my soulmate is a free man

On June 6rd, the third day of the VNL Brazil station, the Brazilian team will face the Chinese team at home.

I don’t know what the Brazilians did. Originally they planned to put Japan vs. South Korea and China vs. Brazil in two arenas to play at the same time, but the air conditioner in the arena of Japan vs. South Korea was broken. In desperation Therefore, the tournament organizing committee had no choice but to notify Japan and South Korea to arrive at the venue at [-]:[-] p.m. to finish the match ahead of schedule.

The temperature of the volleyball venues also has strict requirements. If the air conditioner cannot operate, FIVB officials will have opinions.

Fortunately, since the diving pool of the Rio Olympics turned green, the public's psychological expectations for the Brazilians' ability to hold competitions have been infinitely reduced, especially the audience who originally only wanted to watch the Brazilian team's competition, and they don't mind arriving early to watch one more game in Japan. vs South Korea game.

Qin Chunxiao was idle and bored, so he also ran to the stadium ahead of time.

For Chinese players, South Korea and Xiaobenzi's men's volleyball team are like a pair of crouching dragons and phoenixes in Asia. Call them weak, but they are not. The athletes work hard and their skills and tactics are well developed.

But this year the Chinese team just gathered a group of talents. Since they defeated Argentina, many volleyball fans believe that they have entered the level of a first-class team. When looking at the two teams of South Korea and Japan, it is inevitable to look down. angle.

Qin Chunxiao just listened to Qiao Mingming's pointing: "The height of these two teams is really not good, if they encounter a team with a strong blocker, they will be finished."

The average height of the Japanese men's volleyball team this time is about the same as that of the Chinese women's volleyball team...

Liu Yuelou replied: "But their ground skills are good, and they are good at catching the ball. As soon as they catch the ball, they immediately play defensive counterattacks, and grind their opponents bit by bit. It is not easy to beat them to death."

This is also the tactic they used when they played in the World Youth Championship, but their defensive end was very rough at that time. The defense of Qiao Mingming, Min Yaoyang and other attackers was negligible. There is also a traditional strong block to cover the pass from behind. Liu Yuelou doubts that Qin Chunxiao will not be able to make it to the final.

As for now, their small ball skills are far inferior to the Japanese team.

But a team depends on its overall strength. For example, the Japanese team has a defense of 10 and an offense of only 6, adding up to 16.

The Chinese team has 9 defenses and 9 offenses, adding up to 18, which is 2 more than the Japanese team.

Of course, when actually calculating the strength of the two teams, you must not use such a crude method as above, not to mention that the player's ability is closely related to the state, and it is difficult to quantify their combat effectiveness.

Qin Chunxiao reminded: "When we fight against Brazil, we also need to rely on defense."

That's right, that's why they came to watch this game. Thinking of this, the teammates around Qin Chunxiao all looked serious. Ding Rong even took out his notebook to write, draw and record something.

Mao Xunfeng: "Haven't you guys studied the Japanese team before?"

Ding Rong looked at the field, and kept writing: "Isn't that the task of you guys who play in the Japanese league? Just like Xiaozai and the others went to Russia, they also had the task of studying Russian players. Xiaoji and Mingming studied Italy, hey you It is said that Brazil also sent an invitation to Xiaozai, why didn't he go?"

Qin Chunxiao: "Because I have watched a lot of Brazilian games, I want to go to the Russian Super League, which I have never studied before, to see the world."

At this moment, someone said in awkward English from behind them: "Are you the Chinese team? I am your fan!"

Qin Chunxiao turned around and saw a boy who looked 1.8 meters tall, with a neutral and hoarse voice unique to the period of voice change, wheat-colored skin, a few freckles on his nose, but very handsome features.

He replied in Portuguese: "Thank you for your support."

"Wow, Mishaqin, you can speak Portuguese, cool!" The boy held a small notebook and said, "I also play volleyball, and my position is setter. I really like your defense, can you give me an autograph?"

"Of course, what's your name?"

"Feliciano, I study at the nearby elementary school."

Qin Chunxiao wrote "I wish Feliciano good health and enjoy every moment with volleyball" in Portuguese.

After the kid was called away by his sister, a hot beauty, he asked curiously, "Xiaozi, is this handsome guy your foreign fan?"

