Chapter 71: Bayern Excavator, Messi Stirred Up
The match ended, and the players from Werder Bremen collapsed on the ground as if they had survived a disaster.
Meanwhile, the Bayern players looked gloomy, staring at this group of guys who couldn't even stand up.
They were very frustrated. Why was their team forced to a draw by this bunch of guys?
They lost to them in the Telekom Cup, and now they were forced to a draw in the league...
Could it be that, apart from Borussia Mönchengladbach, there would be another victim of Bayern in the Bundesliga?
This game attracted a lot of attention across Europe. After playing this game, Werder Bremen's name spread throughout the entire network.
Bayern fans were extremely frustrated, while fans of other teams were gleeful. The Bundesliga has suffered from Bayern's dominance for too long!
The happiest ones were the fans of Borussia Dortmund. In this round of the league, Dortmund slaughtered Mönchengladbach 5-0 at home, dispelling the previous gloom.
And Bayern being forced to a draw by Werder Bremen meant that the gap between the two teams narrowed by 2 points, which was a great boon for Dortmund's defense of their title.
After the match, Reus sent a text message to Lin Quan, expressing concern for his injury and gratitude.
The team defended the honor of their home field and didn't let Bayern take away victory here.
Coach Schaff was very satisfied with this result and specially praised Lin Quan at the post-match press conference.
On the Bayern side, Heynckes said the team had done their best, and not winning was their own responsibility.
Fortunately, Bayern didn't lose, so there were no reporters making it difficult for the old coach. Everyone more or less got the news that this was the coach's last season, so they were all very polite to him.
After taking responsibility, Heynckes turned the conversation and began to praise the players of Werder Bremen.
He believed that the tenacious fighting spirit shown by the players of Werder Bremen in this match was the key to forcing a draw against Bayern.
And more importantly, there was a winger in their team who even Bayern had trouble dealing with.
"A player like Lin, even if targeted in the game, is very difficult to defend against. He's like Messi, with incredible talent and potential. I see a bright future for him!"
The coach's words sparked gossip among the reporters. They asked Heynckes if he had any thoughts of bringing Lin Quan back to the Allianz Arena.
Heynckes nodded, "Of course, no one can refuse such an excellent player. As long as he is willing, I think the door of Bayern is always open to him!"
On the side, Werder Bremen's coach Schaff couldn't sit still and quickly spoke up:
"Lin is very happy at Werder Bremen. He won't go anywhere. At least until the end of the loan contract, he won't leave Werder Bremen!"
The reporters didn't care what Schaff said. They quickly started writing news releases, preparing to make a big news.
Sure enough, in the reports after the match, many newspapers began to claim that Bayern Munich had shown interest in the young winger from Werder Bremen and were preparing to make an offer to Barcelona in the winter transfer window.
If the goals scored by Lin Quan on other Bundesliga teams before didn't carry much weight, then in this match, facing Bayern's strong defense, he scored two goals relying on his strong individual ability, fiercely slapping the faces of those who doubted him, making everyone no longer doubt his strength.
So, such reports not only did not arouse people's doubts, but instead, they thought it was only natural.
Bayern has an unflattering nickname in the Bundesliga, called the Bundesliga excavator! Facing Bayern's poaching, other teams are unable to resist, unable to keep their own stars, often one after another.
This approach naturally drew the dissatisfaction of other teams, so their fans gave Bayern such a nickname.
This is also why Bayern's dominant position in the Bundesliga is so solid, unable to beat you, I'll take away your main players, under this tit-for-tat situation, there is simply no team that can compete with Bayern for a long time.
In addition to reporting the news of Bayern's interest in Lin Quan, Kicker magazine launched a vote on the Internet after the end of this match:
Sixteen-year-old Lin Quan vs. same-age Messi, who is stronger?
They understand the power of traffic! Messi, as a three-time Ballon d'Or winner and the hottest top star in today's football world, his popularity and traffic have always been top-notch.
And after this match, Lin Quan's reputation in European football has also risen.
The comparison between such a young football newcomer and the current strongest in football naturally attracted countless attention.
Sure enough, as soon as this vote was launched, it immediately sparked heated discussions on the Internet:
"If we're talking about their current abilities, then without a doubt, Messi is stronger. But comparing their abilities at sixteen, I think Lin might be stronger!"
"I'm not so sure. Messi was not weak at sixteen, he just didn't have the opportunity to perform. In fact, his stats in the youth team were not bad at all. Before he turned sixteen, he scored 38 goals in 31 matches, including 9 braces, 4 hat-tricks, and 1 poker, and led the team to win three championships in three tournaments. Can you say he wasn't capable?"
