Chapter 103: Chapter 305 Lin Huang plays football with his brain!
During the halftime break, Del Bosque made adjustments to the team's tactics.
Although he would not play defensive counterattack for Costa Rica, he chose to replace Xavi and replace him with Xabi Alonso to enhance the control ability of the midfield.
As for the adjustments in the frontcourt, if Spain can score another goal before the 70th minute, he will replace Torres, replace him with Pedro, and switch to a forward-less formation.
The tactic of no-front formation has been played by Spain, but recently the German team has also begun to follow their example and learn the tactic of no-front formation.
However, Del Bosque felt that the German team's forward-less formation was a bit nondescript.
They lack so many top midfielders in Spain and a blaster like Lin Quan.
Forcibly playing without a forward, the German team lost its own fine traditions.
I don't understand what Loew is thinking in his mind. The football ecology of Spain and Germany is different, and their tactical ideas are also very different.
By forcibly imitating Spain's tactics, are you really not afraid of bringing the German team into a point of no return?
He guessed that the German Football Association was most likely to see Spain using pass-and-control football to dominate the world, and was very envious. They were eager to win the World Cup again, so they could only imitate it and fight regardless of the consequences. .
In this regard, Bosque can only say that the Germans don't even know how to write the word "death"!
Pass-and-control football was indeed strong a few years ago, but it is obviously not as good as it was back then.
After being studied in a targeted manner for so long, the advantages and disadvantages of pass-and-control football have long been exposed to the world.
After Spain finishes playing this World Cup, their golden generation will gradually fade out of the national team. Del Bosque himself doesn't know whether Spain will still have such a strong dominance.
In this case, the German team actually gave up its own traditions and came to imitate the Spanish team.
Bosque can't understand it!
"Play well in the second half, don't be careless, don't underestimate the enemy. We are only 45 minutes away from advancing to the semi-finals. Because of this, we need to be extra vigilant and not fall before dawn!"
In this World Cup, Spain went too smoothly all the way, so Del Bosque had to repeatedly emphasize to the players not to relax and not underestimate the enemy.
Once you make a mistake like this, there is no chance to make amends.
Therefore, it cannot be overemphasized to emphasize it 10,000 times before the game!
On the other side, in the Costa Rica locker room.
Coach Pinto pulled his hair out over and over again.
The opponent's No. 30 is really too troublesome. If it cannot be restricted, many tactics will not be used.
Because they were lagging behind, Costa Rica must increase their efforts to attack in the second half.
However, when attacking, how to prevent Spain from counterattacking is his biggest concern.
Spain used defensive counterattack tactics in the group stage. Under this tactic, Spain's counterattacks were effective.
With excellent passing, their quick counterattacks were fast and hard.
One second, our own team was besieging the opponent's goal. In the blink of an eye, the football ran to the edge of our own penalty area, and the ball was lost without paying attention.
Costa Rica's lineup is not strong, which is why it can achieve such good results.
On the one hand, it is the proper use of tactics, and on the other hand, the players are united and use teamwork to amplify their own advantages and make up for their own weaknesses, which is why they achieved such results.
However, in this game, their advantages were not fully utilized, and their shortcomings were exploited by Spain.
This is very difficult to do!
"Let's play like this!"
In the end, Pinto chose an offensive tactic that he felt had the least risk among several alternative tactics.
The fifteen-minute intermission ended quickly, and players from both teams returned to the field.
Costa Rica really stepped up their offense and attacked from the start.
It seems that they want to take advantage of the fact that the second half of the game has just begun and the Spanish players have not yet entered the state, and use the attack to catch Spain off guard.
For some teams that are slow to start, they are often out of shape at the beginning. At this time, they are suddenly attacked by the opponent, and they are likely to lose the ball.
Spain is such a slow team. In the past, in major competitions, their performance at the beginning would be very sluggish. As the game progresses, their condition will get better and better.
This was the case with the World Cup in South Africa four years ago!
However, Costa Rica clearly underestimated the Spanish team in front of them.
Under Del Bosque's guidance, although Spain's old problem of slow warming has not been completely eliminated, it is undoubtedly much better than it was back then.
Moreover, the competition has now reached the quarter-finals.
At this time, Spain's form has already improved. It can only be said to be a bit fanciful to expect to win by relying on Spain's lack of form.
"Sure enough, I made a strong attack at the beginning, and the coach really guessed it!"
Seeing the opponent's aggressive attack, the Spanish players looked as if they were doing so.
They all cheered up, based on defense, strengthened their pressing and interception, and did not give Costa Rica any chance.
