Chapter 637 The British don’t even want to lose face! This is how to play football, right?

After the French team took the lead in advancing to the final, the outside world began to speculate about the meeting of the Spanish and French teams in the final.

The major mainstream media in Europe are rushing to publish reports on this matter from various angles, and some are analyzing and comparing the strengths and weaknesses of players in various positions of the two teams.

Some conduct systematic analysis based on the data collected by the two teams in this World Cup to find the advantages, disadvantages and different styles of the two teams.

The media is also digging into the historical feud between the two teams, creating a drama of a meeting between old enemies.

But now it is confirmed that only the French team has advanced to the finals, and the Spanish team has not yet played the semi-finals!

But in their eyes, the England team is like a dead man. Even though the game has not yet started, it has been sentenced to death early.

This contemptuous attitude made the British quite unhappy.

It's just that as a traditional troublemaker in Europe, coupled with the unpleasantness between the Brexit incident and the EU in the past few years, the British have a negative image in Europe.

While there are always calls to keep politics out of sport, how is this possible?

Therefore, the major European media systematically ignore and even despise the England team, which is actually deliberate.

There is no way, who told you that you are not welcome in the UK!

In view of the fact that the media in other European countries collectively badmouthed the England team, the local British media used their influence in the English circle to start cheering for their own team.

"The Times": The Spanish team is not invincible. Their major Achilles' heel may become the key to England's victory.

The exaggerated title of this report attracted the attention of many readers.

However, the content of this report is not shoddy. The Times reporter interviewed many famous players in British football and asked these famous players to give advice to the England team. They planned to pool their efforts and combine the strengths of hundreds of experts to deal with the Spanish team.

These celebrities are indeed not unworthy of their fame. They unanimously pointed out that the key to dealing with the Spanish team is to limit Lin Quan's performance.

Although it sounds like nonsense, because it is something everyone knows.

But these people still said something different:

"Lin Quan is the same type of player as Messi. To limit his performance, we must not wait until he has the ball at his feet. It will be too late.

The best way to restrict him is to prevent him from getting the ball as much as possible, by cutting off the connection between him and his teammates, so that he can be completely isolated. As long as Lin Quan does not have the ball at his feet, the threat he can create will be eliminated. Greatly reduced. "

In fact, the quarrel in football about how to deal with Lin Quan has been going on for several years.

The coaches of the national teams of various countries and the top giants are all thinking about this problem.

As early as 2012, in the Bundesliga, Bayern, coached by Heynckes, tried to deal with Lin Quan by cutting off the connection between him and other teammates.

This move also achieved a certain effect at the beginning, but after that, the effect of using this move was not very good.

After Lin Quan joins Manchester City, using this method to restrict him is completely ineffective, and may even have the opposite effect.

Therefore, this trick gradually stopped being used.

Now there is a reason why old things are brought up again.

"The reason why this move is ineffective is because Manchester City's overall strength is very strong. Lin Quan's role in Manchester City is blasting and scoring, while in Spain, he has heavier responsibilities. In addition to the above two roles, he He also has to serve as the team’s midfield commander, so restricting his receiving is limiting the organization and dispatching capabilities of the entire Spanish team’s midfield.”

After receiving tips from national team stars, Southgate immediately began to study how to implement this defensive strategy.

Although there are currently relatively few cases of successful defense against Lin Quan in football, because Lin Quan is more similar to Messi, and there are still some games in football that have restricted Messi's most success.

The most classic of them are undoubtedly the two games in the UEFA Champions League in the 2009-2010 season when Mourinho's Inter Milan defeated Barcelona to advance.

At that time, Barcelona was a genuine Cosmos team, and almost every position in the team was filled with the top players in football at the time.

Mourinho's Inter Milan may seem like a group of old, weak, and disabled players to outsiders, but their excellent defense, especially the restrictions on Messi, allowed them to have the last laugh.

Of course, the volcanic eruption in Iceland that year also helped Yi Diandian a little.

…

While Southgate was figuring out how to deal with Spain, Vicente del Bosque took a closer look at England.

