Chapter 580: Can't Play
Seeing Park Ki-woo's gritted teeth, Yang Cheng finally relieved the depression in his heart.
"Is there zero in the whole game, I was really right by you, I don't even have a chance to play, isn't it just zero."
Yang Cheng secretly sighed, he couldn't play in the Olympic finals, what could be more tragic than this? I don't know how my parents and friends will feel when they see it, and whether they will be as proud of themselves as they were before.
Back in the lounge, Yang Cheng kept trying to communicate with Coach Hong with eyes full of resentment, but unfortunately Coach Hong didn't see it, his heart was harder than iron stone, and he said that if he didn't give a chance, he wouldn't give a chance.
The Olympic archery final, with a whistle, officially began.
The two players in the Chinese team in the fixed target game were Wang Sen and Apocalypse's star goalscorer Xu Haidong, while the South Korean side started with a world-famous veteran Choi Seung-woo. This guy is not too old, only twenty-eight years old, but he has been in the professional circle for a long time, and he is already a professional shooter at the age of fourteen.
Archery has been reformed more frequently in recent decades, and the rule that you can only enter the professional circle at the age of 18 was made later, whereas in the past, you could enter the profession at the age of 14.
Generally speaking, though, most archers just start practicing archery at the age of fourteen, and it's impossible to become a professional. Even if the rules are vague, few people can meet the requirements, and you can imagine his ability and qualifications, and it is difficult to start training from childhood.
Choi Seung-woo is not very eye-catching, and he is relatively short, so there is nothing attractive about it. But his image has long been imprinted in the minds of all arrow fans, and even many people grew up watching him shoot arrows.
A few years ago, there were five gold medals in archery at the Olympics, men's singles, women's singles, mixed doubles, all-around, and team. And now they have all been canceled, not because the influence of archery has declined, nor because Europe and the United States are unhappy with Asia, but because archery has gradually become a standardized large-scale sport.
In fact, it is not difficult to imagine that the total number of gold medals in many major events in the Olympics is very small, and the specific reason is not clear, it may be because the league is becoming more and more popular, and the competition system and rules will inevitably be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
It's like football, everyone knows what the game should be like, why isn't there a gold medal in a two-handed three-handed competition, a skills match or a penalty shootout? It's like basketball, why don't you have a gold medal in a bullfight or a slam dunk contest?
Archery is even worse, because the professional leagues in various countries no longer divide men and women, so only one Olympic gold medal is produced. Of course, if archery is divided into so many events as before, the happiest is undoubtedly South Korea, and Choi Seung-woo alone has a great chance of winning four gold medals, and it is not surprising to be called the first person in archery.
The gold medals and trophies placed in this brother's house are estimated to be able to open an exhibition, and the pressure on such a bull to take the lead will be very great. Besides, Cui Chengwei is best at fixed targets, which are invincible in the world, and flying targets are worse in comparison.
At the beginning of the game, the first arrow Cui Chengyou showed a strong momentum, intercepted Wang Sen and successfully scored nine rings. Fortunately, Wang Sen is not a vegetarian, and the arrow shot quite steadily, although he was intercepted, he did not miss the target, and got a five ring.
The whole stadium seemed very quiet, and China's first arrow was pressed by the South Korean team for four rings, and the shape was not optimistic. The big guys are also nervous in their hearts, hoping that Wang Sen can give the Chinese team a good start, and this game must not be lost.
The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, and that's true. Although Wang Sen is the most stable person in the entire Chinese team, Cui Chengyou is more stable and aggressive than him, and Wang Sen has been guarding. Guarding and guarding, the score difference is getting bigger and bigger.
At the end of the six arrows, the Korean team led by 12 rings, and it seems that there is a trend of continued expansion. It stands to reason that even if Wang Sen's strength is not as good as Cui Chengyou, it is not much worse, and the gap between the top masters is very small, so it is too strange to play like this.
Sure enough, it was because of nervousness.
It's no wonder that the Olympic finals themselves are easy to get nervous, and with the pressure from yesterday's events, how easy is it to adjust to your condition? No matter how experienced people are, they will be affected.
The audience began to be noisy, and even some dissatisfied voices could be heard, and the mood of the commentary was also significantly lowered. In the lounge of the Chinese team, everyone couldn't sit still, including Coach Hong. If the score goes down any longer, it won't be able to fill in the flat, so he plans to change people.
But at this time, Wang Sen suddenly turned his head and waved his hand, which meant not to replace him.
Coach Hong thought about it for a moment and accepted Wang Sen's request.
Wang Sen has a high prestige in the team, and he is steady, and he will not be hot-headed, if he is replaced by someone else, Coach Hong will definitely force him to take it down. In addition to being in a bad state, the consumption of shooting ten arrows in a row will also be a bit large, which will affect the team competition in the future.
I saw that Wang Sen on the field took a deep breath, adjusted his feelings, and then shot the seventh arrow. I have to say that Wang Sen is indeed confident, and this arrow swept away the previous decline and recovered two points.