Costa Rica's offensive ability is not strong. When Spain was prepared, their offensive tactics quickly failed.
As a few minutes passed, the momentum from the Costa Rican players began to disappear, and the Spanish players began to take control of the situation, allowing the game to return to their familiar rhythm.
On the sidelines, Spanish coach Del Bosque looked at the time and found that five minutes had passed since the start of the second half.
He had some doubts, would the Costa Rica coach give up the game so easily?
Judging from the scene, it seems that they are not planning to continue attacking, but they are currently behind.
If they didn't attack, the victory would have been won by Spain.
"There should be some other preparations waiting for us behind, so we can't be careless yet!"
Del Bosque was not complacent because the team successfully contained the opponent's initial counterattack. On the contrary, because of the opponent's unusual behavior, he felt a little uneasy.
The players on the field didn't care what the opponent's tricks were. After the game entered their rhythm, Spain's offense began to become fierce.
In the 53rd minute of the second half, David Silva dribbled the ball from the wing and sent a good quality cross when he reached the bottom line.
Torres, who was outflanking in front of the goal, finally grabbed the point this time, but unfortunately the ball was kicked too straight and went directly into the arms of Navas.
Navas quickly rushed out with the ball and threw the ball to his own wide player with a hand throw.
He wanted to take advantage of Spain's attack and hit his opponent with a counterattack.
However, Spain was already prepared for this. Alba rushed over and took advantage of the opportunity to fight for the landing spot and interfered with the opponent's offense, causing Costa Rica's fast break to fail.
The Costa Rica head coach frowned. He had just observed that when Spain's frontcourt players launched an attack, at least four or five defensive players would be left in the backcourt.
Under this kind of defensive intensity, it is very difficult to counterattack the opponent, because the opponent is obviously guarding against their move.
In the first half, because Costa Rica focused most of its energy on defense, it was difficult for Spain to form a numerical advantage by relying solely on these players in the frontcourt to launch a threatening attack.
But the situation was completely different in the second half. After the offensive pressure came to Costa Rica, they had to make a choice between offense and defense in order to enhance their offensive capabilities.
This has caused their defensive intensity to drop a lot, so even if they don't have to press all the way through half the court, Spain can frequently threaten with the help of these players in the frontcourt.
This makes the Costa Rican coach feel very troublesome!
Sure enough, it's impossible to carve a boat and ask for a sword!
Before, I thought that the opponent would be like the first half, with the whole team pressing through the half and launching an extreme pressure attack on them.
In that case, they can use quick counterattacks to threaten Spain's goal whenever they have the chance.
The deeper the opponent presses forward, the greater their threat of counterattack.
But the problem is that the current situation is different from what they expected. After they made tactical adjustments, Spain also made corresponding adjustments.
Their counterattacks failed to pose a threat, and their defense also declined because they were distracted from attacking.
Therefore, Costa Rica's tactical adjustment seemed to put itself in a very embarrassing situation, unable to attack or defend.
Not only Coach Pinto realized this, but the Costa Rican players on the field also noticed this one after another.
The reason is simple, they felt tired in the second half of the game.
The game had only been played for less than ten minutes, and many players began to breathe heavily.
The main reason for this phenomenon is not physical consumption under normal circumstances, but because Spain's offense is very threatening, which requires them to exert strength on the offensive end and be cautious on the defensive end.
I want to catch both ends, but the result is that I can't catch both ends.
This back-and-forth will make the players tired if they are not tired.
This can't continue like this. If we play like this for more than ten minutes, the players' physical energy will be exhausted.
On the sidelines, Coach Pinto paced back and forth anxiously along the sidelines.
He really wants to make substitution adjustments now, but it's a little too early now.
Moreover, it is too close to the second tactical time point he arranged. If they change players at this time, it is likely to cause confusion and disrupt their original tactical arrangement.
Thinking of this, he decided to wait.
But before that, he still asked the players on the bench to warm up and be ready to play at any time.
On the other side, on the Spanish coaching bench, after seeing the opponent's actions, Del Bosque also called out several players on the bench and asked them to warm up.
"Costa, Pedro, Koke, you three go warm up!"
After hearing Del Bosque's words, the three Costas quickly stood up from the bench and happily ran to the sidelines to warm up.
"Are you going to send Costa on?"
Coach Tony asked with some confusion, didn't he say that he was going to play a no-forward formation?
Why should Costa be replaced again?
"He has just recovered from his injury, and we don't know what his condition is yet. I plan to send him out to play at the eighty-minute mark!"