The corner of Qin Chunxiao's mouth twitched: "Yes, and I'm still a primary school student."

"Hey——" The teammates expressed a little surprise, but their expressions were all calm. In the field of volleyball, there are too many people who are 1.8 meters tall in elementary school.

As the peak height of the team, You Ziyu, who is 1.8 meters tall, also said: "I was [-] meters [-] when I was in the sixth grade of elementary school. At that time, no one always believed that I was in elementary school. Many parents of my classmates were not as tall as me. Every time there is a big cleaning, I will clean the high glass."

Li Ling: "Almost, when I was in the third grade, people always thought I was a middle school student, and only Xiaozai in our team had a normal kid's body shape when he was in elementary school... Aww!"

Qin Chunxiao withdrew his hand expressionlessly.

After the games between Japan and South Korea were over, the staff started tidying up the court non-stop to prepare for the next game, and the audience also went to the toilet and took selfies.

The Chinese team took out their sunglasses, Qiao Mingming hugged You Ziyu with one arm and Kong Duojin with the other, and the three high-altitude hunks walked to the front of the team with no expression on their faces, followed by Fu Biyang and Min Yaoyang who also wore sunglasses. Wearing a black racerback vest, his muscular arms were exposed, giving him a masculine aura.

Qin Chunxiao fell at the end of the line, as pure and innocent as a little white rabbit with blue eyes.

Hanging around with this group of people all day long, it's no wonder that passers-by always think Qin Chunxiao is petite and fragile, and it's all a misunderstanding brought out by these tough men.

Qin Chunxiao peeled off the uniform of the Chinese team, revealing the yellow jersey inside. As usual, he wore close-fitting black short-sleeves inside the jersey, and there were also safety pants in the trousers. Then he began to put on the protective gear.

Newton began to emphasize the main issues of the event again: "The Brazilian men's volleyball team is currently ranked second in the world, second only to Russia, but their overall strength is very strong, their offense and defense are balanced, and their age structure is very scientific."

Lao Niu spread out a picture, and on it was a table showing the positions and ages of Brazilian players in a ladder shape: "Look, they have two age groups of post-08s and post-[-]s in each position. Among the players, only the main setter Kayao is born in [-], and he is also the second setter who played in the [-] Beijing Olympics. He is experienced and difficult to deal with."

"Their main support Christian is absent from the game due to injury, and Dominic will most likely take his place. Remember, Dominic is a player in the rising period. Don't look at him with the old impression of last year, be vigilant !"

"There is a gap in strength between us and Brazil that cannot be ignored, but you are all aggressive people. I have only one request, and that is to be desperate in this game! Save the ball you can save desperately, desperately Just take the points you can get, let go of the psychological burden of winning or losing, and do your best."

After winning several games in a row, the Chinese team's world ranking has risen, but it is still not comparable to the world's second Brazil.

The Chinese men's volleyball team has been far away from the top stage for a long time. From 84 to the present, except for a large number of countries that did not participate in the Olympic quota in 84, there was an extra host in 08. They have missed many Olympic Games, and almost never with their neighbors. The absence of the women's volleyball team is in stark contrast.

But people always have dreams, such as Lao Niu, he tried his best to make himself a small leader, isn't it just to lead the rise of the Chinese men's volleyball team, with the Olympic spot as the first goal and the Olympic champion as the ultimate goal?

It is a precious opportunity for them to be able to play against Brazil. This group of young men who have just experienced a major upgrade need a strong opponent to heal their already a little drifting heart, so that they can see themselves and the top players clearly. team gap.

Lao Niu hastily described the characteristics of the opposing player, including that Joshua is good at slashing the ball, but the straight ball is relatively not so agile, so when blocking Joshua, he would rather let him hit the straight line than let his slash pass the net, otherwise Qin Chunxiao will be under a lot of pressure.

Another example is Dominic, this kid’s skills are more refined than before, be careful not to let his thugs go out of bounds, and pay attention to the block in the front row. Once Dominic intends to lend a hand, let his elbows and hands dodge to avoid being touched. arrive.

The game is about to start, and Newton picked up his notebook: "Today's starters are mainly Qiao Mingming and Liu Yuelou, setters Ding Rong, secondary attackers Fu Biyang and Kong Duojin, supporting You Ziyu, free man...Qin Chunxiao."

