After the men's table tennis team finished with eight points and four points, the next step was the women's table tennis match.
Taking advantage of this gap, Germany head coach Rohlskov is organizing everyone to study together again.
After all, the only loser was Bayer. The current semi-finals are still three Europeans encircling Huaping.
Although this situation is not as exciting as the meeting of the top four, it is also a major change that has not been seen in the world table tennis for many years.
There are three Europeans, one is German, one is England, and one is Sweden. Whoever can kill Wang Chao will be the European hero.
And whoever can finally win the championship will be the new emperor of Europe.
This is a battle for national honor.
Rohlskov is very positive about this matter because he has been unconvinced with Huaping for many years. If I remember correctly, at the end of last year's international tour finals, he publicly mocked the coaches of Huaping for not being able to understand the peak showdown between Sun Tianlong and Luo Jiu.
The implication is that he respects the players of Huaping, but he does not think highly of the coaches of Huaping, because he feels that if he has so many top players and such a good domestic selection system, he will definitely do better than Cai Guodong.
He has this confidence also because Germany has been the strongest table tennis country in Europe in the past ten years.
It's just that this time, everyone's enthusiasm didn't seem so high.
Swedish head coach Persson took Michel to Rohlskov's room on time, but they obviously lacked confidence and sighed deeply when they saw Rohlskov.
Bayer was sitting in the back, feeling a little embarrassed.
Of course he knew the reason for this long sigh.
In fact, during the European mobilization yesterday afternoon, the three head coaches placed at least 80% of their hopes on Bayer, without much consideration for the other players.
The reason is that everyone agrees that Bayer has the strongest overall strength. He is a traditional super-class veteran with solid basic skills, rich experience and no flaws. Moreover, Bayer's playing style has always been Asian and is quite similar to Wang Chao. Therefore, it is most convenient to design tactics only by letting Bayer fight Wang Chao.
For example, the various tricks and deceptions used in the short game with Wang Chao can be effective because there is actually a prerequisite, that is, you must first have enough basic functions to hold on to Wang Chao on the short ball in the table.
If you can't even achieve basic equalization, then any tactics are just hooliganism.
Secondly, you must have strong enough defensive capabilities, because Wang Chao's current style of play is too offensive. If the average player can't handle the first three boards, then how can we talk about defensive counterattacks?
In fact, during the discussion yesterday, Michel, Wolf and Pike directly stated that they could not fight against the shortcomings, could not withstand the three offensive axes, and could not execute this set of tactics on their own.
Therefore, yesterday's European mobilization was almost equivalent to a tactic purely tailored for Bayer, and did not involve other people.
But in the end, Bayer was defeated, which meant that all the research results were meaningless.
Yesterday's enthusiastic discussion only discussed this little thing. If we discuss it again today, it is nothing more than repeating the same old tune. How much achievements can we make?
At least Swedish head coach Persson has no hope.
He was willing to come simply because he wanted to be a dead horse. After all, the next round would be Wang Chao playing Michel, and Michel himself felt that there was no chance of winning.
He gave up before fighting.
So after sighing, Persson couldn't help but look at Bayer with a faint complaint.
Bayer saw this and felt quite aggrieved.
In fact, he didn't want to use today's tactics to fight Wang Chao at all. He himself wanted to use full defense tactics to fight Wang Chao from the beginning.
He used full defense tactics to defeat Lin Zijun. He believed that this tactic was quite mature and suitable for him. He did not think that Wang Chao's attack power was stronger than Lin Zijun. So, why couldn't he use full defense tactics to drag Wang Chao to death like Lin Zijun?
But it happened that their own head coach acted like a monster and actively contacted various heroes to form a grand alliance. In the end, they found a lot of flaws in Wang Chao's play style and designed a set of targeted tactics that seemed to be quite perfect.
Bayer's character is indeed good. He refused to implement it immediately yesterday. He was willing to let Michel or Pike practice this tactic. He didn't care who won the championship, because in his nearly twenty-year career, he had won medals in three major competitions and only one open competition. He really didn't care much.
However, just because his ability indicators were the most suitable, he was eventually forced to implement this tactic.
This is called hospitality, and he just wanted to give face to all parties.
He executed it without any issues, but still ended up losing.
He felt that it was not his fault.
It's because Wang Chao's error correction ability is too strong and his mental quality is too good.
He felt very wronged because the final outcome of the European game was to help an Asian player correct several shortcomings in his playing style. It was really a loss of both his wife and his soldiers.
But now it is obvious that everyone feels that Bayer has failed everyone's expectations.
Bayer still maintained good self-cultivation and did not defend himself. He just sat quietly next to Rohlskov, planning to pretend to be dead.
But after waiting for a long time, England head coach did not appear.
Rohlskov could only call and ask, but England head coach made a pretty lame excuse, saying that he wanted to accompany Pike for pre-match training and would not come.
For a moment, everyone in the room felt a little embarrassed.
We are all old foxes, and everyone can guess what England head coach is thinking.
Because Bayer was defeated, the European League has been considered to have collapsed. Next, for England, it is no longer a priority to beat Wang Chao. The top priority is to win the semi-finals first.
