Chapter 66: Super Coach

And the process of Li Changgeng's scoring was simply plagiarized from Raymond's actions just now. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info This is the most obvious challenge to Raymond.

This is not only Geng Xiangzhi, but also the players on the field, on the sidelines, the audience outside the stadium, and the Chinese fans in front of the TV have all seen the end gap. Geng Xiangzhi patted his head weakly, and sighed secretly in his heart: "It's really Chang Geng, do you have to do it so obviously?" ”

And as the object of provocation, how did Raymond react? With a muffled snort, he stopped, turned around, and shot backwards, and the basketball fell steadily into the basket.

The answer couldn't be clearer: If you want to challenge Li Changgeng, then come.

"What an idiot!" Raymond's reaction made Sima Shenji sigh, "It's actually a competition with a Chang Geng." Despite this, the basketball in his hand was passed to Li Changgeng.

Make trouble, but you are not allowed to lose!

Of course, it won't lose, it's the same backwards, but the basketball went through the seams of the Australian defenders and stuffed into the hands of Song Liuming on the inside, and Song Liuming easily sent the ball into the basket under the basket.

Once again, the gap is back to fifteen points.

As Geng Xiangzhi expected, Li Changgeng knew how to grasp the proportions. After all, this is a very important game, and it is impossible to let yourself and the opponent engage in endless one-on-one duels. Li Changgeng took action to lead the duel in another direction: the victory or defeat of this game, the score gap between the two sides was fifteen points.

After completing this attack, Geng Xiangzhi smiled and nodded, but Sima Shenji sighed: This muddy ball has finally not gone mad.

With Li Changgeng's transformation, the game on the court became a tug-of-war between the two sides, and the score always hovered between fifteen and sixteen points. With Sima Shenji's whistle ball, the final score of the first half was finally fixed at 59:44.

The opponent was the champion of the previous edition, and the advantage of 15 points and the half-time score of 59 points made this kind of performance a perfect performance for any fan to evaluate.

Fifty-nine points, how many times has Chinese basketball not scored such a score in the whole game on the world stage! How big is the role of a good coach?

Geng Xiangzhi's national youth team tells you the answer!

The fifteen-point score gap also wasted Raymond's efforts in the second quarter, and he and Li Changgeng had essentially lost a game.

At the beginning of the second half, Geng Xiangzhi once again made everyone fall through the eyes: Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji, the five absolute main players, all sat on the bench and played with five substitute players.

Australia, desperate for an equaliser, launched a frantic attack in the second half. However, the youth team here slowed down the pace of the attack and played steadily, and the performance of the five substitutes was not inferior to the main lineup just now. In fact, every young player is an outstanding young player in each team, and the strength between the main force and the substitute may be reversed at all, and the reason for being a substitute may be that his technical characteristics are not suitable for Geng Xiangzhi's tactical needs.

When these players are suppressed on the bench and play half of the game, they have a stronger desire to perform and more physical strength than the main players. The power they have exerted in a short period of time is not even comparable to the main lineup.

The performance of the youth team on the field once again proved Geng Xiangzhi's cleverness.

Two minutes after the start of the second half, the main players returned to the field one after another, and Li Changgeng was pressed on the bench again.

Under pressure from Australia, two consecutive errors by the youth team allowed the opponent to take advantage of the opportunity to close the score to only six points. The momentum of the Australian counteroffensive is high.

Their momentum must be suppressed, and even ordinary fans can see the key at this time.

Geng Xiangzhi reflected everyone's thoughts in action for the first time, and Li Changgeng appeared.

After all, Australia is a world powerhouse, and they are indeed a cut above the youth team in terms of strength alone. In the first half, under Geng Xiangzhi's excellent tactical scheduling, the changing rhythm of the Chinese youth team made it impossible for them to grasp. The fifteen-point difference has made them very uncomfortable in terms of momentum. And the outstanding performance of ace Raymond also failed to close the point difference, which was an incalculable blow to their morale. But half-time was enough time for their coach to adjust their mentality. For these strong teams, once there is hope of chasing the score and turning defeat into victory, the combat effectiveness they can burst out is definitely beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

The six-point gap was enough for the Australians to see the light of day. There is still more than a quarter of time to go, and a six-point gap is nothing.

