In the first singles, Zhang Lei's performance in chipping was not good in the past, so the mentality of Li Muhua and other coaches in this matchup was to hope to win, but they were also ready to lose.

After Zhang Lei lost, although Li Muhua and others were disappointed, they still called the second singles Xiong Ke over and carefully deployed the tactics against Liu Zhen in Inner Mongolia.

If the coaching staff is only 50% sure of Zhang Lei's winning rate, then for Xiong Ke's game, the capital team is determined to win.

Kong Zhendong sat with the coaching staff and cheered for Xiong Ke.

Xiong Ke was an amazing left-handed crossboarder trained by the Capital team a few years ago.

Similar to Europe's unreasonable and forceful play, he won the title of Xiao Gaiting.

It's a pity that Xiong Ke, like Gaiting, is a state-type, emotional player.

When the state comes, the national champions can pull off the horse. The state can't play, and it's weaker than the average provincial team player.

Xiong Ke opened the first game with a slow heat and lost the game 14:21.

The hearts of the coaching staff are all in their throats, if Xiong Ke can't take it, the capital team will be 02, not to mention the capital team, since the start of the Table Tennis Association Cup, in the case of 0:2, there will be no game that can turn the tables.

Because of the strength and weakness of the players in each team, everyone knows in their hearts, and there are the Table Tennis Association and the National Sports Commission staring at it, and there is no team playing the game of Tianji horse racing.

Since the opening game is 0:2, it means that the team's No. 1 and No. 2 people are beaten by others, so that the team loses 100%.

If Xiong Ke loses this game, it will be tantamount to disarming and surrendering for the capital team.

In the second game, with the cheering of Kong Zhendong, Zhang Lei and other teammates, Xiong Ke got up slightly, but the score did not open.

Kong Zhendong anxiously shouted on the sidelines: "Brother Xiong, you want to rob it!" Press it up, press the backhand! ”

Kong Zhendong is the youngest, so naturally he can't pose as a coach, but he shouts in a cheering tone, and Xiong Ke can still listen to it.

As a left-hander player, Xiongke's biggest advantage is that his forehand can press the backhand of a right-handed player in a straight line.

Therefore, left-handed players often rely on fierce pressing, rushing to make the first effort, and relying on the initiative to score.

Once the left-hander heats up slowly and is rushed up by the opponent first, then the left-hander will have more space in the entire right half of the table and will be beaten into a sieve.

Although Kong Zhendong had no contact with Xiong Ke, Zhang Lei and others in the national team before, everyone was the same honorary collective in the team competition during this time. The winners rejoice together, and the losers cry together.

Xiong Ke has been in the national team for several years, although the training intensity is very guaranteed, but he did not participate in the competition, and the weakness of slow competitive state is obvious in this competition.

Although Xiong Ke started the second game and tried to adjust himself, in the end, he lost the second game of the team competition with a big score of 1:2.

When the last ball was pulled back into the net, he threw his head back and let out a long sigh of relief, staring at the ceiling of the arena somewhat distractedly.

The shouting and arguing from the crowd on the side of the arena were all out of his mind, and he just stared at the chandelier on the roof. After staring at it for a long time, the lights became psychedelic and became psychedelic, as if the table tennis balls that used to be easy to manipulate and now can't figure out the table.

In addition to Xiong Ke's desperate look up at the sky, head coach Li Muhua also lost his mind for a moment. The most worrying situation finally appeared, with a big score of 0:2, and the capital team had been forced to the precipice of group elimination.

"Director Li, I'm ready to play, do you have any tactics that need to be arranged?" A young voice, with a bit of passionate restlessness, but more of a firm sense of trust.

Coach Li Muhua looked sideways and saw that Kong Zhendong was already warming up with a small jump, looking resolute.

Coach Li put down the burden on his shoulders for the time being, and said: "Zhendong, the opponent's third singles is Li Hao with the right-handed horizontal board, the basic skills are very solid, although the backhand does not have arc skills, but the rhythm of the fast play is well controlled, and there are many changes in the forehand and backhand raids. ”

Feel it? Learn a little bit of experience?

I'm not playing a teaching game, okay? This is a match point defense battle under 0:2, and it is also a life-and-death battle in the group stage of the capital team!

Kong Zhendong knew that although Coach Li Muhua gave him the opportunity to compete, he still hoped that he would have more experience in training, of course, it would be better to stage a miracle and win.

But the first and second singles of the capital team were crushed, and what if the third singles won the game? Isn't it a loss next?

Kong Zhendong and Li Hao quickly pushed and plucked, and after adapting to the new ball, the referee signaled Kong Zhendong to start five balls.

Kong Zhendong bounced the ball twice on the table and picked it up to blow a breath.

Li Hao leaned forward, spread his legs, sank his center of gravity, and prepared to serve.

Kong Zhendong didn't serve!

He bounced the ball twice on the table again, wiping sweat on his clothes.

Yes, Kong Zhendong, who has always had a big heart, was already sweating in his left palm when the game didn't start.

As a multi-year world champion, Kong Zhendong has experienced hundreds of national team competitions in his last life.

In the era of Kong Zhendong, the national table tennis team was not an absolute dominant existence, although it had the most gold medals, but the process was often full of dangers and thrilling counterattacks.

In so many games, Kong Zhendong has also played many headwind balls, equalized from behind, broke through in stalemate, and finally locked up the victory.

But Kong Zhendong has never played the third singles in a 0:2 situation.

The superimposed pressure of this ball is also a situation he has not experienced in his previous life. First of all, this ball failed, and Kong Zhendong will become one of the sinners of the capital team's 0:3 defeat.

As the loser of the last game of the final round of the group stage of the capital team, Kong Zhendong will be the one with the deepest mark of defeat in the national competition of the capital team.

The pressure of this failure is enormous, but Kong Zhendong had a similar experience in his previous life.

But there is a different kind of pressure that has never been seen before. That's if you win, so what?

The whole team has lost the blood and motivation to win, as the third singles, he won this one, and the next two main players lost one casually, and finally failed!

This kind of powerlessness that winning can't change fate, Kong Zhendong has never experienced it.

Because in his last life, he had those hot-blooded teammates. No matter how difficult the situation is, no matter how many match points are behind, teammates who will fight bravely and create miracles. That team never lacks blood, never lacks responsibility, but is the most shy and cared for cold existence among those men.

But in this life, I have nothing, and today's capital team lacks such fighting spirit and soul!

"This capital, you have to serve within five seconds, otherwise you will be penalized for deliberately delaying the serve." The referee of the game reminded Kong Zhendong solemnly.

To be honest, it doesn't depend on the age of the players who are too young and may be nervous, this kind of delayed serve is directly awarded to lose points.

Kong Zhendong nodded kindly to the referee and tried to empty himself

。 Although the victory of this ball cannot change the final result, I want everyone in the capital team to see what kind of enthusiasm and perseverance table tennis can play.

To be seen by all spectators, Capital Team! The armor is still there!

Kong Zhendong shook the ball with his left hand, fanned the racket with his right hand, and exhaled.

The muscles of his whole body contracted and tensed violently, and then suddenly appeared! Table tennis is soaring!

An old coach like Li Muhua, who is accustomed to wind and waves, couldn't help but exclaim: "It's so fierce! So fast! ”