This England team is typically top-heavy, with good strength in the midfield and frontcourt, but weak in the backcourt, especially in the two positions of midfielder and defender.

In response to these weaknesses of his opponents, Bosque developed two different sets of offensive tactics.

However, the Spanish team lacks high center forwards like Croatia and Belgium, which means they may not be able to take full advantage of the opponent's weak defenders.

But the two wing-backs of the England team are not very good either. The Spanish team can definitely make a fuss from the wing.

Del Bosque is still very mature and prudent, and he is not so arrogant that he despises the England team.

Although he feels that the Spanish team has great hope of advancing to the finals, thinking about how to deal with the French team so early is indeed a bit far-sighted.

After all, no matter how much you look down on England, you have to win the game first.

If they lose to the England team, no matter how beautiful the previous plan is, it will be in vain, and they may even end up with a loss in the late game.

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July 12, Luzhniki Stadium.

The second semi-final of the 2018 Russia World Cup is about to begin.

Before the game started, Del Bosque, Lin Quan and others couldn't help but frowned when they saw the opponent's formation.

A back five?

It's a bit exaggerated!

The England team respected the Spanish team very much and directly lined up a 541 formation.

This formation stands out, and with so many troops in the backcourt, it will be difficult for anyone to attack.

But don't be fooled by the opponent's formation. The wing-backs on both sides of them are all fast players. When they are defending, they are full-backs. When they move forward, they transform into wingers.

"The England team was very cautious in their formation today. They arranged five defenders and two midfielders. This posture should be preparing for a defensive counterattack!"

"Harry Kane, who is in hot form, is at the front as the single arrow of the England team. Behind him are Sterling, the left wing-back, Ali and Jesse Lingard, the two attacking midfielders, and Trippier is the right wing-back..."

The host introduced the starting lineups of both sides one by one. Spain's lineup did not change much. Iniesta did not start this game and sat on the bench to rest.

Del Bosque obviously wants him to conserve his energy. If the game goes well, he will not be sent to play at all. If the game does not go well, he will be replaced in the second half to strengthen the attack.

In short, try your best to allow veterans like him to reserve more physical fitness before the finals come.

There is nothing that can be done about this. The Spanish team's midfield is withering badly. It seems that there are many people who can be used, but there is no one who can replace Iniesta. David Silva can barely count as half!

After the game started, there were no surprises. The Spanish team quickly took over control of the game and began to attack the British team's goal.

The opponent retreated very quickly, the fence was very tight, and his kicks were very conservative.

The Spanish team tried several attacks from the center, but their short passes could not penetrate at all.

The opponent's center is too densely populated, and the passing line can easily be predicted and intercepted by the opponent in advance.

Fortunately, the opponent invested a lot of troops in defense, which made the connection between their backcourt and midfield and frontcourt not smooth, and they were unable to pose a threat when they switched from defense to offense. Under the Spanish team's active counterattack, soon, Just lost the ball again.

So the rhythm of the game returned to the rhythm of Spain's attack and England's defense.

The game lasted ten minutes. The Spanish team completed three shots, but all of them were deflected and none of them were on target.

The England team has not completed a shot, and even the number of times it has entered the 30-meter dangerous area is pitiful.

But they don't seem to be in a hurry at all and seem to be very satisfied with the current rhythm of the game.

On the sidelines of the court, England coach Southgate was slightly relieved to see that his team survived the first 10 minutes.

What he was most worried about was that at the beginning of the game, the players were not focused, their condition was not adjusted to the best, and they could not withstand the three attacks from the Spanish team.

If he concedes the ball right from the start, his tactics will be completely bankrupt.

In the stands, the mentality of the fans from both sides was completely opposite at this time.

England fans were excited to see their team withstand the opponent's attack, as if they had won the game.

On the Spanish side, their fans frowned and were very worried about the situation on the field.

Although defensive counterattacks are generally used by weak teams when facing strong teams, some teams will also use this tactic in a self-degrading manner.

And when the strong team also launched a defensive counterattack, his opponent was quite uncomfortable.

