Chapter 289: Fierce Battle in France

Kong Zhendong moved his wrist and said: "Gaiting is a European table tennis player that I respect very much, but the desire to defeat him is stronger than respect, and the victory or defeat is not shouted out of the mouth, but played!" ”

Unlike the blind humility of the Chinese players imagined by the reporters, Kong Zhendong bluntly stated his ambition to challenge Gaiting, and put on a posture of disobedience, which made the entire European sports media happy.

It has been a long time since the table tennis world has been able to occupy the headlines of European sports, and this time the Chinese teenager challenged the first king of violence in Europe, which is the perfect material.

The Wolverines had been to Paris away from home in the Champions League group stage, so they were familiar with it this time.

With such an important game for the Wolverine, it is natural that the two sisters, Victoria and Madeleine, will watch the game with the team.

The arrival of the two sisters in Paris, the capital of fashion, also added a pair of fashion benchmarks to the European media.

At seven o'clock in the evening on May 24, the Wolverines entered the home stadium of the Eiffel Tower amid the enthusiastic shouts of French fans.

France has never been the strongest country in European table tennis, but it is the best city in Europe for the commercialization and marketization of table tennis.

Entering the French home stadium, Kong Zhendong felt that the stadium where the Wolverine's more than 3,000 people had to be added looked so shabby.

Kong Zhendong counted a little, and found that there were seven or eight thousand fans at the scene, and judging from the fan input, there were no free tickets in the audience, and they were all true love fans.

Kong Zhendong couldn't help but sigh: The audience base of the French Table Tennis Super League in the 90s operated more effectively than the Chinese league in the past 20 years.

This is also difficult to change the reason why many world-class table tennis tournaments have been held in the second-tier city of Nîmes in France.

Because the table tennis crowd in France is excellent, the table tennis atmosphere of a second-tier city can catch up with the capitals of other countries.

Kong Zhendong began to warm up with his teammates before the game.

In the last away game, he found that the quality of the French fans is very high. They are more of a love of table tennis and a preference for good balls, so they don't have too much home team emotions to suppress the away team's performance.

With the blessing of French fans, some form-type players can easily attack at full level and take down evenly matched opponents.

At 7:20, both the Wolverines and the Eiffel Tower submitted their names for the first three rounds to the tournament organizers.

Considering Geiting's terrifying forehand and the devastation of the young opponent, Coach Bengersen decisively played the young Sith Pan in the third game, while Vasri, who had a more mature style of play, went to face Geiting's roar.

In the first game, the Wolverines played against the Eiffel Tower team Gaiting.

For the first match, the Eiffel Tower team sent the absolute first brother to cover the pavilion, and the audience immediately applauded.

Before Vasri came on the field, Bengersen's tactical intentions were very clear, and he was sent to the ball this time, which was to fancy his maturity and stability and defense.

Even if he can't prevent it, he has to force Gaiting to use as many technical plays as possible to win, so as to win time for Kong Zhendong to study on the spot.

Watching an opponent's game from the sidelines is always more insightful than watching a video.

After Gaiting won the world No. 1 ranking and won the men's singles crown at the World Table Tennis Championships, the whole person became more domineering and exposed, starting from the serve, the whole person continued to speed up like a leopard chasing its prey, in order to speed up the pace of the duel and destroy Vasri's solid defense.

Vasri's defensive advantage couldn't be played, and Geiting's offense was even more firepower.

Or the remarks that Kong Zhendong Airport declared war on him, and the media has already informed him.

It's been many years since a kid dared to be so arrogant in front of him.

When he galloped the world with a fast forehand and afterburner arc, even Waldner could only retreat from the edge and carry out guerrilla tactics, this kid actually dared to directly want to shout at himself?

Isn't it Lao Wa, Persson These guys don't do their best in the league, and they can release water to make this little guy have no concept of the world's highest level of table tennis geniuses?

In any field, there is still an insurmountable gap between the strongest group of geniuses and the talented masters who work hard.

Gai Ting wants to use this game to tell Kong Zhendong that the world's pinnifong tactics are not comparable to a little kid.

Vasri fought hard and used several new attack rhythms, but with a series of bursts from Gaiting, he was killed in the second half of each round.

21:13,21; 15, Geting spared no effort, and with his strong attack, it became easy to tear apart Vasri's defenses.

The Wolverines lost the first game, and Sith Pan did not complain that he did not play the first game, but comforted Vasri with Kong Zhendong.

