know this [Ye Zhou]

Samsara's visit to Excellent Era's home stadium was at the beginning of March.At that time, two-thirds of the regular season schedule had passed, and the leading group had a clear advantage. The six or seven teams behind them mixed together, separated by only one or two wins, and competed for a ticket to the playoffs. Fierce fighting.

The Samsara team at this time, compared to the triumphant progress at the beginning of the season, can be described as much quieter.In the early days, Zhou Zekai's unexpectedly strong performance stunned many opponents, but once everyone seriously regarded Samsara as a competitor for the playoffs, it was not impossible to find a solution.The source of inspiration for this method was the tactics Excellent Era used against Samsara in the team match Ye Qiu.Zhou Zekai's strength is isolated, and he is not closely connected with the other members of Samsara, so it is only necessary to adopt the exchange strategy, the strong team sends an ace player, and the weak team sends more than two players to hold Zhou Zekai and separate him from the others. Then they can be broken separately.And now there are more and more game data available for research. With the deepening of understanding of Zhou Zekai, the psychological pressure on the teams when facing him has also eased a lot.Zhou Zekai had to face stronger opponents, more urgent marking, and more targeted tactics—this is the so-called rookie wall.

Therefore, after half of the schedule, Team Samsara's winning percentage began to drop sharply.Especially in the team competition, they often suffered defeats.Up to this time, it has slipped from sixth to ninth in the standings, and is at a relatively disadvantageous position in the competition for playoff tickets.

Being a guest at Excellent Era's home court under such circumstances, the fans of Samsara felt a little apprehensive.Although Excellent Era was still ranked third in the standings, it failed to make it to the top two. After all, the dynasty's power still existed, so it was inevitable to be dreadful.

But the result of this game was quite unexpected. Samsara won 6:4 at Excellent Era's home court.Zhou Zekai took the lead in the individual competition, and then led his team to victory in the team competition.

In the team competition, Ye Qiu laid out a dense tactical net, but there were loopholes in the execution.Team Excellent Era's Liu Hao broke away from the team and rushed forward, but was blown away by Zhou Zekai, leaving the battle early.There was a gap in the siege net, and Samsara finally succeeded in besieging and killing him.

After the match, Liu Hao attended the press conference. When asked about the team's performance in the match, he took the initiative to take responsibility, admitting that he made mistakes due to impatience, and sincerely apologized to the team and fans.

The members of Samsara watched the interview with Excellent Era in the waiting room. After this speech, Fang Minghua clicked his tongue twice and sighed inexplicably, "It's pretty good."

Liu Hao is a rookie promoted by Excellent Era from the training camp this season.In terms of technical ability, he was far inferior to Zhou Zekai, who was the most shining in the same period, and even ranked behind Fang Rui, who was whistling, and Wu Yuce, who was void.However, Liu Hao is modest and polite, has a certain amount of advance and retreat, and can speak well, so he is highly evaluated by the media.In terms of social skills alone, Zhou Zekai and Ye Qiu couldn't compare to him.

After returning to the hotel and getting out of the car, Fang Minghua came over and said, "Senior Tong Lin and Ye Qiu have an appointment for supper tonight, let me accompany you, do you want Xiao Zhou to come together? You haven't met Qiushen yet, have you?"

Zhou Zekai looked at him with his mouth slightly open. Fang Minghua asked two questions, but the answers to these two questions were completely opposite. For a moment, he didn't know whether to nod or shake his head.After thinking about it, the former question was more important, so he nodded.

The place for supper is a barbecue restaurant, which is only 5 minutes away from the hotel where Samsara stayed.When the three of them arrived, Ye Qiu was already sitting in the private room. Seeing them coming in, he stood up and said, "Old Tong, Minghua, here we come."

He turned to Zhou Zekai again naturally: "Long time no see, Xiao Zhou. You played well today, congratulations." Zhou Zekai, who was praised in public, had a feverish face and couldn't even utter a polite word, so he just nodded in response.

Fang Minghua leaned over in surprise: "Hey, when did Qiushen meet Xiao Zhou?"

Ye Qiu chuckled: "Just kidding, can there be someone in the professional circle that I haven't seen?" Then he said: "There are only 4 people, and it would be nice to eat in the lobby, but Xiao Zhou is too eye-catching, I'm afraid it will cause trouble if he is recognized. There is a commotion, I want a private room."

He spoke frankly, but Zhou Zekai couldn't help but blush even more.Although it was common for him to be praised for his appearance, but the person who said this was Ye Qiu...it was still different.

The four sat down, and the barbecue was served one after another. After the game, it was quite exhausting, and they ate for a while before opening the chatterbox.Ye Qiu asked Tong Lin: "Old Tong, how do you feel?"

Tong Lin smiled bitterly: "It's not like you can't see it."

Tong Lin is the oldest player in Samsara, and like Ye Qiu, he is a player in the first season.Due to his age, after the contract expired in the third season, the club did not renew the regular three-year contract with him, but chose to sign one year for flexibility.This season Tong Lin's state has declined sharply, and now he has lost his main position and only plays a dozen rotations occasionally.In this match, he played third in the individual competition, and lost to Excellent Era's Su Mucheng.

Zhou Zekai knew in his heart that during this summer break, it was basically impossible for Samsara to renew his contract with Tong Lin.Thinking of this, he suddenly understood that Ye Qiu came here today, probably to say goodbye to this old opponent and old friend. After this is very likely to be the last meeting on the field, the next time we meet, I don't know. how far away.

Ye Qiu asked again: "What are your plans?"

Tong Lin shook his head: "I haven't thought too much about it yet, let's finish this season first. Seven years of time and hard work have been devoted to Glory, and I really don't know what I can do without Glory."

Ye Qiu patted him on the shoulder: "Never thought about staying in the club? Although being a player is no good, with your ability, you still can't enter the technical department to make a living."

"Huh?" Tong Lin was stunned for a long time before saying, "This...we are just playing around on our own, and have never studied formally."

Ye Qiu smiled: "What's the use of learning without practice. You have been in Samsara for so many years, which technician can you lose in your understanding of Silver equipment? You know Samsara, and you also know Samsara's opponents. This is your advantage. How to improve in the next step, no one will have more say than you.”

Tong Lin was lost in thought.It was Fang Minghua who answered: "I think what Qiu Shen said is quite reasonable, Senior Tong can think about it."

Ye Qiu smiled: "That's right, the promise of a lifetime of glory. Even if you can't play, it doesn't mean you have to leave."

Zhou Zekai secretly raised his eyes to look at Ye Qiu.Ye Qiu's eyes were very bright as he said this, without even a trace of haze.

After supper, the three of Samsara went back to the hotel to rest, Ye Qiu also came out together, he and Tong Lin stayed behind the line, chatting non-stop.When they arrived at the hotel, the two of them sat on the sofa in the lobby, pretending to have a long talk.Fang Minghua said good night, Zhou Zekai nodded, and each of them went back to their room first.

Zhou Zekai took a shower, came out of the bathroom wrapped in a bathrobe, turned on the computer, and prepared to review today's game first.Thinking of not being able to face Ye Qiu face to face today, I can't help but feel a little disappointed.

He was thinking of Ye Qiu when he heard the doorbell "ding dong", and Ye Qiu's voice rang outside the door: "Xiao Zhou, are you asleep?"