This is the time when Australia's counterattack is at its strongest, and if they can't beat the opponent's momentum here, the youth team will definitely lose this game.

For the youth team, now is the most critical time.

At this time, sending Li Chang Geng out of the field obviously pinned great hopes on him. When all the fans and spectators will focus on him, this is essentially a heavy burden on his shoulders.

Can a sixteen-year-old boy withstand so many expectations?

CCTV commentary consultant Mark commented at this time: "Geng Xiangzhi really uses Li Changgeng as a football star!" "Is Geng Xiangzhi really so confident? Or is he gambling at all? In fact, Mark still has such a question in his heart that he has not spoken.

However, the situation on the court did not make his question last long, after Li Changgeng came on the court, there was a sudden long throw outside the three-point line, and the basketball hung directly under the opponent's basket, Sima Shenji jumped high, grabbed the hit basketball and dunked it into the frame.

Hit catch dunk!

"Hit the catch dunk! Pretty, so beautiful! The cheers of the CCTV commentary consultant made the volume of every TV set that was playing live seem to increase suddenly. The ecstasy seemed to infect every fan who was watching the broadcast, "It's so beautiful! "There were countless fans waving their fists in front of the TV and cheering.

What's the best way to score a goal in basketball? Undoubtedly, it's a slam dunk! What is the most visually appealing scene in a basketball game that can mobilize the emotions of the audience and boost the morale of the team? That should definitely be a hit relay dunk!

It's like Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji's dunk just now!

The atmosphere of the stadium, the emotions of the audience, and the morale of the players all rose in an instant because of this goal. This is the effect Geng Xiangzhi hopes to see. Just like Geng Xiangzhi saw: Li Changgeng has the ability to read competitions that others can't match. He knew what to do at this time, so he chose the most effective way!

Use him as a star? Nonsense, since Geng Xiangzhi took him as the tactical core, Li Changgeng has been the ace star in Geng Xiangzhi's mind. Is there anything doubtful about this?

Bet? Perhaps, but he won the bet, didn't he?

A slam dunk completely swept away the pressure brought by the youth team to the opponent's continuous pursuit of points due to mistakes. The morale of the youth team is high again. And because of the return of the tactical core, it is as if the final finishing touch has been completed, and the youth team seems to have been resurrected as a whole, regenerating huge attack power.

And for the Australian team, they were not affected too much. The fiery desire to win the game by chasing the score to win the game outweighed everything at this time. A strong team is a strong team after all, and their mental toughness at such a critical moment is definitely beyond the imagination of ordinary people. If it is reversed, will the youth team be able to continue to maintain a strong desire to win like them? We don't know!

Therefore, Geng Xiangzhi tried his best not to let the youth team face such a situation.

The youth team is united, the Australian team is united, the gap of eight points, the remaining twenty minutes, the game on the field into a white-hot level.

It's time for the game to be the real strength confrontation.

The high-spirited Australian team re-demonstrated their strength as world junior champions, with an overall exquisite coordination, accurate shooting, superior control of rebounds, and a better ability to use their physical strength in the inside competition.

In the youth team, speed is the biggest advantage, fast, flexible and accurate, and the integration of Geng Xiangzhi's tactics once again reproduces the unique style of Chinese basketball.

This game is definitely a hard-to-head battle between Asian basketball and European basketball. For the first time, the Chinese team, which represents the highest level of Asian basketball, has the strength to compete with the strong European teams - although Australia is not yet part of Europe!

The so-called strength does not refer to the absolute strength of the team, but the strength shown by the five players on both sides of the pitch. This includes the individual strength of the players, the tactics of the coach, and the actual performance in the game.

Mars collides with the earth, whoever wins and who loses, everything has the strength to speak!

The game has evolved into such a situation that definitely no one expected before the game. When did Chinese basketball have the strength to compete with European basketball?

