God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 590 There is one more game!

At the post-match press conference, Yao Ming still accepted the interview with red eyes. For this big man, losing to Lithuania and missing the final was a very painful thing.Although he didn't think of such a situation before the start of the Olympics, when the Chinese men's basketball team qualified as second in the group stage and defeated Croatia in the quarter-finals, he was determined to lead the team to the final. To compete for the final championship, but in the end fell one step away from the final.

This is not the first time for Yao Ming to participate in the Olympic Games. He became famous at a young age. He participated in the Sydney Olympic Games with the team as early as 2000, and led the Chinese men's basketball team to the quarter-finals in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, tying the Chinese men's basketball team at the [-] Athens Olympic Games. The best result in the Olympics.But this time he is more helpless than the previous two times, because the Chinese team has a chance to participate in the final!

Facing the reporters' questions in turn, Yao Ming said in a low voice: "The loss to Lithuania really made our whole team feel very sad, because this year we participated in the Olympic Games at home, and we also played the best performance in the previous Olympic Games, but in the end We still failed to make it to the finals, sorry..." He suddenly stood up and bowed deeply to everyone.

The press conference was completely silent, and everyone looked in surprise at Yao Ming who had not straightened up for a long time.As the leader and number one star of the Chinese men's basketball team, there is no need for him to stand up and apologize to the fans, because he and his teammates have already done a good job.But Yao Ming did just that. All the Chinese reporters present knew that Yao Ming’s sorry words were not addressed to them, but to thousands of Chinese fans. He believed that he had failed the expectations of every Chinese fan. , so he has to apologize.

After a short but long time, Yao Ming finally raised his head and sat down. He continued: "We have another match the day after tomorrow. I know it is a very strong opponent, but now we have nothing. It’s so lost, and there is nothing to look forward to, our only belief is to try to beat Argentina in the third and fourth finals!”

The reporters were startled, they were still feeling sorry for the Chinese men's basketball team, and they didn't even remember that they still had a game to play, and their opponent was Argentina, the men's basketball champion in the Athens Olympics.Although Argentina was easily defeated by the United States in the semi-finals, they are still the top basketball team in the world. In the latest FIBA ​​rankings, Argentina beat the United States and Spain to top the list. Man feels hopeless against opponent.

The tragedy of Argentina is that they met the American Dream Eight team who only wanted the Olympic gold medal and sent the strongest lineup too early. Otherwise, it would be an easy task to reach the final with their strength.Many familiar names can be seen in Argentina's player list, such as Ginobili, Scola, Nocioni, Delfino... It can be said that Argentina is comparable to Spain in terms of high-end combat power, and The personnel reserves on the outside and on the flanks are even worse.

With such a strong team that has no friends, how dare Yao Ming speak harsh words on behalf of the Chinese men's basketball team?
Chang Wei doesn't think so. For the Chinese men's basketball team, morale is the most important thing. If there is no morale, then they can basically admit defeat in the face of Argentina.Maybe Yao Ming doesn't have much confidence in beating Argentina, but he is the leader of the Chinese men's basketball team. He must set up the flag first, so as to give his teammates a goal to fight for, instead of being like a headless chicken.

At the team meeting on the second day, Jonas unified the thinking of the whole team. Facing Argentina, everyone must give all their energy. Anyway, this is their last game of this Olympic Games. No chance.

In Yunus' view, if the Chinese men's basketball team wants to beat Argentina, they must work hard on the inside.Of course, Argentina's interior is not weak either. Their starting interior combination is Scola and Oberto, who are also NBA starting players, although they are a little weaker... But anyone with a discerning eye can see that Argentina's strength lies in the exterior, Gino Needless to say, Billy, several other players who played in the NBA and even those small perimeter players who played in Europe or Argentina were not vegetarians.

Yao Ming happily took over this task. The game against Lithuania had already caused him to smother a fire in his heart. If he didn't release it, he might even be completely burned to ashes.In addition to Yao Ming, the Chinese men's basketball team also has heavy tasks on the perimeter, but this time Jonas no longer intends to let them try to defend against Argentina's offense. He knows that this is impossible, and the only thing he can do is on the offensive end. Play better performance and compare with the opponent who can get more points in the game.

However, Chang Wei still applied to Jonas to talk to the players. Although the morale of the Chinese men's basketball team was no longer a problem under the encouragement of Yao Ming, they might play more cautiously in the game in the face of the temptation of the bronze medal. Not a good thing.Rigid means prone to stiff movements, and anyone who plays basketball knows what the consequences of stiff movements are.

Faced with Chang Wei's request, the team members were very surprised, but they eventually complied and took turns to "talk" to Chang Wei that night.In fact, Chang Wei deliberately arranged this event on the morning of the competition day, but the schedule of the Olympic Games is very unfriendly to them. The three or four finals will be held at 8:24 noon on August 12. If we think again that morning At work, the effect is not as good as it is now. Chatting with them at this time will at least allow them to sleep well.

The content of Chang Wei's talk is not complicated. It is to analyze the status of the Chinese men's basketball team in the history of Chinese basketball for the players.In fact, the Chinese Olympic delegation does not lack their bronze medal. They have already created the best record in team history, so what is there to worry about?Just go straight to the stage, don't be cowardly, just do it, maybe you can beat the master to death with random punches!

In a sense, Chang Wei's words hurt morale to some extent, but everyone is no longer a child. Everyone knows what Chang Wei said is the truth. Since there is not much difference between No.3 and No.4, then What burden do you have to carry?Go out there and try to show your best side!Although there is still a certain gap between the Chinese men's basketball team and Argentina in terms of overall hard power, who can say well about such a game that determines the outcome?Before the Olympics, no one thought that the Chinese team would be able to get to this point. Why is it so strange to take such a small step forward?

(End of this chapter)