Eighty minutes?
Tony looked at his watch. It was only the 55th minute, a full 25 minutes before the substitution time mentioned by Del Bosque.
There was still such a long time, so we called him out early. Should we let him warm up for 25 minutes?
"It's not a bad thing to move more and fully stretch your body. This kid is a bit weak and retired with an injury in the first game of the World Cup. If he gets injured again in this game, then he will have wasted a precious spot for us!"
Del Bosque seems to be a little scared by Diego Costa's injury. He recruited him into the team in the hope that the strike partner composed of him and Lin Quan can kill everyone.
As a result, Costa was injured after only playing one game and has been recuperating to this day.
Seeing that the semi-finals are coming soon, if he is not allowed to move around and integrate into the team as soon as possible, Del Bosque will not dare to put him in the starting lineup when the semi-finals are against Argentina.
The two were chatting, and the game time quickly came to the 60th minute.
Costa Rica, which had once retreated into its own half, once again launched a fierce attack on Spain's goal.
This scene made Bosque slightly stunned:
Is the opponent's offensive tactic not just in the opening phase, but once in a specific period?
The second half of the game has already lasted 15 minutes. In other words, the opponent comes every fifteen minutes?
On the field, Spanish players were attacking Costa Rica's goal.
The opponent suddenly rushed out like a mad dog, with many people double-teaming and attacking their ball-carrying player, which caught the ball-carrying player off guard.
The ball was quickly intercepted, and Costa Rica quickly began to counterattack.
However, the experienced Xavi Alonso, when he saw the opponent's sudden increase in speed, took the initiative to stick to the opponent's midfield core Ruiz.
This choice made great contributions to Spain.
When Costa Rica's attack reached Ruiz, it was intercepted by Xavi Alonso.
Ruiz can't fight physically, he can't fight technically, and he's no match for experience.
He was a little sticky with the ball and didn't pass the ball out immediately, so it couldn't be passed out.
After Busquets double-teamed over, the ball quickly returned to Spain's hands.
Professor Bu made a very confusing fake move. He pretended to dribble the ball forward, but after kicking the ball, he suddenly jumped over the ball.
Xavi Alonso from behind followed up with a long pass and hit the ball directly back into the Costa Rica penalty area.
This ball was aimed at Torres. The opponent's defender was very close. Torres could not force the opponent's defender to complete the header, but he could point the ball to his teammates in front of the penalty area.
There are two Spanish players in front of Torres, Iniesta and Lin Quan.
He subconsciously chose to pass the ball to his most trusted player - Lin Quan!
When the ball is handed to this guy's feet, the probability of scoring is the highest!
Although Torres and Iniesta have been playing side by side for longer, he still feels that handing the ball to Lin Quan is the safest and safest option!
Maybe, I will get an assist because of this pass?
However, Costa Rica goalkeeper Navas will not give such a chance!
He reacted very quickly and chose to attack the moment Torres passed the ball.
By the time Lin Quan received the pass from Torres and passed the defensive player into the penalty area, Navas had already appeared in front of Lin Quan, blocking his way!
Face me, bastard!
Lin Quan observed with the corner of his sight that when Navas attacked, he maintained a good position with the two Costa Rica central defenders.
Lin Quan didn't have enough space and time to break through him!
Of course, he can choose to shoot, but the probability of the ball being saved is not small. The area blocked by the opponent is already very large. Coupled with the blocking by the defenders on both sides, Lin Quan has no space in front.
So, he chose to pass the ball.
This is the most reasonable choice and the most unexpected one!
You have reached this position and you are still passing the ball!
Do you still want the World Cup Golden Boot?
Navas feels like he's been tricked!
The football was knocked to the left side of the penalty area by Lin Quanheng. Here, a figure rushed in quickly and easily kicked the ball into the empty goal!
The goal was Spain's No. 21 David Silva!
Seeing Silva score, Lin Quan glanced at Navas.
He was more confused, why did this guy look like this?
Could it be that in his mind, he is the kind of reckless man who cannot play football without thinking?
If he really thinks so, then Lin Quan wouldn't mind teaching him a lesson:
Playing football by yourself relies on brains, not recklessness!
David Silva's goal made the Spanish fans at the scene happy as if they were celebrating a festival.
On the opposite side, the fans in Costa Rica felt as if they were mourning for their heirs, and many even shed tears of sadness.
They all know what Spain's goal in the 61st minute means to this game!
It is no exaggeration to say that this ball completely killed the suspense of this game!
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