Chapter 652 Lin Quan and Iniesta are invincible!

"Lin Quan's goal killed the game!"

"The efforts of everyone in the French team for dozens of minutes were all in vain in front of his goal!"

"There is not much time left for the French team!"

Lin Quan's goal instantly detonated the audience. Commentators from various countries used rapid-fire words to explain the significance of Lin Quan's goal to the fans around the world who were watching the game.

The game time is now close to 70 minutes. The French team finally scored a goal and their morale has recovered.

But now Lin Quan scored another victory, and the score was opened again, leaving them less time than before.

This greatly increased the difficulty for them to recover the score, not to mention that the Spanish team's momentum, which was already about to be completely suppressed, was all back because of Lin Quan's goal.

On the contrary, after the French team lost the goal, the previous overwhelming momentum disappeared.

Amidst the ebb and flow, it may not be easy for them to regain their previous state.

This is why so many commentators believe that Lin Quan's goal killed the game!

After seeing Lin Quan score, the players from the Spanish team rushed to celebrate like crazy.

They know very well what this ball means to them!

"Quick, change people, change people immediately!"

Del Bosque's mind was extremely calm at the moment. Lin Quan's goal allowed the Spanish team to regain stability.

But the French team's previous offense has proven that relying on the existing defensive system cannot stop their attacks, so they must quickly strengthen their defense.

So he chose to play Thiago to replace David Silva, who was exhausted.

Thiago has excellent physical confrontation ability and is a midfielder with both offense and defense.

His presence on the field can effectively improve the defensive intensity of the Spanish midfield and reduce the threat created by the opponent from the midfield.

Almost at the same time, the French team also made personnel substitutions.

Deschamps replaced Kante, who had a yellow card, with Nzonzi.

Kanter's failure to stop Lin Quan in the previous defense was the main reason why the French team lost the ball.

So when Kanter saw that he was about to be substituted, he was very frustrated and blamed himself. He clenched his fists, lowered his head and walked to the sideline in silence.

"Get some rest, it's not your responsibility!"

Deschamps hugged Kanter as he left the game and comforted him in his ear.

Deschamps is very aware of Lin Quan's strength, and no one can guarantee that he can freeze this guy. What's more, Kanter still has a yellow card on his body, so he doesn't even have the chance to commit a tactical foul.

If someone else had been in Kanter's position just now, they might have been able to stop Lin Quan's advancement through a foul.

But Kanter couldn't do that because it would most likely result in him being sent off.

Even if the French team has one less player, even if they have a physical advantage, it may be difficult for them to support their previous oppressive attack. Therefore, it is difficult to say whether it is profitable to exchange a red card for a ball.

But the situation facing the French team was very serious at this time, and Deschamps could not continue to keep Kanter on the court, even if he was the best candidate to deal with Lin Quan.

The ball just now proved that Lin Quan knew very well that Kanter was taking advantage of Kanter because he had received a yellow card. He left other players alone and came specifically to trouble Kanter.

If Deschamps is indifferent to this, I am afraid that such a scene will happen again.

When he replaced N'Zongzi, in addition to filling the pit of Kanter's defensive decline caused by the card, he also counted on N'Zongzi's height advantage to open up the situation at set pieces.

The Spanish team has begun to make substitutions to strengthen its defense, and the morale of the French team has also been greatly affected. It may be difficult for the next attack to achieve the same effect as before.

So I have to change my approach and use other methods to open up the situation.

After Nzonzi came on the field, the French team's offensive tactics changed a lot.

Griezmann became more proactive when attacking. Not only did he increase the number of forward passes and even shots, he also increased his personal breakthrough attempts and obtained set pieces by causing fouls on his opponents.

Once the set kick is obtained, a group of tall men from the French team will rush into the Spanish penalty area and use their height advantage to fight for the top.

This style of play is quite restrained by the Spanish team, because the Spanish team does not have as many tall players as the opponent.

After Nzonzi came on the court, 4 of the 11 French players on the field were taller than 190.