Because the defensive counterattack of strong teams is much better than that of weak teams.

Not only has the quality of defense been greatly improved, but the threat of counterattack has also undergone a qualitative change.

Both the offensive and defensive ends of the offensive team were under tremendous pressure, and it was very uncomfortable to play.

"Forest!"

"Forest!"

"We need Lin!"

Some fans began to shout Lin Quan's name, hoping that he could stand up and change this stalemate.

In the past, when the Spanish team's offense failed, Lin Quan would try to use his personal strength to attack the opponent's defense, help the team tear apart the opponent's defense, and finally win the game.

This model has been carried out so much that fans have become accustomed to it.

On the court, Lin Quan did have this plan.

I have tried long-range shots and set-pieces, but the results are not very good, so now I have to try the breakthrough method to see if it works.

In the 13th minute, Lin Quan moved the ball towards the wing, and Sterling immediately followed him.

Sterling's physical confrontation ability is good. Although he is not a serious defensive player, his defensive ability is not too bad.

In addition, he is not tall, is fast, and has a flexible body, which makes him suitable for this kind of stalking work.

However, as soon as the two faced each other, Sterling passed by Lin Quan without even seeing the movements of his opponent's feet.

There was a burst of exclamation from the scene, and many fans began to applaud Lin Quan's wonderful performance.

They were a little bored watching the first ten minutes of the game, which made them wonder if they were watching the semi-finals of the World Cup!

It wasn't until they saw Lin Quan's extraordinary performance that they felt they were right!

This is the taste!

Go ahead, Emperor Lin!

Traumatize them fiercely!

The fans opened their eyes in excitement, prepared melon seeds drinks, and were ready to appreciate Lin Quan's extraordinary moves.

Lin Quan's performance did not disappoint the audience who were preparing to watch the show.

Sterling was passed over, and Ali and Henderson rushed over immediately.

Both of them are very tall, nearly 1.9 meters tall. They are the type of players who have outstanding frontal defensive capabilities, but are not flexible enough with their feet and cannot turn around quickly enough.

To deal with this type of players, just highlight the word "quick" and you can easily get past them.

Lin Quan didn't even bother to use fake moves. He just moved the ball diagonally in front of them and accelerated, passing them.

Ali was passed first, followed by Henderson.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Quan had passed three opponents.

The fans in the stands screamed louder and louder, and the applause became more and more enthusiastic.

Strong, Emperor Lin!

Is this the strength of a superstar?

Sure enough, I didn’t lose money on the ticket!

The fans were all thankful in their hearts and happy that they could enjoy such a wonderful scene at the scene.

But Lin Quan on the court couldn't be happier.

According to normal circumstances in the past, when he passed three opposing defenders in one breath, the opponent's defense basically collapsed and he had already had a chance to shoot.

But this time the situation was completely different. Even though he passed Sterling, Ali and Henderson, there were still dense defensive players in front of him. Ashley Young appeared in front of him for the first time. Stones was behind Ashley Young, and Maguire appeared behind Stones.

The opponent actually had three defensive players in front of him, and they were not alone. They were all supported and assisted by their teammates.

In this case, let alone a chance to shoot, there is no room to continue to break through.

Because the further inside he goes, the smaller the space left for him, and the denser the opponent's defensive personnel position.

The most terrible thing is that Ashley Yang is eyeing Lin Quan like a mad dog.

He used various methods to cling to Lin Quan, keeping him always in a state of threat.

In this case, if you force a breakthrough, the success rate will be very low, and the possibility of being intercepted by the opponent is extremely high.

And once the ball is lost, teammates at this position cannot grab the ball immediately, and the opponent is likely to launch a counterattack on the spot. At that time, all it takes is a big long pass, and Kane at the front may get one. A one-shot chance.

Thinking of this and weighing the pros and cons, Lin Quan gave up the attack, controlled the ball, and prepared to wait for his teammates to respond.

While waiting for his teammates, he took another look at the opponent's defense and couldn't help but sigh:

What a wall of sighs! (End of chapter)