Vasri was very open-minded, and he smiled: "Gaiting is the number one in the world, and there is no shame in losing to him, at least I am treated the same as the world number two." ”

Kong Zhendong saw that Vasri was in such a good mentality, he was immediately relieved and began to speed up the preparation for the second battle with Elowa.

Elois is the No. 2 player in the French men's team and the doubles partner of world champion Guetting.

As a partner of the all-attacking style of Gaitting, Elois took on more defensive and linking duties, so he was regarded as the first defensive team in the French team.

Because the Chinese national team has always regarded the French team as the main opponent that the men's team needs to overcome in the coming period, the Chinese team's research on Gaiting and Elois and others is very detailed.

Kong Zhendong had read the relevant materials before, and he recorded that when Gaiting carried the French power of the table tennis world alone, it was the defensive master Elois who could not be forgotten.

Elois has also played against Wang Tao many times, and the two set a world record for the highest score in a single game of 39:37. In the face of Kong Zhendong's onslaught at the beginning, Elova chose to retreat to defend.

Kong Zhendong soon felt the pressure from Elova.

The biggest specialty of doubles players is actually the ability to hit the ball during running, especially in the front and back, near and far stages of continuous movement.

Kong Zhendong's previous style of play, a very smart move, was to force the opponent to retreat, and then use the opponent's retreat to passively score points.

However, Gaiting has long been the king of violent fast attack in the middle and near Taiwan, so as a doubles partner, he often has to retreat quickly to give Gaiting enough time and space to exert his strength.

And the high-speed connection of the table tennis battle also determines that there is no way for him to settle well to receive the next ball.

As a result, Elova had no choice but to hit the ball in the front and back movements, as well as create an offensive opportunity for the next board for Geiting.

Over time, this kind of hitting skill in half a step back and nearly half a step has become an exclusive weapon for Elois.

Kong Zhendong's tactics of forcing him to retreat from Taiwan did not succeed, and Elova's counter-defense for the offensive did not go well.

In the doubles combination of Elowa and Geiting, Elova is tasked with connecting and directly demining the next board of Geiting, and at the same time doing a good job of building up momentum for the next board of Geting.

This style of play is rigorous and has few loopholes, but its own attack power is weak.

In the face of Elowa's attack, Kong Zhendong always chose a backhand side cut to scare back.

Neither side could take the other down, and the score was a stalemate.

The sudden change was initiated by Kong Zhendong.

At the 92 Olympic Games, Kong Zhendong once coached Wang Tao Luning to defeat Gaiting and Elois.

Eloa defended well and attacked well.

But because he has been in a cooperative position in doubles for more than ten years, he has never written a tactic for him with him as the main player.

Over time, the Elois offensive was nullified.

In the nineties, there were quite a few world champions who were sharp in attack and terrible in defense, but there was never a world champion who was too bad in attack and expert in defense.

Elova's offensive connection, especially in the switch between long and short ball changes, because the doubles technique is compensated by the Gaiting, and Elova is used to leaving too much space in this gap.

Kong Zhendong bit Qingshan and did not relax, and stared at this point in the rhythm loophole, which was a fierce attack.

Multiple balls in a row, all of which hit this point.

Kong Zhendong and Elowa played 16:14 in the previous game, and in this last service round, Kong Zhendong suddenly killed Elowa's key weakness by surprise.

In the end, Kong Zhendong won the first game 21:17.

In the second game, Elois paid more attention to hiding this weakness of the offensive and defensive linkage.

As an experienced world-class player, it is still possible to hide weaknesses.

Kong Zhendong also surprisingly played quite relaxed in this game, and did not deliberately pursue Elowa's weaknesses at all.

The two hit all the way to 16 again; 14。

Fortunately, this game was followed by Elowa's serve.

It's a pity that Elova was too happy, and Kong Zhendong almost copied Gaiting's return and direct forehand continuous power burst play, which was suddenly displayed at this time.

Elova was devastated today, losing the first game because her long-standing technical vulnerabilities were magnified.

In the second game, he was actually defeated by his good partner Gaiting's powerful offensive play, is this what it feels like to be stabbed by a brother?

Elova didn't have much time to be sad, because he was unable to reverse Kong Zhendong's sudden Gaiting-style violent attack, and Elova handed over the second game 16:21.

During the batting process of this game, Kong Zhendong did not be as arrogant as in the first game of Gaiting and put pressure on the opponent.

