When Kong Zhendong was practicing silently, in the conference room of the coaching staff of the capital team, there was a lot of noise at this time.

Head Coach Li Muhua sat in the center, and the eight coaches sat on either side of the long conference table in turn.

Coach Li Muhua is presiding over the meeting of the coaching staff of the capital men's team to determine the list of participants in this year's Table Tennis Association Cup.

In previous years, such a quota allocation was often a customary allocation of pork by various coaches, but this year, Coach Hong and Coach Zheng both strongly proposed their own candidates, and they did not give in to each other, and the atmosphere of the meeting became tense.

Coach Zheng insisted: "Everyone has seen Kong Zhendong's potential. Half a year ago, the selection tournament played the first 12 consecutive wins since the founding of the capital team. The training for more than half a year is obvious to all, and his progress is unprecedentedly fast, but although he is highly talented, can he have a trace of slackness in the past six months? Shouldn't such a talented and diligent child gain experience in competitions and go out to practice? ”

Coach Hong said: "Kong Zhendong's results are just the team selection competition, which is equivalent to getting a full score in the junior high school exam. Is Xiaosheng a genius who got a perfect score at the beginning? I don't deny it, absolutely yes! But if Xiaosheng has a full score, will he be able to take the college entrance examination immediately? If you pull out the seedlings like this, the genius will also hurt Zhongyong! ”

Coach Hong then proposed his own candidates: "Li Ke and Xu Nan are both fifteen-year-old young players, and it has been three years since they were promoted to the official team. We want to work hard to develop young athletes, but we can't skip the reasonable echelon age group. We don't have a chance in our twenties. But we immediately train eleven or twelve-year-olds, so what do the middle fifteen or sixteen-year-old team members think? Didn't they come up with ten years of hard work? ”

Coach Zheng strived: "Li Ke, Xu Nan did enter the official team earlier, but we shouldn't talk about seniority!" The coaching staff of the national team has issued a document to select talents in an eclectic manner, without thresholds and railings. For young talents, we have to help the horse and give it a ride! ”

Coach Hong sneered: "Of course I have studied the documents of the Sports Committee, but what is the purpose of the Sports Committee's selection of talents?" It's three or five years later! Three or five years later, Kong Zhendong is not yet sixteen years old, can he use it? Li Ke, Xu Nan is fifteen or sixteen years old, three or five years later, it is the year of fighting, and the current top priority is to train them, as for Kong Zhendong, it is not too late to continue to hone for a year or two! ”

Coach Zheng still has to fight on the basis of reason, but Coach Li Muhua clapped and said: "Let Kong Zhendong compete!" But let's start with the junior competition of the under-12 group, if the results are excellent, and then register for the National Table Tennis Championships next year, even if you are a table tennis genius, you will start with the junior champion, right? ”

Kong Zhendong is a genius introduced by Li Muhua to the capital team, and of course he will not deliberately suppress him.

Not allowing Kong Zhendong to participate in the official competition of the senior group is not only to protect Kong Zhendong, but also to protect himself.

In this year's World Table Tennis Championships, in the national table tennis fiasco, the two people who couldn't escape were Zhang Lei and Gao Jun, both of whom were sent to the national team by the capital team.

If it's just a step in strength, it's just that. But in the international competition between the two, the style of the ball is extremely soft. The leaders of the sports committee criticized Li Muhua for bringing out all the young master soldiers, delicate women, and extremely poor will.

Such criticism can be said to be extremely harsh, and Li Muhua's position as the head coach of the capital team has even been shaken.

At this time, Li Muhua threw out a young genius who might be able to make the eyes of the above shine. But it's not worth it, if the psychological quality of the baby players is not up to par and the official game is broken, then Li Muhua's joke will be big, and the head coach of the capital team will be the end.

As for Kong Zhendong, he is indeed talented. If he can really save the Chinese team in the future, Bole's reputation will not be able to escape. This year, it is still required to be stable, and select players who are not strong in technology, but absolutely strong in psychology to participate.

Li Muhua felt that the eleven-year-old Kong Zhendong was enough for him to gallop in the junior competition!

When Coach Zheng ended the meeting and found Kong Zhendong, Kong Zhendong's backhand twist was no weaker than Zheng's fast play because of the early hit.

Coach Zheng doesn't see the future prospects of this technique, but he thinks it's okay to bully young players under the age of twelve.

When Coach Zheng informed the coaching staff that he had decided to sign up for Kong Zhendong to participate in the youth group under the age of 12, Kong Zhendong replied directly: "There is no point in participating in the youth competition!" ”

I was reborn with the table tennis experience of a world champion, practiced the basic skills for more than half a year, and then went to play children under the age of twelve? Does this kind of abuse make sense? Kong Zhendong can't pass his own level, and he can't lose the face of all the reborn!

Coach Zheng knew that although Kong Zhendong was not hot, he was an extremely stubborn person. He immediately persuaded: "Zhendong, you have not been training systematically for a long time, and the junior competition is very suitable for you." Don't underestimate the Table Tennis Association Cup Junior Tournament, where the dragon and the Crouching Tiger are hidden, and future world champions will be born there! ”

Kong Zhendong insisted: "I don't look down on young players, but I feel that at this stage, if I want to greatly improve myself, I must challenge adults by leapfrogging." Adapting to the speed, strength, and rhythm of adults can help me improve my playing system. ”

Coach Zheng wanted to persuade again, but Kong Zhendong suddenly asked: "Coach, the competition system of the Table Tennis Association Cup is different from the National Games and the Table Tennis Championships, and his participation rules seem to be that all members of the National Table Tennis Association can sign up?" ”

Indeed, the Table Tennis Association Cup, which is held every three years, is similar to the FA Cup in the United Kingdom, and there are no special restrictions on the players involved.

Therefore, just as the FA Cup will see the Red Devils Manchester United against the seventh-tier clubs, the Table Tennis Association Cup will have the Olympic champion against the middle-aged uncle who competes in his own name.

Coach Zheng said: "The Table Tennis Association Cup is indeed not restricted to individual names, are you ready to give up participating in the junior competition, but participate in the official competition of the senior group in your personal name?" ”

Kong Zhendong nodded firmly. Coach Zheng couldn't help but stroke his forehead with his right hand, alas, this stupid boy has to give up the road and choose a rugged mountain road to move forward hard.

Coach Zheng explained seriously: "Although the Table Tennis Association Cup encourages non-governmental masters to participate, why do the capital players still have to compete for these dozen provincial team places? Because the matchup signing is very different. The scale of the entire competition will probably reach several thousand people. The quota of the provincial teams is like the seeded players of the competition. They will have byes in the first few rounds, and their subsequent opponents will also be against weaker civilian players, until they finish in the top 256, and it will be a battle between professional players. ”

Coach Zheng patted Kong Zhendong on the shoulder and comforted: "If you participate as a private player, the situation will be completely opposite. In the first few rounds, you will encounter a thousand strange folk monsters, and no matter how strong the master is, he may upset and turn the tables. Even if you survive the crowds of folk masters, every time you take a step forward in the future, you will face off against powerful professional players, and you can't win a single game, what's the point of such a game? ”