Chapter Twenty-Five: Arrival in Japan
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Younas was aggrieved like a girl in front of the media: "Of course, maybe that Mr. Harry is just a puppet, and the real controller should be Mr. Zhou Zheng's head coach at UCLA, right?"
Younas voiced everyone's doubts.
Although Zhou Zheng led the Chinese team to defeat Greece alone, everyone still thinks that it would be better to have the 'European Caesar' in charge. Moreover, in terms of fame, the successor head coach is really a little famous, although he has a Lakers background, he is not a well-known coach.
Invisibly, everyone can't help but be a little worried about the national team's trip to Japan. Although this team has the best rookie in the NBA, after all, it lacks the giant Yao Shu, and... The famous coach Younas was also driven to the national Olympic team. In terms of the situation, it is not optimistic.
A week after the new head coach took office, the media finally caught up with him, or her.
Sani has always been communicating with CCTV reporters, and they have crossed paths at Stanford, when CCTV reporters also interviewed Sani when they interviewed Zhou Zheng, and they established a good relationship with each other.
"I really didn't expect to be interviewed by you again in China, and I have the title of special adviser to the Chinese men's basketball national team. Life is so unpredictable. β
Sani's opening remarks made the reporter feel very close, and he didn't expect Sani to remember himself.
Then, Sani introduced the latest situation of the Chinese national team: "We have carried out targeted training, and the players of the Chinese team are very good, especially the shooting skills, everyone's open shots are impressive, from the number five position to the number one position, they are all pitchers. β
'Now they're really impressed with our tactics and everybody has found their place. I'm very confident about my World Championship results. β
"I think the strength of this Chinese team is stronger than the Stamford Red team that won the championship, first of all, Tiger is more mature and stronger than before. Secondly... The Chinese players shot more accurately than the Crimson players. Finally, the depth of the Chinese bench was surprising, and the fact that every player in the training gym was able to integrate into the tactics was the most important factor. β
"I've studied Group D opponents, and basketball officials call it the Group of Death, but I don't think so. I think the Chinese team can at least qualify as third in Group D. β
"My personal goal is the semi-finals. β
However, Tiger feels that the top 8 may be a more secure option. β
Sani is very talkative and easy-going.
She answered almost every question head-on, which made the reporter feel like a spring breeze, and Sani was undoubtedly much more amiable than Younas.
After the interview was broadcast on Central Channel 5, the reaction of the fans was inconsistent. Some were moved by Sani and thought that there was still hope for the Chinese team's trip to Japan. And more people think that Sani is too arrogant, the semi-finals? dream, the best record in the history of the Chinese team is only the quarterfinals...... Now there are more strong teams in Europe and the United States, and they still want to enter the top four? Isn't this a big statement? Beautiful women are really unreliable.
After the 'European Caesar' left, the training subjects were much simpler than before, and more training was used for running and shooting, the most important training item was 'catch-and-shoot'.
As Sani said, the Chinese players are basically very reliable in shooting, especially when there is no defense, everyone can hand over beautiful report cards.
Sani's training just needs to get them up to speed and get them to shoot at high speed.
Anyway, Zhou Zheng's best job is to hand over the basketball to an open opponent in a fast run.
"I didn't practice anything in training camp, just run and shoot. When Zhu Fangyu was interviewed, he smiled: "I enjoy it very much. β
"Since Sani came here, practice has become a joy. My English has also improved very quickly. Yi Jianlian also had an expression of enjoying training.
After the interviews with the players were broadcast, Chinese fans panicked.
They don't believe in 'happy basketball' at all, in the eyes of most people, they must work hard in the training camp to improve the level on the court, and the impression of 'one minute on stage, ten years off the stage' has been deeply engraved in the minds of Chinese people.
All of a sudden, all kinds of pessimistic predictions for the national team were clamoring for the dust, and the game had not officially started, and many people couldn't wait to overturn the case for Younas, and some people even said conclusively that Zhou Zheng used disgraceful means to force Younas, and even said that Zhou was a red general, and criticized Younas, a foreign friend, alive.
There are a lot of them.
