It has only been more than a month since Mi Xingbang returned to China, but at the Asian Games last year, he had also heard of the joke that the Chinese non-governmental exchange teenager picked off the South Korean champion.

Mi Xingbang asked, "Is he thirteen or fourteen this year?" I see that he has a good consciousness and a soft touch, which is very valuable for cultivation! ”

Coach Zheng smiled: "Xiao Kong is a child raised in the black soil of Northeast China, and he is not yet 11 years old. It's just that the nutrition is good, taller than children of the same age, and the body has grown recently! ”

Mi Xingbang said: "Less than eleven years old? That's even more potential! At the same time of basic training, whether there is a psychological training through some competitions, and the effect of blindly practicing hard is not as good as training by competition. ”

Coach Zheng said: "I reported to Coach Li, the Table Tennis Association Cup in the second half of this year is the most important competition in China, and I am ready to let Zhendong sign up for the junior competition." ”

Mi Xingbang said: "Youth group? That's not enough promotion and experience! I recommend going straight to the senior category to compete. South Korea, Japan, why do they always produce talented players at the age of fifteen or sixteen? Because they got the opportunity to fight against adult masters at the age of twelve or thirteen, and even got the opportunity to experience international competitions, of course, they grew faster! ”

Coach Zheng hesitated: "Less than 11 years old, go directly to the adult group?" Will you lose without confidence? ”

Mi Xingbang said with a smile: "If you can't pass the psychological barrier, there will be no cultivation value." If we don't wrestle, the gold medal won't fly around our necks. I have already reported to the head coach that as soon as the World Table Tennis Championships are over, I will transfer a batch of dolls from the national junior team to the national second team, polish them personally, let them practice and compete with the first team, our old and new alternates, it is urgent! ”

Li Jun praised Mi Xingbang in his heart, he is really a bold and thoughtful character!

Coach Zheng nodded and said: "Whether the Zhendong Table Tennis Association Cup can participate in the senior group competition, I want to report to Coach Li, but I will convey your suggestion seriously." ”

Li Jun pondered that today's Mi Xingbang's idea of increasing the training of junior players with competitions should be added to the end of the press release of Deputy Head Coach Li Fugui's research, and by the way, he also praised the echelon training of young players in the capital.

Mi Xingbang carefully paid attention to the playing style of the next Kong Zhendong horizontal board arc circle combined with fast attack, and simulated in his heart that if this teenager was paired with the straight board fast attack Liu Guobang that he admired, would he be a natural pair?

Mi Xingbang immediately felt that this idea was a little too far away, and immediately buried it deep in his heart and went to observe other young seedlings with Coach Zheng.

Mi Xingbang left, but Li Jun stayed behind and chatted with Kong Zhendong, who had finished a round of offensive and defensive tactical drills.

Kong Zhendong said curiously: "Brother Jun, it's only been a month since the World Table Tennis Championships, and it is customary to announce the list at this time. But at this time, I started to choose a sparring partner, and I was too immediate! ”

Li Jun said: "It's not a talent move, it's an expansion, and a new tactical opponent drill." ”

Kong Zhendong felt something, but solemnly but curiously: "There are only a few international strong teams, and you still need to imitate new opponents?" ”

Li Jun said in a low voice: "The news has not spread, but it has been confirmed that South Korea and North Korea reached a consensus last month that they will participate in the Chiba World Table Tennis Championships with a new lineup of the North and South Korean United teams, and the players of the two countries have begun joint training, and they should form multiple pairs of doubles and mixed doubles combinations!" ”

South Korea and North Korea merged? At least in the world of sports!

'91 was definitely a turbulent and stormy year.

Soviet Russia was crumbling, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and other Eastern European sports powers were about to decline, but North Korea and South Korea, as old enemies, reached a sports integration at this time.

It is really impossible to talk about what kind of threat such a combination of the North and South Korean United can have in other fields, but it can definitely make a big difference in the field of table tennis.

Li Jun said: "Coach Li Fugui is the representative of the straight board left push right attack, for the North and South Korea on the basis of China's fast attack, more threatening attack, he is ready to choose more straight fast attack sparring partners, simulating the various combinations of the North and South Korean team." For example, what if South Korea's Xuan Jinghe is paired with Li Fengji of the Northern Dynasty? What should I do if South Korea's Kim Chool-joo is paired with Choi Jin of North Korea? These two national teams face China alone, both are a huge threat, and if the combined result is 1+1 greater than two, China's journey to Chiba will be even more difficult. ”

Kong Zhendong understands what Li Jun means, table tennis competitions have always had a difference between strength on paper and chemical reaction.

In the men's team, South Korea's Yoo Nam-kui, Kim Cheol-joo, North Korea's Lee Geun-sang, and Choi Jin-shot. If the two teams face the Chinese team alone, because of the lack of a third singles, the strength on paper will undoubtedly be defeated.

However, once these four people are added, they will not lose to the paper strength of the Chinese team, and as for the final victory or defeat, it depends on the arrangement and chemistry of the troops.

In terms of the women's team, South Korea has Hyun Jinghe and Hong Ciyu, and North Korea has Li Fengji and Yu Shunfu. Their combined strength on paper is still weaker than China's, but they can form a variety of doubles, which will put more pressure on China.

solemnly and urgently: "Now is the era of Europe's comprehensive crushing, and once North and South Korea join forces again, we are getting farther and farther away from being the first in Asia!" ”

Kong Zhendong pondered: "It depends on what lineup the Chinese team sends to deal with it!" ”

At this time, the research and training of the central table was over, and sixteen male and female players were temporarily recruited as national team sparring partners.

Deputy head coach Li Fugui is already making an enthusiastic concluding speech. At the end of the speech, through the reporter's question, Coach Li announced the 20-member roster of the Chinese team to participate in the Chiba World Table Tennis Championships.

It must be admitted that in the eighties and nineties, the International Table Tennis Federation, no matter whether the Chinese team was in an absolute dominant position or the lowest point in history, did not jam the neck of the Chinese team in the quota as later generations.

In the 21st century, in order to send five men and five women to participate in the World Table Tennis Championships, the Chinese team often has to rack their brains in international rankings and points, and they really have to use mathematicians.

In 2017, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) controlled the number of participating players from all countries to four men and four women, which is obviously an all-out ban on the Chinese team.

In this life, Kong Zhendong's goal is not only to win the world championship and win the regrettable competition in his previous life, but more importantly, to change the international status and discourse power of Chinese table tennis.

Later generations of golfers could not imagine that at the World Table Tennis Championships in China in the 90s, men and women could send ten people each, and the mixed doubles combination alone formed nine pairs, which were aimed at Bao Yuan.

Although there are many people, Kong Zhendong listens to the familiar names one by one, and his brows are getting tighter and tighter.

Flag bearer Cheng Longcan performed average in the Asian Games last year, and he was not selected for the World Table Tennis Championships this year.

Ma Wenhua has become the undisputed brother.

Wang Tao was selected because of the rise of the strange soldiers in the Asian Games, and the place of 'civil war expert' Zhang Lei is not surprising.

This was followed by a series of veterans who were okay in doubles and not outstanding in singles.

Wei Qingguang, who lost Qingguang, is not a prodigy Yu prodigy, and Xie Chaojie, who is neither super nor outstanding.

The rest are Wang Yugang and Lu Ning, who are the main doubles partners.

Kong Zhendong frowned and asked, "Didn't you send a young newcomer?" ”