Now is the time!

The game on the pitch is in full swing, the white-hot scene, and the schedule of you going back and forth to score all tell the audience: this is a close game.

The NBA scouts who watched the game were amazed by what was unfolding in front of them, and they were even more pleased with the outstanding performance of the players they followed on both sides of the game.

Song Liuming's shot from outside the box did not score, and the Australian player grabbed the rebound and made a long pass to prepare for a fast break. Hit a hand to intercept the ball!

Fast attack, is it that easy?

Li Changgeng!

The basketball fell into Li Changgeng's hands, when did he appear there?

Li Changgeng didn't leave time for others to be surprised, he had already begun to attack, accelerating, stopping, turning, rushing into the basket, jumping, hitting a sideways, and barbs under the basket, "Bump,!" After two very different sounds, the basketball rebounded and fell gently through the basket.

When Li Changgeng attacked, Sima Shenji and Song Liuming were in the vacant position, but this time he did not pass the ball. And with his own height, breaking through and rushing to the basket to attack is really not a good choice.

But he did just that. There is no reason to say that this is how he sent the basketball to the basket!

Ordinary common sense can't be explained at all here, and in this fierce game atmosphere, the desire to attack that is rooted in the depths of Li Changgeng's cells cannot be restrained by any tactics and conventions.

And at this time, Geng Xiangzhi needs this kind of unreasonable goal.

This kind of goal is the biggest blow to the opponent's morale!

But not every player can attack as willfully as Li Changgeng, and Geng Xiangzhi may have to consider replacing him if he is replaced by other players.

Geng Xiangzhi is not a superstitious coach who believes that stars are more capable of exerting tactical power than ordinary players. But if a star doesn't know how to integrate himself into the tactics, it's impossible to get a good result. That kind of so-called star has no place in his team. But at the same time, he is not a stubborn tactical coach. On the field, he gives his players a lot of freedom. For example, he acquiesced in Li Changgeng's wayward challenge to Raymond. Although he is not superstitious about stars, he also does not ignore the role of good players in the game. A star's performance can sometimes really change the outcome of a game.

Improvisations that are beyond the scope of tactics like Li Changgeng just now can sometimes have unexpected effects. But there are pros and cons in everything, just like a double-edged sword, the slightest accidental injury may be yourself. If a goal like that doesn't go in, it's the youth team themselves who will be demoralized.

In the current national youth team, there may be only Li Changgeng alone in Geng Xiangzhi's heart who can control this double-edged sword. Sima Shenji and Li Zheng are also Li Changgeng's brilliant players, and their strength will never lose to Li Changgeng, and in terms of fame and experience in the competition, Li Changgeng can not match. But just as they can't be the tactical core of the team, their talent and character dictate that they can get the most out of their tactical frames. In other words, their basketball IQ has not yet reached the level of Li Changgeng.

The so-called unavoidable Li Changgeng always has something special.

Among all the players Geng Xiangzhi has seen, Yang Shao may be another Li Changgeng with such potential. But whether you can turn potential into strength depends on how much effort you can put in on the training ground in the future.

As far as the current situation is concerned, Geng Xiangzhi has not yet found an existence comparable to Li Changgeng in his heart. His excellence is unique, so his privilege is also unique.

After Li Changgeng scored, Sima Shenji excitedly rushed up and hugged his brother's neck, and there was no boring emotion like "being robbed of the limelight by Chang Geng". No matter how many elements of brotherly affection exist, Sima Shenji does embody the open-mindedness that a team boss should have. In Geng Xiangzhi's national youth team, the tactical core and the leader of the team are two distinct concepts. There is no doubt that Li Changgeng is the tactical core, but he is not yet qualified to be called the leader of the national youth team. Captain Li Zheng and vice captain Sima Shenji, the twin stars are undoubtedly the two most accomplished players of the national youth team - the second team champion and all-star player of the Shanghai Sharks. Whether it is the prestige or the strength of each other, they are the bosses of the team.