Zhou Zheng didn't bother to respond to these keyboard warriors and mouth cannon warriors. After returning to China, he found that the people who hacked himself the most were not Americans, but some compatriots. These people are often accompanied by the syndrome of 'the moon is rounder in a foreign country', and at the same time, they also carry forward the style of 'being lenient to foreigners and strict with their own people'.
Yao Shu has communicated with Zhou Zheng on this issue, and he is also deeply troubled by this problem, Yao Hei in China is more vicious and bitter than Zhou Hei.
"Let's get used to it. At the end of the conversation, Yao Shu patted Zhou Zheng on the shoulder.
Zhou Zheng smiled slightly, he was still in the process of getting used to it.
On August 19, the Chinese men's national basketball team took a charter flight to Narita Airport in Japan, and then transferred to New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido. The venue for Group D of the Chinese team was arranged in Sapporo.
Sapporo is the capital of Hokkaido, Japan's fifth-largest city, and the political and cultural center of Hokkaido. γ
"Hey, Tiger, are you going to the hot springs?"
As soon as he got off the plane, Sani said to Zhou Zheng: "We have made an appointment to go to Hokkaido to soak in hot springs, I heard that this is a famous tourist city in Japan." β
"I'm not going. Zhou Zheng shook his head: "You guys go play." β
Zhou Zheng is not at all interested in going to the hot springs in August, so let's stay in the hotel and watch the video highlights of his first opponent, Italy.
Zhou Zheng thought silently.
As soon as he got his luggage from the baggage office and walked out of customs, Zhou Zheng was stunned by the scene in front of him, there were a lot of people outside.
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As soon as Zhou Zheng appeared, the sound outside exploded. Shrill and high-pitched, and mostly women, they held Zhou Zheng's billboards high and screamed loudly.
"Tiger, how can you be so popular in Japan?" Sani said in surprise.
At this time, Sun Le on the side came over with a wicked smile, and he pointed to an area on the left: "Look, Zhou Zheng, all the beauties over there are wearing sexy *** skirts." Tsk tsk. They're demonstrating to us. β
Zhu Fangyu came up from the other side, and as soon as he came up, he criticized Sun Le: "Sun Monkey, you know a fart." This is a warm welcome to the great singer Comrade Zhou Zheng. β
"I don't care. Lao Wei must hold the ball with both hands tonight. β
Zhou Zheng rolled his eyes angrily and said: "Pay attention to the image, pay attention to the image, we are here to resist the Japanese......"
Before Zhou Zheng finished speaking, as soon as he walked out of the passage, he was surrounded, and the security guards at the airport failed to stop the crazy Japanese female fans at all.
When a wave of women with plump breasts surrounded them and screamed their names, Zhou Zheng did not feel happy, but was frightened. But Zhu Fangyu and Sun Le, these bad guys 'passively' rubbed a lot of oil.
Thanks to the efforts of the Japanese security guards, half an hour later, Zhou Zheng finally returned to the bus.
"Thankfully, these Japanese women are just stealing sex. β
Wang Zhizhi looked at the frightened Zhou Zheng and quipped: "Look at whether there is a small note in your clothes pocket." β
Zhou Zhengzheng is wiping the lipstick marks on his hands, neck and face, where can he take care of so much.
When I finished wiping it, I reached into my pocket and it was broken... There really are, and there are quite a few.
"Old Wang, you are really like a god!!" Zhu Fangyu hurriedly gave a thumbs up, and then 'snatched' a few notes from Zhou Zheng's hand, and then exclaimed: "Hey, it's still written in Chinese, Japanese women are so fucking careful." β
"Listen to this. Zhou Zhengsang... I admire you very, very much, and I have conquered me both in terms of your skills and your singing. Here is my phone number. Please be sure to meet me. β
"Yo, there's this, this one is even better. There is actually three measurements of data, ****, 36d. Xiao Zhou, you are going to heaven and earth. β
"Hey, this woman named Maria Ozawa is more direct. Plump and sexy, I would love to spend the Spring Festival with you, and you will definitely feel the tenderness and ......... of Japanese women. β
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Zhu Fangyu wanted to say more information, but Zhou Zheng snatched the note, and then took out all the notes in his pocket, crumpled them into a ball, and stuffed them into a garbage bag, cutting off their thoughts.
