand the ball directly to the wing, and let the winger attack.

In this game, Italy arranged a 352 formation, which greatly strengthened the threat of wing attacks.

In Italy's offensive round, when the wide players are attacking, they can also get support from Giaccherini and Parolo in the midfield who are close to the wings in the ribs.

In the 32nd minute of the first half, taking advantage of the gap exposed by the Belgian wing defense, Italian midfielder Giaccherini stepped in decisively and shot a long shot through the Belgian's goal.

Courtois once again made a cool flying save, but still made a lonely save!

Once the Italians took the lead, the whole world knew what they were going to do next!

That's right, shrink the defense!

As a true believer in the 1:0 doctrine, I also attach great importance to defense.

The Italians really worked hard on defense!

After Giaccherini scored, Conte decisively signaled the team to shrink the defense line, making the distance between the three lines closer, and retracting the two wings to form a numerical advantage in the local area and further curb the opponent's attack.

In addition, Conte also asked the forwards to constantly harass and press the opponent in the frontcourt to increase the difficulty of the opponent's ball.

Especially the pressing against De Bruyne made it difficult for him to find opportunities to use his fatal passes.

In this game, Belgium had nearly 70% ball possession and 18 shots, but their offensive efficiency was ridiculously low.

In this case, Lukaku betrayed the enemy and blocked De Bruyne's long shot with his body in front of the goal in the 59th minute of the second half, which made Belgium even worse.

In injury time, Italy scored another goal, setting the score at 2:0.

This red-blue battle ended with the Italian victory.

As one of the favorites to win this European Cup, the Belgian performed very poorly in the first game.

Looking at paper strength alone, this team's configuration can be described as luxurious.

But judging from the actual performance on the field, they are still far from being formed.

How to make good use of the two stars Hazard and De Bruyne is the biggest headache for the Belgian head coach at the moment.

After the game, Lin Quan also sent a message of condolence to De Bruyne immediately. De Bruyne played very depressed in this game.

In addition to being denied a goal by his teammates, the feeling of being unable to use his strength on the court also made him very uncomfortable.

Didn’t the outside world comment that Hazard is the player most like Messi and Lin Quan?

But why is there no chemical reaction between me and him?

After the match between Belgium and Italy, all the four favorites to win this European Cup have finished.

What, you ask why there is no Uncrowned King of the Netherlands?

Haha, the Dutch team was defeated again and again in the qualifying rounds. First, it was double-killed by Iceland, which has a population of only 300,000. Then it was double-killed by the Czech Republic, and then it was completely abused by Turkey. It only won four games in 10 games, and it was still the weakest team. Kazakhstan and Latvia won.

It is normal for a team like this not to make it to the European Cup.

After all, European teams are generally not weak, and upsets against established and strong teams often happen, but it is rare for a weak team to take turns beating them like the Netherlands!

In fact, after the match in Group E ended, the match against Portugal in Group F had not yet started.

Although the Portuguese team has superstars like Ronaldo, the outside world is not optimistic that Portugal can win the championship.

Portugal did get off to a bad start, playing 1:1 against Iceland in the first game!

Although Iceland had beaten the Netherlands twice in the qualifying stage, the outside world did not think highly of this team and regarded it as an underdog.

This is not surprising. How can a country with a population of only 300,000 produce a top team?

The price gap between the starting lineups of the two teams is also very large. The most valuable player in the Icelandic team is No. 10 midfielder Sigurdsson. He is worth 10 million euros and currently plays for Swansea.

His teammates are generally worth less than 3 million euros, and there are even some players worth less than 300,000 euros.

This kind of lineup is definitely the most civilian and cheapest lineup in this European Cup.

The entire Icelandic team is worth less than one-fifth of Ronaldo's.

However, they used their tenacious fighting spirit, exquisite coordination and deep understanding to smooth out the huge gap in worth.

After struggling to get a point from Portugal, there seemed to be a glimmer of light in Iceland's qualifying situation.

As long as they win one more of the next two games, they will be guaranteed to qualify.

Of course, with their strength, they may not be able to beat the remaining two opponents.

Lin Quan also watched the match between Portugal and Iceland. Historically, the final champion of this European Cup was the underdog Portugal.

And it is indeed a fantasy for Portugal to reach the end!

If Lin Quan's memory was correct, he remembered that Portugal was tied by Austria, the weakest player in the group, in the next game, and was tied by Hungary in the last game.

In the end, with three consecutive draws, they scored 3 points, with a goal difference of 3 points and 0, and qualified with Northern Ireland in Group C as third in the group.

Although Albania in Group A and Turkey in Group D also scored 3 points, they were unfortunately eliminated due to poor goal difference.

In this European Cup in history, Portugal had 6 draws in 7 games during regular time, making it the king of draws!

But Portugal's resilience is indeed quite impressive. Against Croatia in the quarter-finals and against France in the final, Portugal dragged their opponents into overtime and defeated them.

But this time, Lin Quan felt that it might be difficult for Portugal to create a miracle.

Because if Spain takes first place in the group, its opponent in the quarter-finals will be Portugal.