Kong Zhendong only clenched his fists and shouted when he took down Elova at the end, while his glasses stared at the Gaiting in the preparation seat.

Tiger roaring mountains and forests, thirsty for a fight!

Kong Zhendong won the second game, and the Wolverines and the Eiffel Tower team instantly pulled back to the starting line.

In the third game, Sith Pan, who was entrusted with the heavy responsibility, prepared early and won the third game with an easy 2:0. ’

The Eiffel Tower team was 1:2 in the first three games?

The French audience has always been a little unacceptable.

In their cognition, the world table tennis looks at Europe, and the core of Europe is in France.

Now the French team's league championship is actually forced to a dead end by the Swedish champion, who is far inferior to the commercial league.

However, the Eiffel Tower is the team with two aces after all.

They arranged for Elova to play the fourth game against Kong Zhendong, and the Wolverines could only send Vasri.

Although Elova was repaired by Kong Zhendong, he is still an experienced world doubles champion.

What's more, Vasri is also biased towards a protective style of play.

The two have similar skills, and in the end it becomes a confrontation between the two people's strength ball and basic skills.

Here, the experience of the last seven or eight years has played a decisive role.

Elois beat Vasri to equalise for the Eiffel Tower.

All the live audience was boiling again.

The match was finally the one they had been looking forward to at the beginning of the game.

The flashes of European journalists also left the Victorian sisters to focus on the match they had been so hyped up before the game.

Europe's No. 1 violent ball king, facing a Chinese teenager who came across the ocean, no matter how you look at it, has the strength to replace the tea difference, but Kong Zhendong defeated all the people who seemed to have a generation difference with him all the way, and only lost Waldner one.

Kong Zhendong's achievements are also the reason why Gaiting is almost eager to fight with him.

Kong Zhendong beat all the masters in Europe and only lost to Waldner.

Gaiting defeated Kong Zhendong to tie with Waldner, and if he loses, then he will be tied with all the other European greats.

He used Kong Zhendong as a whetstone between himself and his lifelong enemy, Waldner.

After the two sides simply adapted to the new ball, Gaiting served first.

Kong Zhendong suddenly shouted when he received the ball, and the whole person rushed to the stage and killed~

All the audience was boiling, and the needle was on the tip of the wheat!

Facing Europe's No. 1 power ball king, Kong Zhendong chose to go directly to the stage!

The majestic impact pressed on the board, and Gaiting's serve was very violent.

Kong Zhendong's choice is to fight violence with violence.

In the face of Gaiting, Kong Zhendong did not use fast attack, did not use restrictions, did not use ball control and scheduling, and did not even use Waldner's guerrilla tactics.

He took the lead in choosing Gaiting's most familiar style of play.

Gai Ting is the most familiar, but he also didn't expect Kong Zhendong to explode so much on the first serve.

Geting stepped back slightly to return the ball.

With this retreat, the initiative is in the hands of Kong Zhendong.

Kong Zhendong quickly pulled a board and scored with a violent slash.

Gaiting defeated Kong Zhendong to tie with Waldner, and if he loses, then he will be tied with all the other European greats.

He used Kong Zhendong as a whetstone between himself and his lifelong enemy, Waldner.

After the two sides simply adapted to the new ball, Gaiting served first.

Kong Zhendong suddenly shouted when he received the ball, and the whole person rushed to the stage and killed~

All the audience was boiling, and the needle was on the tip of the wheat!

Facing Europe's No. 1 power ball king, Kong Zhendong chose to go directly to the stage!

The majestic impact pressed on the board, and Gaiting's serve was very violent.

Kong Zhendong's choice is to fight violence with violence.

In the face of Gaiting, Kong Zhendong did not use fast attack, did not use restrictions, did not use ball control and scheduling, and did not even use Waldner's guerrilla tactics.

He took the lead in choosing Gaiting's most familiar style of play.

Gai Ting is the most familiar, but he also didn't expect Kong Zhendong to explode so much on the first serve.

Geting stepped back slightly to return the ball.

With this retreat, the initiative is in the hands of Kong Zhendong.

Kong Zhendong quickly pulled a board and scored with a violent slash.

Gai Ting is the most familiar, but he also didn't expect Kong Zhendong to explode so much on the first serve.

Geting stepped back slightly to return the ball.

With this retreat, the initiative is in the hands of Kong Zhendong.

Kong Zhendong quickly pulled a board and scored with a violent slash.