Chapter 77 The first hat trick for the national team

At the press conference before the game, Del Bosque announced Spain's starting lineup for this game.

To the reporters' surprise, Spain's main forwards Torres and Villa were both put on the bench.

The first player to appear was Werder Bremen's 16-year-old Lin Quan, which made the reporters energetic.

Is Bosque so bold in employing people?

Just after recruiting this young shooter from the National Youth Team, he was immediately given a heavy responsibility.

If something goes wrong, the blame for improper employment will definitely be placed on the head of the boss.

At the same time, it will also have a huge negative impact on this young player.

Of course, if Lin Quan performs well in the national team, reporters will also praise him and Del Bosque.

The practice of bragging is a traditional skill of journalists.

In short, no matter what the result of this game is, there is a big news that cannot escape!

The Belarus head coach on the sidelines was speechless, knowing that Spain is very strong.

But why don’t you look down on others like this?

Is Belarus weak?

You hit my last 16-year-old player, who are you looking down on? ?

At nine o'clock in the evening local time, the match between the two sides kicked off.

Spain once again adopted a forwardless formation. Although Lin Quan stood at the forward position, he was actually playing the false nine position.

Del Bosque gave him a high degree of freedom in the frontcourt, and he can swing at various positions such as winger, forward, and attacking midfielder.

As long as he feels comfortable playing, he can play wherever he wants.

Of course, doing so involves taking a big risk, so Bosque is only prepared to give Lin full half-time.

If Spain cannot complete the goal in the first half and confirm the lead, he will replace Torres and Villa in the second half and switch to regular tactics.

"Although it's a bit risky, we have to do it. We will play the French team in the next game, and we don't have much time left!"

Looking at the team's starting lineup, Bosque sighed and said to his old friend, coach Tony.

The French team is a traditional strong team in Europe. Although Spain is stronger than them, it cannot guarantee a 100% victory over the opponent.

If it were to overturn, the situation would be very unfavorable for Spain.

The number of places allocated to Europe in the World Cup is 13, and only the top team in the group can directly advance to the World Cup.

If they don't get first place, they can only go to the play-offs.

The two games in the play-offs determine the outcome, and they face some strong teams, so it is much more difficult than the group stage.

In order to avoid capsizing in the gutter, they must get a ticket to the World Cup in the group stage.

"Why are you talking about this now? Since you have chosen him, of course you can only believe him!"

Tony is fearless. Anyway, he won the World Cup and defended the European Cup.

They have received all the honors they deserve and have no regrets.

Bosque nodded, said nothing, and concentrated on watching the game.

Just when the Spanish head coach was worried about Lin Quan's performance in the game, Lin Quan almost scored a goal as soon as the game started.

Less than a minute into the game, David Silva turned around on the right side of the penalty area and passed the ball very imaginatively.

Lin Quanxin understood the idea, ran ahead and received his pass in the penalty area.

But unfortunately, Lin Quan's pocket shot from a small angle hit the right post, and Belarus escaped.

Although the goal was not scored, Spain's state was brought out early.

In the 5th minute, Harvey got rid of the defensive player and passed the ball. Silva received the ball and passed to Lin Quan.

Lin Quan sent a through ball, and Silva received the ball in the penalty area to form a single shot.

But his shot went slightly wide, and the ball missed the post and flew out of the baseline.

These two goals made the Spanish fans in the stands both annoyed and excited. The team couldn't score a goal. It was really outrageous!

However, the performance of the team's newcomer in the frontcourt was remarkable, which surprised them very much.

In the 8th minute, Belarus launched a quick counterattack and a cross from the right was intercepted by Ramos.

The performance of Real Madrid's main defender on the defensive line is reassuring.

In the 11th minute, Spain made a comeback.

Alba made a cross from the left, Xavi passed the ball straight to Pedro, and the Sabers heel knocked to Lin Quan who was in charge.

Lin Quan deceived the defender with a fake move, walked into the penalty area and passed back to Iniesta.

Iniesta was already one-on-one when he received the ball. He could have hit the goal directly, but he chose to pass it directly to Lin Quan, who was open.