And here in Spain there is only Pique!

Such a huge height difference puts the Spanish team at a complete disadvantage when fighting for the top in the penalty area.

Every time Griezmann takes a set kick, Spain's penalty area will fall into chaos.

But De Gea was in very good condition. His attacks helped the Spanish team resolve several crises and kept the goal.

The game time soon reached the 75-minute mark. At this time, there were 15 minutes left before the end of regular time. Even including injury time, there were only 20 minutes left for the French team.

The French team is really anxious, they have smelled the danger of death.

When they took a set kick, even goalkeeper Lloris rushed over, looking like he was going to fight the Spanish team for his life.

The French team is anxious, and so is the Spanish team.

The opponent's height advantage was too obvious, and the high-altitude bombing during this period made them miserable.

The most uncomfortable thing was that Bosque searched his bench and couldn't find a second player taller than 1.9 meters.

Well, even if he wanted to substitute someone to make up for the height gap, he couldn't.

Deschamps is also anxious. He obviously has an obvious altitude advantage and has also received many set-piece opportunities, but why can't he score a goal?

Seeing that the game time is coming to an end, if they don't score a goal, the French team will really be in the cold.

The French players on the field were already working hard. Mbappe, Griezmann, Giroud and others almost fully demonstrated their strength without reservation.

But their luck was not very good, and they were always a little short of scoring.

Although the Spanish team played very passively during this period, their situation is much better than before.

At least there is less pressure on the midfield. After Thiago comes on, the Spanish team can use his excellent long passing ability to better counterattack the opponent.

It's a pity that Lin Quan was severely restricted and often couldn't get Thiago's passes.

This made Bosque thoughtful on the sidelines.

In the 78th minute of the game, he made his second substitution decision, replacing Isco and replacing Iniesta.

Isco was almost completely invisible on the court during this period. His physical confrontation was not good. After the French team played a group of dark and hard players, he was lost in the opponent's muscle forest.

Furthermore, in addition to not having excellent physical confrontation ability, Isco's own speed is not fast enough, which limits his role in counterattacks.

"The Spanish team chose to replace the veteran Iniesta at this time. This decision is very bold!"

"Iniesta is an offensive player, and the main difficulty the Spanish team faces now is defense. Would it be better to change to a defensive player?"

The Spanish team also has defenders such as Nacho, Azpilicueta and Monreal sitting on the bench. If these people come on the court, they can effectively strengthen the defensive intensity of the Spanish defense, which should be helpful for them to resist the opponent's attack. It would be of greater help.

So many people don't understand Bosque's intentions. Instead of solving the defensive problem, they replaced him with an older veteran to strengthen the offense. What did Bosque think?

"Lin, the coach asked me to tell you, next time you do this..."

After Iniesta came on the field, he found Lin Quan, whispered in his ear, and introduced Del Bosque's tactical arrangements.

"Okay, I understand!"

After listening to Iniesta's report, Lin Quan nodded seriously.

Although the old man's tactics seemed crazy, they were not necessarily impossible to implement. At least in Lin Quan's view, the chances were still great, especially when the opponent launched a desperate attack.

Del Bosque has high hopes for Iniesta, as do the Spanish fans in the stands.

Iniesta is Spain's meritorious veteran and the biggest contributor to helping the team win the 2010 World Cup.

Without his key goal in the final, the Spanish team might not have been able to win the first World Cup in team history.

With such a glorious past, and after the golden generation gradually faded out of the national team, Iniesta became one of the few meritorious veterans who are still alive, making him the sentiment of countless old fans.

So when they saw Iniesta play, many Spanish fans stood up and applauded, giving him the warmest applause.

Many people understand that this is likely to be the last game Iniesta plays for Spain.

From then on, they could no longer see Xiaobai in the national team games.

After Iniesta came on, the opponent scored before the Spanish team had time to play his role.

In the 81st minute, Pogba's long shot was saved by the goalkeeper, and the French team got a corner kick.

Griezmann took a corner kick and pointed the ball backwards.

