Chapter 239: Champion is Glory (I)
"Let's go, take a championship and go home!"
This is what Wang Lei said in mid-December when the team set off for Qiongzhou, the host of the League Cup.
Drinking too much Wang Lei's "milk", occasionally so neatly once in a while also makes the players also full of fighting spirit, for the current group of young Yangtze River women's volleyball players, confidence has never been lacking.
The confidence foundation of the Yangtze River women's volleyball team comes from the team's uninterrupted physical training, from Wang Lei's meticulous transformation of the team, and from the players' love for the sport they are engaged in.
Now there is a kind of atmosphere in the volleyball world of the Republic, which has gradually flourished since the full professionalization, that is, many players regard the work they are engaged in now as just a job, they play for a lot of money, and complete the team's training and games every day.
The coaching staff of some teams also have this problem, most of them use the players as tools, and some even regard the players as the object of their own authority, and the phenomenon of scolding and insulting is very widespread.
Professionalism has led to an increase in the income of players and those who work in the sport, but at the same time, many of the more pure things have begun to be lost.
Wang Lei's work in the Yangtze River women's volleyball team not only brings new tactical ideas to the team, but also creates a very harmonious and united atmosphere for the team.
In daily life and training, Wang Lei never put on a shelf, dragging a stump leg, he is almost always with the players, in order to adjust the atmosphere of the team's training, so that the players' training enthusiasm is higher, Wang Lei is trying his best to try to increase the fun of training.
Lu Yao knows the horsepower, and sees the hearts of the people for a long time, Wang Lei always does things with his heart, cares and loves every player from the most fundamental point, and he uses his own way in exchange for the recognition and support of the players, although the current players are full of personality, but the same their hearts are also long, and they will not turn a blind eye to the coach's painstaking efforts.
The reason why Wang Lei can do so well in the position of volleyball head coach now is, of course, Ma Dongmei's credit.
Ma Dongmei, who became the captain again, has won the unanimous recognition of the players with her comprehensiveness and responsibility, but the current Ma Dongmei is the captain of the team is different from when Fu Sansheng was coaching, and now Ma Dongmei is no longer demanding her playing time and game data, she is more concerned about the growth of the team's young players and the team's results, as the "housekeeper wife" of the team's head coach, Ma Dongmei feels that it is necessary for Wang Lei to be optimistic about this team.
Husband and wife work together, sometimes there are indeed a lot of inconveniences, but more often they can form organic complementarity, Wang Lei and Ma Dongmei's cooperation and from time to time "dog blood show affection" brought a unique experience to the players.
The League Cup matches of the Women's Volleyball League of the Republic are held at the home of the team with the lowest league points ranking in the two sides before the finals, but when it comes to the final finals, they are generally held in a third party, and this time the final of the League Cup is held in the beautiful Qiongzhou Island, which can be regarded as making both parties happier, after all, think about last year's League Cup final was held in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of the Beihai Special Administrative Region, and the two sides almost delayed their trips because of a snowstorm. This time I was able to travel to the warm Qiongzhou Island in the cold winter, which really made everyone quite satisfied.
The Yangtze River women's volleyball team played very smoothly in the late November and early December, although Wang Lei began to let more young players accumulate game experience in these games, but because the opponents of the Yangtze River women's volleyball team are not strong, so the game was basically won smoothly, except in the face of the Lingbei women's volleyball team that was deep in the relegation zone and had to play for relegation, the Yangtze River women's volleyball team was forced to play the fifth game, and the other games were basically won in three or four games.
When the final of this League Cup is over, the Yangtze River women's volleyball team will have the last three rounds of the league this season, and the last three rounds of the league will also determine who will be the champion of the league.
In these last three rounds of the league, the Shuzhong Golden Sun women's volleyball team will have a direct dialogue with the rival Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce women's volleyball team, which will really be a game that will determine the final league championship.
However, for the Yangtze River women's volleyball team, such a game that determines the ownership of the championship is of little significance, because no matter who wins, they are always behind, at most they can rise to second place, and who wins the league championship in the end, the Yangtze River women's volleyball team has no initiative, they can only do their best and play every game well, as for the rest, they can only leave it to God.
Qiongzhou Island in December is still warm like spring, take off the down jackets on your body, although many of the players of the Yangtze River women's volleyball team have been to games around the world and seen all kinds of scenery, but they still can't help but sigh after leaving the airport.
Qiongzhou Island actually has its own professional team, but their professional team has been formed for less than four years now, and they have just been promoted to the second division this year.