After Li Changgeng's steal counterattack was successful, the score of the two sides was once again pulled to ten points. Although it is only two points more, it is true that the difference is in double digits, which has different meanings in the hearts of the players on both sides.

Australia fought back frantically.

The youth team tried their best to maintain their advantage, and even widened the gap in the score.

That's a 10-point difference, which isn't a particularly big difference on a basketball court. Especially for two teams with strong attacking power, especially at this time when both sides are attacking. One turnover, two missed shots, and two more rebounds grabbed by the opponent, the difference of ten points may disappear in a minute, or even be overtaken.

As if to verify this statement, the youth team missed a shot and the opponent grabbed a rebound and quickly counterattacked, and the score gap has become six points after a strong dunk.

If we do it again, how long will the six-point gap be maintained?

It has to be pulled away.

It's impossible to hit every shot on the court, but Australia's shooting percentage in the second half has always been higher than that of the Chinese team; The rebounding ball is about the same, and they all have an absolute advantage in the backcourt rebounding......

There are absolutely no problems with tactics, but how do you make sure the team wins? The performance of the players on the pitch is already quite good, how can they be demanding at this time? Geng Xiangzhi on the sidelines was big for a while.

Suddenly, after the last switch on the court, the difference between the two sides had narrowed to five winds, with Australia hitting a three-pointer.

Three-point shots? Geng Xiangzhi thinks that it is not time to go crazy yet. At this time, the youth team wants to be "stable", and a quick three-point shot will only bury this game. After all, we are still ahead until now, and the pressure on the other side should be greater.

Li Changgeng didn't believe that their hit rate could always be so perverted -- 54 percent, Geng Xiangzhi thought viciously: If they could still maintain such a high hit rate by the end of the game, then Li Changgeng would admit it in this game. has forced the opponent to the point where he can only shoot, and the opponent can still maintain such a high shooting rate, which can only be explained by God not being on his side.

On the court, Li Zheng slowed down the pace of the game after receiving instructions from Geng Xiangzhi on the sidelines, and Ying Li Changgeng's face still had a calm expression without the slightest wave. Geng Xiangzhi has always felt very aggrieved about his nephew's personality unlike himself, and only at this time did he thank his nephew for inheriting her mother's personality.

The calm Li Zheng greatly stabilized the mood of the youth team. Li Changgeng is obviously an exception, it is precisely the strongest desire to fight, he obviously can't stand such a slow rhythm.

There was always someone on the court who was paying attention to Li Changgeng all the time, and Sima Shenji's hand was on his shoulder from behind, and he said, "Don't worry, stabilize first." ”

A simple sentence, but it has an immediate effect. Taking a deep breath and trying to stabilize his emotions, Li Changgeng nodded slightly.

"Smack!" Li Zheng suddenly accelerated the breakthrough and passed the ball to Sima Shenji's hand, Sima Shenji passed it with his hand, and the ball passed to Li Changgeng's hand behind him and blocked the opponent in front of him at the same time.

Catch the ball, step back, raise your hand, jump, lag two, shoot the basket...... "Huh! "A soft sound into the net, three-point shot.

Returning to defense, the two fists hit and touched lightly during the run - Sima Shenji and Li Changgeng. This scene fell to the eyes of Megello, who was waiting in front of the television, as if he vaguely saw the scene of the two of them fighting side by side from the University of California, Los Angeles team some time ago.

It's been a while, and it's like a world away. Two of our best players are now on the world stage! They're all their own disciples!

Geng Xiangzhi just denied the three-point shot tactic, and Li Changgeng sent a three-pointer on the court at this time. Watching the basketball enter the basket, Geng Xiangzhi was excited, but at the same time, not only did a sneering expression flash on his face: The hateful Chang Geng always embarrassed Li Chang Geng! However, Geng Xiangzhi hoped that this embarrassment would be a little more.