"That's right. It's just that Werder Bremen doesn't have as good a setup as Barcelona, so they had to use young players as starters. If Messi back then was placed in Werder Bremen, he could still dominate, and maybe even achieve more stunning stats!"
Messi's fans were obviously more numerous, so many people supported Messi, believing that he was stronger when he was young.
But Lin Quan also had some supporters:
"Come on, when Messi was sixteen, did he have such good dribbling skills, such good ball control? Do you really think I don't watch football?"
"Messi is strong now, but that doesn't mean he was weak when he just started out. He progressed little by little to reach this level, but what about Lin Quan? This guy has been amazing since he started. If you follow Messi's growth trajectory, this guy will probably be even more terrifying than Messi in the future!"
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After successfully heating up the topic, Kicker magazine released a new issue of the weekly magazine the next day.
In this issue, they specially invited experts from the football field to compare Lin Quan's abilities and data in the game with Messi's when he was young.
Although Messi has a superstar aura, more than half of the ten experts invited still believe that at the same age, Lin Quan's strength is stronger than Messi's.
This conclusion immediately caused a heated discussion and reporting in the entire German football and even European football circles.
The opinions of online fans were not taken seriously by everyone, just considered as entertainment.
But when even experts said so, it had to be taken seriously.
Therefore, for this report by Kicker magazine, some people believed it to be true, such as Werder Bremen's fans, who almost told everyone that there was a forward in their team who was better than Messi.
There were also some people who sneered at it, thinking that Kicker was just creating a sensation to attract traffic!
For example, Barcelona's youth team coach Enrique and the club's sporting director Subisareta.
The better Lin Quan performed, the more anxious these two were.
Because they still haven't sorted out Lin Quan's contract renewal until now, and the other party has no intention of renewing.
Fortunately, the summer transfer window has closed, and they still have the opportunity and time to continue their efforts.
Otherwise, with Lin Quan's current fiery performance, the people who come to make offers, I'm afraid they will flatten Barcelona's threshold.
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Similarly, within the Barcelona club, there are also people who are very concerned about Lin Quan's game.
After finishing the training of the day, Barcelona's star Messi rushed home for the first time, quickly turned on the computer, and searched for the video of Werder Bremen's game online.
Since the last time Xavi told him that there was a player in Werder Bremen's team whose playing style was very similar to his own, Messi began to pay attention to Lin Quan.
At first, Messi didn't pay much attention, just feeling that Lin Quan's style of play was somewhat similar to his own, unlike those in the past who were trying to ride on his fame, so he paid a little attention.
But as Lin Quan played more and more matches, and his performance on the field got better and better, Messi had to take the other party seriously, because the strength shown by the other party was no longer just "similar" to his own.
Especially after watching two matches of Lin Quan with the Spanish youth team, Messi was shocked.
Of course, he could see that the Spanish youth team was using Barcelona's tactical system, and Lin Quan played the same role in the team as he did in Barcelona.
Using almost the same tactics, Messi could more intuitively feel the similarity in their styles.
This guy was almost like his clone, the way he dribbled, the way he carried the ball, and even his shooting habits were almost identical.
There was actually someone in the world who could imitate him so much!?
This made Messi even more curious about Lin Quan. He had almost become a loyal fan of Werder Bremen now. As long as Lin Quan played, he would watch every game without missing a single one.
If he really didn't have time to watch the live broadcast, he would also find the replay online and watch it repeatedly for research.
After watching the thrilling Bundesliga match between Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich, Messi's mood was also infected, becoming somewhat excited and excited.
This guy is really crazy, he was never this crazy when he was young.
However, relying on his excellent football intelligence and playing habits almost identical to Lin Quan's, Messi keenly noticed some unreasonable choices made by Lin Quan during the game.
He carefully recalled some of them, some of which were mistakes he himself often made.
Being the person involved, he didn't notice when he was playing.
Now, watching the other party's game from the sidelines, Messi felt like he was looking in a mirror, and he found these problems that he had previously ignored.
So he began to try to change these small flaws and further improve his own strength.
The effect of this attempt was very obvious, Messi's goal efficiency became even more terrifying!
In the La Liga match the next day, Messi was in top form, not only scoring a hat-trick but also providing two assists to his teammates.
His excellent data of three shots and two passes seemed to be a direct response to the hype from the German media.
And at this point, Messi had scored 9 goals in the league, bringing his total goals for the year to 67.
The King of Camp Nou was getting closer and closer to Gerd Müller's world record!
(End of this chapter)