This time, the final of the League Cup was held at the Qionghai Gymnasium, the home of the Qiongzhou Coconut Wind Women's Volleyball Team.
This time, Wang Lei did not let the players go out to "go out to eat" like in the semi-finals of the League Cup, after all, this is the final, and the attention it receives cannot be compared with the semi-finals, and Wang Lei does not want the players to be too relaxed in the finals, and sometimes they can play stronger strength when they are nervous.
The degree of tension and relaxation is very important for the team, the players on the field can neither be too relaxed, nor too nervous, an excellent coach will adjust this degree, and Wang Lei does a better job, after all, he has a special ability that others do not have.
The development of volleyball on Qiongzhou Island is very good, especially beach volleyball, as a well-known seaside tourist resort, Qiongzhou naturally has the prerequisites for the development of beach volleyball.
Therefore, on the day of the game, the Qionghai Stadium, which can accommodate more than 4,000 spectators, was full, and many tourists who came to Qiongzhou Island in winter to escape the cold also came to the stadium to watch the game.
In the starting lineup of Wang Lei in this game, except for Liao Qing, who did not play because he had just recovered from injury, the other positions were all players who began to become the main force at the beginning of the season, and the replacement of Liao Qing was the teenager Liu Jiani.
This young player, who was born in '99, has a cheerful personality and is always full of enthusiasm for the game, and almost everyone who has come into contact with her thinks that this is a positive and sunny girl.
But no matter how cheerful the sunshine girl is, this is the final after all, so more or less, Liu Jiani seems a little nervous, she will keep talking when she is nervous, and always repeat her own questions, making the sisters around her like seeing Tang Seng who recites the mantra.
"Nini, don't be nervous, it's like usual, it's not like we haven't played against them, we can win the game by playing our training level, and the opponent will definitely rotate in this game, and their game in three days will only matter."
As the captain of the team, Ma Dongmei enlightened the nervous little girl in a timely manner.
"Sister Mei, you have fought with them but I haven't, I played a weak team in the previous games, can I not be nervous now, Sister Mei, if I don't play well, you must tell your brother-in-law not to replace me, I will not be nervous after being nervous for a while, really, I have a good ability to adapt."
Liu Jiani's words made Ma Dongmei couldn't help but be small, these little girls now are really so precocious, compared with them, Ma Dongmei felt that she was really stupid like a cow back then, and the coach asked her to do whatever she wanted, seriously, Ma Dongmei really had a feeling of "Lian Po is old and can still eat" at this time.
The game officially began, the Shuzhong Golden Sun women's volleyball team deliberately grabbed the right to serve after winning the guess side today, and now most teams know that the Yangtze River women's volleyball team is very powerful, and they will use the serve to take the lead at the beginning, so the Shuzhong Golden Sun women's volleyball team will choose so.
The same as Ma Dongmei's guess, the Golden Sun women's volleyball team is indeed conservative today, their showdown with the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce women's volleyball team three days later will be the game that determines the ownership of the championship, and now the League Cup, even if you want to win, you will make some adjustments, after all, if you play too seriously, there will be a situation of taking care of one and losing the other, and the chicken and the egg will fight, if you don't get anything in the end, then the Shuzhong Golden Sun women's volleyball team will really be depressed.
So today, the two veterans in Shuzhong did not start, and they were replaced by young players.
The serving of the Shuzhong women's volleyball team is also very good, indeed, the Yangtze River women's volleyball team has now set off a wave of serving to win, and many teams have begun to study and learn the serving tactics of the Yangtze River women's volleyball team, even if it is very slow, but at least it is a new idea and idea.
The players serving the women's volleyball team in Shuzhong are obviously imitating Ma Dongmei's side-spin serve, but the spin of her serve is there, but the landing point is very average.
At the landing point on the right side of the middle, Li Yun moved slightly, and then adjusted his arms to cushion the ball.
is used to Ma Dongmei's sidespin serve, and now this unreliable imitation ball is not difficult for Li Yun at all.
Li Yun's pass is quite in place, Zhou Lingling can pass the ball as soon as she turns around slightly, and at this time, Liu Jiani, who was still nervous before the game, did not have the slightest stage fright, she moved her position quickly, Zhou Lingling just passed the ball out, Liu Jiani was already in place, this is a very tacit understanding of the short flat fast attack ball, the Shuzhong women's volleyball team's blocking reaction was slightly sluggish, and there was no blocking at all, Liu Jiani calmly smashed and helped the Yangtze River women's volleyball team get off to a good start.