After the three-pointer just now, the young players on the court seemed to remember that they still had one of the most consistent outside scoring points on the court. The basketball was handed over to Li Changgeng one after another, and Li Changgeng seemed to have heard Geng Xiangzhi's heart, and he did not disappoint him, so that his embarrassment and surprise further escalated. The momentum of the Australian team's pursuit came to an abrupt halt here. The Australian coach on the sidelines quickly called a timeout.

Once again, the score stretched to 16 points.

The TV broadcast was here, and the excited commentator was already a little incoherent: "It's really a god, it's really a god...... Fortunately, at this time, the commentary consultant Mark's head is still quite clear, and after the commentator's incoherence is a stage, he began to explain: "Just now, these four three-pointers are really important, and it can be said that each one is worth a thousand dollars." These four balls were like four sticks smashed on the opponent's head, completely knocking over the opponent's momentum. The opponent's efforts so far have been completely wasted because of this short minute, which is a big blow to any team. If the opponent can't recover morale in a short period of time, there is a good chance that this will be the turning point of this game. Regardless of the final outcome of this game, these four three-pointers are definitely the best performances of the game. Being able to shoot such an important four balls at such a critical moment, Li Changgeng really lived up to Geng Xiangzhi's trust in him. The 'trump card of the national youth team' is about to come out. ”

Ace player? For this, many fans still have reservations. However, no one will deny the importance of these four three-pointers, because the next game turned out to be as Mark expected, and Australia was unable to organize an effective counterattack throughout the third quarter, but was taken advantage of by the youth team to widen the score gap.

As the game entered the fourth quarter, the lead of the youth team extended to 17 points. The Australian team, which tried its best to fight back, launched a number of fierce counterattacks in the fourth quarter under the leadership of Raymond, but they were all suppressed by the tactics of the youth team and Geng Xiangzhi. Speaking of violence, it was only relative to their eventual loss of fighting spirit, and the entire fourth quarter of the Australian team was unable to play the same threatening counterattack as the third quarter. And sure enough, as Geng Xiangzhi expected, the perverted hit rate really didn't keep it to the end.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, after several counterattacks failed to pull the score, the Australian team finally lost the fighting spirit to win. The last five minutes of the game ended in a state of silence.

107:99 The youth team finally won by eight points. In the final fourth quarter, the game was so easy that Geng Xiangzhi always had a feeling of unreality when he finally won. Originally, he had prepared a lot of strategies for the ups and downs of the later games, but he didn't expect it-"Damn, these guys are really uncompromising, and it is in vain that Li Changgeng expects so much from them." It hurts that Coach Ben has not shown a lot of advanced tactics! ”

It's really cheap and good! How can there be such a person? There is no way, these are Geng Xiangzhi's words in his heart, on the surface, he is still that calm, pampered and charming gentlemanly demeanor.

What a different guy from the outside.

Fans and reporters will not wonder whether Geng Xiangzhi is the same as he seems. With the result of the victory, the crazy fans cheered loudly despite the dead of night. The excited reporter's camera was pointed at Geng Xiangzhi "click, click", and countless microphones in front of the camera were held up in front of him, "May I ask ...... Geng guidance"

Geng Xiangzhi maintained an elegant gentlemanly demeanor, smiled and answered a few questions, then led the team into the bus and quickly disappeared on the road outside the stadium. Accountability to reporters is still the rule: see you at the press conference.

The next day, when people woke up from their sleep, the news of the victory spread through the streets after a busy night of media coverage. Every newspaper of the day can see an enthusiastic report.

Let's take a look at what the domestic media have to say about this victory:

"A victory, a real victory. The opponent is the last champion, the undoubted world-class team. Winning in such a hard-fought confrontation, the youth team is always in control of the game, what could be more telling than that? ”

"This is the first victory in Chinese basketball and European basketball in the past ten years! This could be an epoch-making victory representing the rise of Chinese basketball! ”

"Geng Xiangzhi, who planned this victory, really directed a great miracle in the history of Chinese basketball, from entering the quarterfinals to defeating the previous champion, Geng Xiangzhi's national youth team achieved an unprecedented breakthrough in Chinese basketball."

"This victory is a victory for Geng Xiangzhi, and it is also a victory for Chinese basketball.