Giroud and N'Zonzi suddenly moved forward when Griezmann kicked off, which interfered with the judgment of Pique and Ramos. Pogba, who was ambushing behind, suddenly moved forward and grabbed the first place in the back position. Drop point.

Pogba then shook his head to attack the goal, and the football flew towards the goal. De Gea was unable to make a save and could only watch the football fly into his own net.

The score became 3:2. The French team chased another goal, and the difference between the two sides was once again reduced to one goal.

This goal is crucial for the French team. Counting injury time, there are still nearly 15 minutes left in the game.

And they were only one goal behind and had every chance to get the score back.

So after Pogba scored this crucial goal, the French fans went crazy.

The French president came to the scene to watch the game and stood up excitedly, applauded vigorously, or made a fist gesture.

Pogba, the hero of the goal, roared and rushed to the sidelines, waving his fists and showing his strength to the camera.

Yes, that’s it, let’s have some more applause and cheers!

He enjoys this feeling of being the savior and being admired by thousands of people so much!

"Want to change?"

On the sidelines, Coach Tony glanced at Bosque with some concern and asked in a low voice.

Bosque gritted his teeth, glanced at the frantic French coaching staff next door, and did not answer.

The Spanish team still has one substitution that has not been used. They are still one goal ahead. If they replace another defensive player, they may be able to make up for the holes in their defense.

But Bosque didn't do that.

He was waiting for the moment when his tactics would work.

But as the French team scored this crucial goal, the situation of the game became dangerous again.

The Spanish team has little room for error and they cannot afford to concede any more goals.

To them, a draw is no different than death.

"hold on!"

Bosque's eyes were fixed on Lin Quan and Iniesta, and he gritted his teeth and said these three words.

While standing in the center circle preparing to kick off, Lin Quan remembered what Iniesta said in his ear.

"Give me the ball and find a safe space and I'll put the ball at your feet!"

Lin Quan didn't ask how Iniesta could do it. He chose to believe him because his name was Iniesta!

After the Spanish team kicked off, Diego Costa kicked the ball to Lin Quan, and Lin Quan passed it back to Iniesta on the side.

He accelerated towards the opponent's half, and the French team naturally pressed hard.

They are now eager to seize the ball and immediately attack the Spanish team to equalize or even overtake the score as soon as possible!

Matuidi and Nzonzi both pressed towards Lin Quan. Even though he didn't have the ball at his feet, they still chose to double-team him.

When Iniesta saw this, he did not pass the ball immediately, but took the initiative to drive the ball forward.

Giroud charged at him, but he passed him with one of his trademark croquettes.

Seeing Iniesta perform one of his famous tricks, the stands erupted in cheers and applause.

After passing Giroud, there were no other defensive players in the area where Iniesta was. Matuidi, who was struggling with Lin Quan, could not abandon him and rushed towards Iniesta.

As soon as Matuidi left, Lin Quan immediately followed his footsteps and moved towards the wing.

Iniesta understood it and took advantage of the passing opportunity created by Lin Quan's lateral movement. He successfully handed the ball to Lin Quan's feet with a diagonal pass.

Nzongqi pursued Lin Quan relentlessly, and Matuidi caught up with Iniesta who advanced.

The opponent's full-back Lucas Hernandez also rushed forward.

If you include Giroud who chased back, the French team formed a 4-pack of 2 on the wing, and the numerical advantage was quite obvious.

If it is an ordinary wing combination, facing a double-team of four people, it will most likely have to pass back.

But what they faced was the combination of Lin Quan and Iniesta. This is the best combination in the world at passing and cutting in a small area, no one!

Under the watchful eyes of 80,000 people in the audience and hundreds of millions of fans around the world, Lin Quan and Iniesta used exquisite hitting-the-wall coordination time and time again, and with 2 against 4, they abruptly escaped from the double-team of the other four. Break out of the siege.

This scene shocked the fans at the scene and also shocked countless fans sitting in front of the TV to watch the game.

The power of Lin Yi's combination is so terrifying! (End of chapter)