"Hey, hey, Boss Zhou, you're a tyrannical thing. Sun Le's heart immediately ached: "Even if you give me one, it's fine." β
Zhou Zheng gave him an angry look.
Then Zhengse said: "Brothers, let's joke is a joke." But you also know that this World Championship is very important, and in a foreign country, don't make any scandals and lose face for the national team. β
"Xiao Zhou is right, we must put national honor first. The men's basketball team leader Gong Gui hurriedly stood up and started to do ideological work: "These things may be fraud, and no one knows who is behind the phone." Put your mind away and don't be fooled by these things. β
As soon as Gong Gui spoke, the carriage immediately fell silent.
Everyone knows the 'energy' of the guidance of the Ming Palace.
If he continues to talk at this time, the ideological work of Gong Gui can be done at dawn, from Marxism to Mao Zedong Thought, to the Three Represents, and then to the Scientific Outlook on Development, he can say that the player's thinking collapses...... No one dared to engage in a tug-of-war with him.
The bus quickly arrived at the hotel, and then divided the room in the hotel lobby, and Zhou Zheng and Chen Jianghua were assigned a room...... The team leader made such an arrangement because he wanted Zhou Zheng to bring this young point guard.
But after returning to the room, Zhou Zheng was bored to watch the video highlights, and Chen Qihua was lying on the bed in a daze, he was an introvert.
Zhou Zheng watched the video for a while, put the computer on the table, rubbed his eyes, and found that Chen Jianghua was still lying motionless on the bed, so he asked, "Why don't you go to the hot spring with everyone?"
"I don't like to be boisterous. β
"Oh. Zhou Zheng nodded.
After a while, he took the initiative to say: "Playing in Italy, I think you can start, we play double point guard tactics, what do you think?"
"Good. Chen Qihua sat up, and then he asked, "You play in the NBA, are you familiar with Iverson?"
"I guess I know. β
Hearing Zhou Zheng's affirmative overturning, Chen Qihua's eyes finally glowed: "I am his fan, and I like to watch his games very much." β
"Hmm. I know. Zhou Zheng nodded, it is not difficult to see who his idol is from the team's training matches, his style of play is similar to Iverson, and he is also a fast player. However, he seems to be playing timidly now, and domestic head coaches want him to be a pass-oriented point guard, and he is also consciously suppressing his desire to shoot.
"I think you should go to the NCAA for two years and improve your breakout kill. Zhou Zheng said seriously: "You are a very American style." I think you're going to play a big role at this World Championships. β
"......" Chen Qihua scratched the back of his head.
Zhou Zheng beckoned and said, "Come, let's study the Italian style of play." β
"Italy is our first opponent and they have a lot of firepower on the outside. You see... Their big man can also shoot three-pointers from the outside, so we have to play more inside their line, and we have to combine it with sudden shooting, so that we can create more damage......" Zhou Zheng led Chen Qihua to study the tape frame by frame, telling him where the opponent's weaknesses are, and telling him what rhythm Italian players prefer to play .......
The afternoon passed quickly.
When watching TV in the evening, Japanese television focused on the visit of the Chinese team, especially the picture of Zhou Zheng causing the paralysis of the Japanese airport.
The picture was quickly transmitted back to China, and domestic fans saw those crazy Japanese women rushing to Zhou Zheng, feeling "honored" one by one, and they couldn't wait to personally pick up a gun to solve these 'troubles' for Zhou Zheng.
And Zhou Zheng himself has no such tendency.
At nine o'clock in the evening, Zhou Zhenggang was just about to go to bed, and Chen Qihua held his stomach with a painful expression.
This frightened Zhou Zheng, if this breakthrough expert who was pinned on his high hopes couldn't play tomorrow, it would be a big trouble.
"Brother Zhou, can you accompany me to go for a walk outside? β
Zhou Zheng quickly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that he had eaten too much.
Then he promised, "Okay, let's go out for a walk." β
β¦β¦ (To be continued.) )