"Geng Xiangzhi proved through this victory that he has found the most suitable path for Chinese basketball, and Chinese basketball has found its most suitable helmsman through this victory.

"Li Zheng, Sima Shenji, Song Liuming and others, who performed well in the previous games, continued to play well in this game. Li Zheng and Sima Shenji, the twin stars of the Jianle team, have gradually shown the leadership style of the young players after experiencing the baptism of the World Youth Championships. And Song Liuming sat firmly in the position of the main center of the national youth team with a balanced offensive and defensive inner strength, and at the same time, it also allowed fans to see the birth of another excellent center forward in China. In addition to these three people, the biggest surprise of fans for the national youth team came from 16-year-old Li Changgeng. This is praised by Geng Xiangzhi as 'the unavoidable Li Changgeng player' (in the face of the media, Geng Xiangzhi's evaluation of Li Changgeng is still a lot more low-key) has become the de facto core player of the national youth team, and it was because of his three-point shot that this game directly led to the collapse of Australia. In addition, Li Zhenhua, who has played four consecutive games in the second center position, also continued to maintain a stable performance. These players are still in the national youth team, but it is certain that they will be in the national team in a few years. It is these young players who have given us a glimpse of the bright future of Chinese basketball. Let's imagine what kind of lineup our national team will have when Lee Chang Gung and Lee really grow up in a few years. At that time, it may really be the time for our Chinese basketball to gain a foothold in the ranks of the world's strongest teams. ”

Relying on the outstanding results of the national youth team, Geng Xiangzhi entered the national team to become a foregone conclusion. The national team, which is facing the replacement of the old and the new, will definitely need to select new members from the current junior team. Now the four most dazzling players in the national youth team - Li Zheng, Sima Shenji, Song Liuming, Li Changgeng are all cultivated and promoted by Geng Xiangzhi, it is difficult to imagine that there is no place for them in the new Chinese team, plus the national player of the original Jianle team, Geng Xiangzhi has not yet become the head coach of the national team, and his descendants have occupied half of the future national team......

The night of the end of the game.

Geng Xiangzhi, who saw these reports on the Internet, turned off his computer after a smile crossed his lips. The phone rang and Smith called in celebration.

In the room of the national youth players, the players were jubilantly noisy. They are all young people in their twenties, and they are not mature enough to face such a victory and still smile like Geng Xiangzhi. Some of the excited players are chasing and fighting, and a few people are getting together to reminisce about today's game and blowing nonsense with each other.

However, there are always exceptions, and Li Changgeng's room is still silent at the moment. In the dark room, only the lamp in front of the desk was on. Li Changgeng, who was lying on the table, seemed to be burying his head in calculations. Four sharpened pencils were lined up on his desk, and the one in his hand was fiveβ€”it seemed that he was working on mathematics. This is his habit, Li Changgeng does not like mechanical pencils, and has five pencils ready for backup before reviewing mathematics. Usually uncles and aunts only need to look at the pencils in front of him to know what their nephews are doing.

However, Li Changgeng, who was carrying a pencil, was obviously distracted at the moment.

It's a miracle that he's still able to sit down at his desk and study after such a fierce competition at this age, and it's a monster to be able to concentrate as much as he usually does.

As if to verify this assertion, after sighing, Li Changgeng refocused his gaze on the book in front of him, and the pencil in his hand moved ......again.

Sure enough, it's a monster!

Like the rest of the national youth team, Li Changgeng was also very happy about the victory, but he did not see the extraordinary significance of this victory like the other team members. In his eyes, this is a victory, and it's time to brush up on his homework after he's happy, isn't it?

Li Changgeng was the primary contributor to the victory, how could he not come out to be happy with everyone at such a moment of celebration. But every member of the team who tried to knock on his door was told by Sima Shenji: "Don't disturb him!" ”

When the fifth pencil refill was blunt, Li Changgeng's homework was over. He climbed into bed early, but he didn't sleep until Sima Shenji came back, still staring at the ceiling with wide eyes.