Lin Quan didn't expect the opponent to pass the ball. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and pushed the ball into the empty goal.

Spain leads Belarus 1:0 away from home.

After scoring the goal, Lin Quan pointed excitedly at Iniesta, ran over to celebrate with a hug and thanked him for his selfless assist.

Iniesta could pass the ball or not, but he chose to pass it.

This kind of selfless passing is obviously his special care for the newcomers.

Teammates ran over and surrounded the two.

There is nothing to be happy about leading a team like Belarus, but Lin Quan's outstanding performance in the team's tactics is what is really worth being happy about.

After only 11 minutes of play, Lin Quan had already played three positions in the frontcourt.

Whether it is his breakthrough at the winger position, shooting at the forward position, or organizing offense at the attacking midfielder position, his performance is remarkable.

The teammates have completely dispelled their doubts. This kid is not the kind of weakling in competitions. His performance in competitions is as stable as in training games!

Therefore, the players have fully accepted this new member of the team.

"A one-goal lead is not safe enough. Let's try to score a few more. In that case, we may be able to save some energy in the second half!"

Casillas, the eldest brother of the team, stood up and said.

Everyone nodded.

When the game restarted, Belarus organized an attack, but could not even get past the midfield. Spain's powerful midfielder began to show off its power.

In the 20th minute, David Silva intercepted the ball in the middle and sent a scalpel-like accurate diagonal pass.

Pedro dribbled the ball into the penalty area and passed Velemko, then shot a shot that was blocked by the goalkeeper. Lin Quan followed up with a smart follow-up shot and succeeded.

The score on the field became 2:0!

Pedro was a little regretful that he hit the ball too straight. If he had pursued a little angle, it might have been possible.

But the teammate was able to make a follow-up shot, which is a good result.

In the 27th minute, Belarus finally launched a counterattack.

However, Rodionov's turn and volley did not have any power, and the ball was firmly picked off by Casillas. This was Belarus' only shot in the first half.

In the 29th minute, Lin Quan passed by on the wing and then cut inside. He made a fake shot and passed the ball to Silva.

Silva started a little early, and the linesman raised the flag to indicate offside.

One minute later, Lin Quan broke through the middle, attracted three defensive players and passed the ball to Harvey.

Harvey picked up a pass to Silva. This time, Silva was smarter. He saw Harvey passing the ball before starting.

He received the ball in the left rib of the penalty area and turned around to shoot. After the ball flew into the goal, Silva was about to celebrate, but he heard the linesman's whistle again.

Now Silva was not happy. He was 100% sure that he was not offside, so he ran over angrily and tried to argue with the linesman.

Lin Quan saw that his teammate was a little excited, so he quickly ran up and pulled him back.

"David, calm down, there will be a chance later, don't be so excited!"

Fortunately, he acted quickly, and the referee was already ready to draw a card to warn the Manchester City core.

Silva was a little scared when he saw the referee stuffing back the half-used yellow card.

"Thank you, Lin, I will never waste the opportunity you gave me next time!"

Seeing Lin Quan comforting his teammates who were ten years older than him on the court, Bosque and coach Tony looked at each other, and both of them felt a little weird in their hearts:

Who is the new guy on the team and who is the big brother?

"This kid's mentality is more stable than some old players!"

Lin Quan's performance reduced the old coach's worries a lot. At least from the current point of view, this kid's performance has definitely met or even exceeded expectations.

The first half of the game is not over yet, and Spain's lead is still expanding.

In the 32nd minute, Silva was penalized for offside again after receiving the ball in the frontcourt, but this time he was calm and did not protest.

In the 35th minute, Harvey passed the ball to Silva in seconds, and the latter made a low pass from the right rib of the penalty area.

This ball is a semi-high ball, which is a bit difficult to handle.

Lin Quan didn't even think about it, and subconsciously made a sideways volley.

The goalkeeper was blocked by him and did not see his shooting action in the first place.

By the time he saw the ball flying toward the goal, it was too late to save it.

The score on the field became 3:0, and in less than forty minutes, Lin Quan had already scored a hat trick!