"Lao Wang is cheering us up with his actions." Zhou Ling said.
Everyone understands that everyone is nervous, but they must find a way to adjust their condition, otherwise they will not be enough in front of the Korean team. The strength of this team does not allow them to have any luck mentality, and if they don't show their usual 12 points, they will wait to lose.
Coach Hong had no intention of substitution, and the Korean team did not make substitutions, and the two of them shot ten arrows. And from the seventh arrow, Wang Sen seems to have broken out in the small universe, and he didn't let Cui Chengyou continue to suppress it, and finally started a counterattack, and at the same time narrowed the difference to within 10 rings.
There are several psychological levels in the archery program that can easily undermine one's self-confidence, and these levels are 10, 30 and 50 rings.
10 rings will be worrying, 30 rings will greatly reduce the morale of the whole team, and 50 rings needless to say, it makes people feel that this pit can't be filled at all, and it will enter garbage time early.
Wang Sen tried his best to reduce the point difference, so as to set up a protective umbrella for the subsequent moving target team members, so as not to bear more pressure.
"Good work, good job!"
At the end of the fixed target game, the Chinese players welcomed Wang Sen into the lounge, handed the water to the water, handed the towel to the towel, and encouraged Wang Sen at the same time, but also cheered for Li Yuanqiang who played later.
"Choi Seung-woo really has endless potential, and he has improved again this year." Wang Sen sighed, it seems that the pressure on the field is indeed very great.
Coach Hong nodded: "The archery atmosphere in South Korea is much better than ours, the system is more perfect, and it is normal for the strength to be stronger than ours." ”
"There's no way, no wonder people have capital arrogance."
At this time, the rest room of the Korean team seemed very calm, and they did not celebrate after winning the first game, as if it was expected, this is the demeanor of a strong man. If Wang Sen wins, I am afraid that China's side will not be so calm.
In the second game, Li Yuanqiang's opponent was a little weaker than Choi Seung-woo. Of course, no matter how weak it is, it is also at the top level, and it is definitely not under Li Yuanqiang.
The two were able to play to a draw, and Coach Hong replaced Li Yuanqiang to give him a chance to rest. The substitute players also played well, and the moving target of this game was won by a two-ring advantage.
"It was a very good game, and the two teams were very similar." Commentary Sun Yidao.
Xiao Ke thought to himself, aren't you talking nonsense? But what else can a commentary with insufficient professionalism say besides talking nonsense? The situation is not understood, not to mention the technical characteristics and tactical analysis, Sun Yi's main purpose of sitting here is just to let the audience in front of the TV understand that there is a commentary for this game, and that's it.
"Next up is the target competition, which is sure to be even more exciting. By the way, Xiao Ke, which two players do you think the Chinese team will send to the target game, will it be Yang Cheng whom you admire more? Sun Yi asked.
"Definitely, if nothing else, the highlight of this flying target game should be on the rookies of China and South Korea, this is a rookie showdown." Xiao Ke said excitedly.
"Hehe, I hope that as you said, Yang Cheng can have a good appearance."
Sun Yi's tone seemed very flat, and he felt that Xiao Ke's confidence in Yang Cheng was a little too much. No matter how you say it, it's just a rookie, even if it's a little famous, you can't compare with Park Ki-woo, in his concept, there is no vanity under fame, and fame is proof of strength.
Including him, Sun Yi, who is also a well-known commentator in the country, who in the sports world doesn't know him? Therefore, in the commentary world, he thinks he is a brother, even if there is no basis for it, he will think so, because the people around him say so, can it be fake?
The big screen finally gave the list of players for the flying target game, South Korea's Park Ki-woo unsurprisingly started the game, while the Chinese side was Wang Leqing and Zhou Ling.
"Hey, Yang Cheng didn't even go to the flying target?"
Xiao Ke's brows furrowed, according to the previous arrangement of the Chinese team, although Yang Cheng's appearance in the team competition is relatively average, he will basically play in the single game, either moving the target or flying the target, and the flying target is in a better state, definitely stronger than Zhou Ling.
How is it possible to use Zhou Ling without Yang Cheng? Even if Zhou Ling is the first support, the flying target single competition is not a team battle, but the ability to shoot targets.
"Hehe, it seems that the head coach doesn't trust Yang Cheng." Sun Yi narrowed his eyes and smiled.
Yang Cheng's non-play is no different for him, he is just unhappy with Xiao Ke's attitude before, as if that rookie is a savior, can it be a little more outrageous? Now it's okay, let's slap my face, I don't even have a chance to play, which is enough to show that my strength is not good.
After all, this is the final, there is no reason to hide it, and the coach will inevitably come up with the best staffing plan. And as a coach, how can you not know the strength of your own players? Therefore, it is absolutely reasonable to conclude that Yang Cheng's strength is not enough.