In fact, when they saw Qin Chunxiao's yellow jersey, everyone in the blue jersey knew that he was going to play as a free agent today.

But when they really saw Qin Chunxiao standing at number 6 in the back row, Du Xiaofeng and Xiong Wu looked at each other, and they still felt the pressure.

All along, they have been very clear about one thing, that is, as long as Qin Chunxiao beats a free agent, the two of them can only sit on the bench.

But at that time, none of them thought that this day would come so soon.

You Ziyu picked up the volleyball and thought to himself: You should serve the ball, and it is best to serve the ball between the setter and the main attacker. Whoever catches the ball will have an impact on the follow-up, and it can also prevent the free agent from going to the rescue.

However, it is not easy to control the direction of the floating ball. Sometimes the player himself is not sure where the ball will float.

The sense of oppression that Brazil can bring to players is too great.

You Ziyu took a deep breath, threw the ball and took off.

Seeing this, Brazilian free man Billy leaned over and said, "Out of bounds!"

The referee signaled for Brazil to score, and the score between the two teams (China) was 0:1 (Brazil).

You Ziyu waved his fist.

Qin Chunxiao said in a low voice, "It's okay." Everyone makes mistakes.

You Ziyu exhaled: "I wasted an opportunity, this is my fault."

In team sports, sometimes when a player makes a mistake and loses points, some players will point to themselves or beat their chests, indicating that the mistake is their own, and express their apologies to their teammates.

You Ziyu is not a pushover.

Then it was the turn of the opposite Brazilian national team captain, the first setter, and the 32-year-old veteran Cayo served.

32 years old is not an embarrassing age for athletes. Theoretically speaking, their physical functions have begun to decline, but if they are well maintained, they will not decline too much. Their physical fitness is not as good as before, but their skills are more refined.

Cayo is a well-maintained type, and his serve has been a "weapon" trusted by the Brazilian national team since the 08 Beijing Olympics. His peak serve speed is the current world record for serve speed!

The bearded man tossed the ball with ease, and in the next moment, a ball with a speed of at least 130 per hour hit the Chinese team, and the target was Ding Rong.

In the past, facing the ball, the player in charge of the first pass would call out "I" to indicate that he would catch the ball by himself, but at this moment Qin Chunxiao had no time to speak, so he rushed out instinctively.

A beautiful diving, Qin Chunxiao lay on the ground, the back of his hand touched the ball, the pain was transmitted to the brain along the nerves, and then the ball flew to the outside, Ding Rong chased after him, but failed to catch up.

Qin Chunxiao caught the ball.

He got up, patted the back of his hand, and pointed to himself.

This time it was he who didn't receive the first pass well. His teammates shook their heads and signaled not to care about him.

0: 2.

The Brazilian team served again, Cayo patted the ball, and said to Billy who was also standing in the 6th position: "His receiving level is not as good as yours."

Billy snorted, "That kid is still at the age of the World Youth Championships, it's too much to ask him to catch your ball."

Cayo: "I won't show mercy to him just because he is young. Competitive sports don't pay attention to respecting the old and loving the young."

With that said, he once again gave the Chinese team a strong jump, but this time, he was surprised to find that Qin Chunxiao was in place ahead of time.

The little boy knelt down on the spot, and knocked his knees wearing knee pads against the ground. His face remained unchanged, and he sent the ball steadily to Ding Rong with both hands. Ding Rong immediately made a second pass. Qiao Mingming took off and played with Ding Rong fast break.

1:2, the Chinese team scored!

Dominic, who blocked Qiao Mingming just now, patted himself: "Sorry, I took off slowly."

Joshua smiled and comforted him: "It's okay."

Kayo was stunned. This was the first time he encountered such a situation. A 17-year-old kid who was not from a strong team was already perfectly in place when he caught his serve for the second time.

And seeing how Qin Chunxiao got up and flexed his wrist with a calm expression, it was no coincidence that he could catch this ball!

Qin Chunxiao murmured in his heart that compared with the Cayo who played against him in the Brazilian League in his previous life, the 32-year-old Cayo is much better now.

Speaking of which, Kayue is also Mars' disciple, so when Mars trained Qin Chunxiao, he specially asked Kayue to come over and be a training partner for Qin Chunxiao.

Xiaoqin's technique of catching the top serve started from Kayo.