All-round Athlete

Chapter 423 Zhang Guan enters the field (four more)

Spanish Men's Basketball

The head coach Renesses looked serious.

Although the Spanish team defeated the old rival Greece in the first round, it also exposed many problems, the biggest problem being the running-in of tactics.

Although Renesses is a well-known coach in Europe, it is impossible for him to complete the tactical running-in of the Spanish team within a month. Fortunately, there are five games in the group stage, and the Spanish team can also carry out tactical running-in while playing games .

"Our next opponent is the host Chinese team. They have Yao, which is also the strongest point of the Chinese team. The tactics of the Chinese team basically revolve around Yao, so we must seal Yao. As long as he can be restrained, the other players of the Chinese team are nothing to worry about." Renesses looked at the materials in his hand, and then said: "Only Ah Lian and Da Da can only be regarded as good inside players. Defensive systems can deal with them."

"The Chinese team has a few outsiders who are good at shooting, but physical confrontation is not their strong point. The other point is the point guard, which is the weakness of the Chinese team. We can strengthen the oppression on this point, especially when we reach the goal. At the critical moment, we must use this kind of oppression to force their mistakes." Renesses then commented on Liu Wei, Sun Yue, Chen Jianghua and other outside players of the national team, but Zhang Guan was the only one not mentioned.

In the end, it was Gasol who asked, "Coach, there is another Zhang Guan in the Chinese team, that track and field flying man Zhang Guan."

"Oh, Paul, I almost forgot about him if you didn't tell me." Renesses said, "You don't need to pay too much attention to this Zhang Guan, he won't be able to play at all."

"Can't play? Injured?" Gasol asked puzzled.

"It's not an injury. Zhang Guan is a track and field athlete after all. Don't you think a track and field athlete can play basketball in the Olympics?" You have all watched the video of the Chinese team’s game. The other eleven members of the Chinese team played, but Zhang Guan did not play, and he didn’t even get a chance to play in garbage time. The only explanation is that he is not strong enough to play. In addition to talent, basketball requires long-term training. Zhang Guan may be very talented, but he must not have participated in too much formal training because time does not allow. Zhang Guan also has to participate in track and field competitions, and Playing tennis requires a lot of time for players to train, so it is absolutely impossible for Zhang Guan to take care of another basketball!"

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At 16:45 on August 12th, in the Wukesong Basketball Stadium, the second round of the men's basketball group match, China vs. Spain officially started.

In the first quarter of the game, both teams missed their first offense. Liu Wei made a mid-range shot, but the Spanish team scored 5 points in a row to overtake the score. The UAE made a breakthrough layup from the bottom line, 4 to 5. Of Liu Wei's three-pointers, 7 tied. The Chinese team succeeded in stealing, and Dayao dunked inside, 9 to 7. Fernandez also scored a three-pointer, 10 to 11. The Chinese team failed to attack consecutively, and the Spanish team scored 7 points in a row. The Chinese team requested a timeout and replaced four generals. The substitution was also very effective. The Chinese team played an 8-3 shock wave, closing the score to 18-20. This is also the final score of the first quarter, and the Chinese team is only 2 points behind.

In the second quarter, Li Nan's three-pointer helped the Chinese team overtake the score. Then the Chinese team's three major insiders took turns to put pressure on the opponent. He also missed a few times, and was successfully counterattacked by the Chinese team several times. With the UAE's two-handed dunk, the Chinese team led 44 to 33 by 11 points. Although the Chinese team conceded a few times in the face of Spain's pressing force, Liu Wei scored a beautiful fast-break layup before halftime, and the Chinese team ended the first half with a 46-37 lead of 9 points.

In the second half, the Chinese team once again put in the starting lineup. The Spanish team failed to attack consecutively, and the Chinese team hit consecutive three-pointers from outside, 52 to 37, and the Chinese team led by 15 points. After several substitutions and adjustments, the Spanish team regained their touch and hit a 5-1 shock wave, chasing the score to 42-53. Jonas hurriedly asked for a timeout. At this time, Dayao's physical strength dropped and he left the game to rest, but he was generally fully fired. After scoring 5 points in a row, he scored a 2+1. The Spanish team launched a crazy counterattack at the end of the third quarter, but a technical foul and repeated missed shots. And one after another mistakes, so that the Spanish team is still behind 47 to 61.

At this time of the game, everyone can see that Spain's tactics are a bit chaotic, and the number of mistakes is a bit too much. The scoring is basically based on the personal ability of the players, not the tactical cooperation.

The Spanish coach Renesses obviously wanted to try some new tactics in the game against the Chinese team, but the team's running-in problem was that the new tactics were completely ineffective, so the Spanish team trailed the Chinese team by more than ten points in three quarters.

In the last quarter, the Spanish team gave it a go. Under the leadership of Gasol, they played a 14-3 spurt, and the score was only 3 points behind 61-64. However, the national team encountered physical problems, and scoring began to become extremely difficult. Dayao even committed four fouls.

The rules of international basketball games are different from those of the NBA. In the NBA, six fouls leave the court, while the international rule is five fouls. Therefore, as long as Dayao commits another foul, Tourmaline will leave the court.

At the critical moment, Liu Wei hit a three-pointer, probably at the buzzer, and the score came to 70-67. Then the Spanish team Navarro hit a three-pointer and finally tied the score. The Spanish team also filled in 15 points pit.

There are less than two minutes left in the fourth quarter, and the game has entered a fever pitch. At this time, every offense and every defense has become extremely critical.

On the sidelines, Zhang Guan stood up and walked to coach Yunus.

"Coach, let me play!" Zhang Guan said suddenly.

Coach Yunus was slightly taken aback, he was hesitating whether to expose Zhang Guan in this game. After all, this is just a group match, and the opponent is the powerful Spain. In the plan of the national team, this game could not have been won.

When coach Jonas hesitated, he roughly scored two points again, and the score became 72-70. At this time, there were 1 minute and 08 seconds left in the game.

The crucial two points let Jonas breathe a sigh of relief, and in the next attack, Navarro missed a shot and UAE grabbed the rebound. At this time, the Chinese team not only has a 2-point lead, but also has the right to attack. As long as this goal can score a 2-pointer, the national team will gain a 4-point advantage, while the Spanish team needs at least two attacks to succeed. Overtake the score.

"Timeout!" Coach Jonas suddenly called a timeout at this moment, and there were 42 seconds left before the end of the game.

Coach Yunus turned his head and said to Zhang Guan, "Are you ready to play?"

Zhang Guan nodded: "It has been prepared for a long time."

"Go, play, and bring back the victory!" Jonas said excitedly.

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