Chapter 198: Ready to Go (Third Update!) )
Entering the semi-finals has already made fans overjoyed, and they didn't dare to think much about the following games.
But when they saw the two semifinals and saw that the Chinese team's opponent was the Spanish team, the fans' calm hearts became uncontrollable.
O Spain!
The opponent that the Chinese team won in the group stage!
In other words, if it wins again, then the Chinese team will win an Olympic medal?!
The top three finishers in the Olympics are gold, silver and bronze medals, and the third and fourth places are very different!
The Chinese men's basketball team is about to win a medal! This is comparable to someone scoring 9.90 seconds in the 100-meter race, and the national football World Cup group qualified!
It looks incredible, and when the day comes, it's really going to explode!
The pre-game media campaign brought unprecedented attention to the three or four finals, and even those who don't usually watch the game knew that the men's basketball team might win the championship, and they all met in front of the TV.
Not only the Chinese team, but also the Spanish team, which is the opponent, has attracted much attention.
On the rest day, on the sidelines of the Spanish team's training, more than a dozen media reporters from all over the country gathered early.
The players of the Spanish team did not look very emotional, and it could be seen that the loss to Lithuania still brought a big blow to this team.
However, coach Aitto seems to be in a good mood.
It's also a mature manager, and even if the results don't fall as expected, they still need to show the positives, given that they still have a crucial game to play.
The Spanish team's training lasted only one afternoon, and by the time the training was over, reporters were also flocking to it.
Ye Xiao of the Basketball Herald is experienced, standing in advance and moving coquettishly, and she is the first to grab the opportunity to ask questions.
"Oh, it's you." Ayito has a good memory, and he recognized Ye Xiao at once.
"Hello, Coach Ayito, the next game is going to play again against the host Chinese team, how is the team preparing?" Seeing that Ayito recognized herself, Ye Xiao didn't need to introduce herself anymore, but asked questions directly.
'Yes, we're in a state of complete readiness, and this team has always been like that. Ayito replied with a smile.
"Before the last time the two teams met, you said that you were looking forward to the two sides playing again in the next game, and now that they have met, how do you feel?" Ye Xiao then asked.
"Oh, luckily, I think it's the goddess Tika who is watching over us." Ayito said with a smile.
(Note: Tika is the goddess of luck in Greek mythology.) )
"I'm sorry, I don't understand, but Spain lost to their opponents in the group stage?" Ye Xiao asked suspiciously, Ayito's performance was not the same as she expected.
"Yes, that's my fault, I shouldn't have started with that lineup in the group stage, and the starting point of me and the coaching staff at that time was to use that lineup to consume the physical strength of the Chinese team, especially Yao Ming, but it didn't meet expectations, but it made us fall into passivity from the beginning, so the same mistake will not be made a second time."
The other reporters were surprised at this time, and it was the first time they had heard this statement.
Ye Xiao came back to her senses from her surprise and finally asked, "So you are very confident in tomorrow's game?" ”
'Of course, even though it's difficult to play against the host country at every Olympics, we've had that experience and we're going to win the game.' Ayito finally expressed his self-confidence.
At the end of the interview, Ayito's answer made headlines.
What followed naturally attracted the unhappiness of a large number of fans.
Ya lost once in the group stage, and she still jumped like this.
Fans are indignant and wait to see how the Chinese team will give the Spanish team some color tomorrow.
On the training day of the Chinese team, although there was a lot of pressure from the outside world, the players of the men's basketball team were relatively relaxed, after all, they were opponents who had defeated in the group stage, and they still had a psychological advantage.
Because of the importance of the third and fourth finals, Tang Tian's training was not open to the public.
When the training was over, he gathered the players.
'The group stage gave us a signal that Spain are no longer as invincible as they used to be.
When Tang Tian said this, the players all nodded one after another, that is, after that game, their confidence and performance have gone up to a new level.
"But tomorrow's game will definitely be harder than the group stage, at least twice as much."
Tang Tian's words made the team members all look up at him.
"In the group stage, it may be to consume the physical strength of our main team, it may be a simple light enemy, the starting lineup they used is not the same as usual, there are three substitutes, that is also the key to us winning the game, but tomorrow, it will definitely not be like this."
After Tang Tian finished speaking, starting with Yao Ming, the team members all nodded one after another.
As players, they focus more on training and self-adjustment, and this kind of technical and tactical stuff really doesn't think about it so much.
After Tang Tian finished speaking, their somewhat fluttering hearts were also put away.
Indeed, a win over an opponent in the group stage does not mean that the next matches will be won.
'Tomorrow is a tough game, but I'm sure we can win.'
However, Tang Tian's next words made them look surprised again.
'Not because we won in the group stage, but because in yesterday's game, you gave me confidence.
The team members all laughed, half happy, half plain laughing, Tang Tian was going to give them chicken blood again.
However, this laughter didn't last long, because Tang Tian's next words made them feel adrenaline rushing.
"Basketball games are not only about skills and tactics and player ability, but more importantly, about the execution on the court.
"Because there is distrust between the stars, or the coach can't hold the field, there are many reasons, but there is one thing in common is that they can't express the coach's tactical intentions on the field, that is, there is no execution, the stadium is like a battlefield, and the army without execution is a plate of scattered sand, and the more fierce the battle, the more important this is."
"The Spurs and Jazz in the NBA are the teams that execute perfectly, and you guys are the third team I've seen."
The players listened to the dry mouth, Tang Tian This is not chicken blood, the success of the two tactics at the last moment of the last game against Argentina is the so-called execution, and it is also something that Tang Tian has been training them when he was in Beicang.
"You may not be the best, but you are the hardest, so forget everything you had before, use all your strength, prove yourself, and put that damn medal around your neck in front of tens of millions of viewers, can you do it?" Tang Tian almost roared.
"Yes!" The players were enthusiastic.