After all, England belongs to a newly emerging association. Pike is not as free and easy as Bayer. He now hopes to do his best to get more points. Even if he cannot beat Wang Chao, it would be good to have one more round.
What's more, he himself is a new generation player who has just completed his super evolution. He has an unparalleled sharp backhand, but is lacking in many other aspects. In this case, for him, the most important thing to win the game is not tactics, but on-the-spot state.
So, instead of sitting down, it is better to stand up and walk.
As long as you can play crazy and unleash all the power of your backhand, then even if it is full of flaws, you may not have no chance of winning.
Michel wanted to come because he played Wang Chao in the semifinals.
But Pike was unwilling to come because his opponent in the semifinals happened to be German player Wolf.
Therefore, there is an invisible rift between Germany and England. As for Pike's so-called special training at this time, the imaginary enemy is by no means Wang Chao, but the second seed of Germany, Wolf, who is sitting in the room at this moment.
When the Europeans were doing the series connection, Wang Chao was also coming out of Cai Guodong's room.
The big guys on the coaching staff pulled him and asked him over and over again, asking him if he deliberately tempted Bayer to consume his energy. Wang Chao just felt wronged and shook his head with a wry smile. However, no one believed it. Qin Huachang even looked at him with disdain, as if he was mocking him for daring to do something he dared not do.
"If you didn't deliberately seduce him, would you have made yourself so embarrassed?"
"If you didn't deliberately lure him, how could you lose so happily?"
"You obviously couldn't help but feel happy after your conspiracy succeeded."
"Isn't it? Isn't it? Why don't you tell me the truth!"
In the end, even He Jingping became suspicious and secretly pulled Wang Chao and said, "Tell me the truth. Don't worry, I will never tell them."
But how pitiful I am, I really don't have this intention...
I really want to have a fair fight...
It was obviously Bayer who wanted to cause trouble, but he couldn't keep up with his physical strength. It was like using a double-edged sword and finally cut himself.
So when Wang Chao walked out of the room, he felt very complicated. He obviously didn't take action, but everyone seemed to think that he did. Moreover, this dirty trick was so discreet that it not only hid it from all Europeans, but even the Huaping coaching staff.
So, how bad do you have to be?
The label on this small silver coin probably cannot be removed.
He called Lu Feiyang, found a table, and practiced with him.
But Lu Feiyang's state today was very strange. He didn't pull the ball when he should, and he didn't shoot the ball when he should. He was completely lost. Wang Chao stopped moving and said, "What's wrong with you?"
Lu Feiyang frowned, sighed, and glanced at Wang Chao with envy in his eyes. "Brother Chao, I really envy you. We talk and laugh with Coach He every day. They don't look like masters and apprentices, but more like friends. When you look at me again, when you see Old Zhu, it's like a mouse seeing a cat, and your legs are trembling."
He was so high-spirited when he went to T2, but he is quite depressed today, probably because he failed to play well in several consecutive games this year.
Especially when he lost to Michel, Zhu Zeshi lost his temper after the game and gave him a severe scolding. He also found out a bunch of mistakes he shouldn't have made in the game and ordered him to correct them all.
He is obviously a eliminated player, so he can just watch the fun these days, but Lu Feiyang is not even qualified to watch the game today. He was forced by Zhu Zeshi to start hell-level special training in the port area. This special training is said to last for at least two weeks. After the end, the effect will have to be seen. If the effect is not good, continue to train more.
Wang Chao sees all these things.
Lu Feiyang's temperament is indeed too hot, and it does need to be polished, but Old Zhu's high-pressure approach, Wang Chao, as a disciple of a wealthy family, is not qualified to judge.
Lu Feiyang just complained, and then begged, "Brother Chao, please use me as your training partner these days. Playing with you will at least make you mentally relaxed. But being watched by Old Zhu for special training makes me want to die."
Wang Chao nodded and said with a smile, "Then you have to show your energy and at least put some pressure on me during sparring. Otherwise, if I lose, Old Zhu will still get angry at you and say that your sparring effect is not in place."
Lu Feiyang shivered, and then realized that sparring was also very risky. For a moment, he was a little afraid, and said nonchalantly, "Then do you have the confidence to win the championship?"
Wang Chao couldn't help but feel a little pity for him.
This child was really driven to a state of fright.
He tried to sound confident and said, "Don't worry, after passing this level Bayer, no one can stop me. When I win the championship, I will go to the head coach to praise you and say that you did a good job as a sparring partner. It should make your life easier."
Only then did Lu Feiyang turn from worry to joy. He was young after all. He quickly put his depression behind him and began to yell and attack wildly with Wang Chao. As a leader among the new generation players, although his backhand is not as good as 's Pike is so outstanding, but he definitely has a lot of lethality. Wang Chao asked him to practice not just to help him, but because Lu Feiyang's playing style is very advanced and his attack power is full, which can really help him steadily improve his condition.
So soon in the afternoon, Men's Singles semi-finals officially started.
Thanks to "Also Once Was a King" for the 5,000 coin reward. Congratulations on becoming my second leader. Originally, the leader should have added an update, but I really can't write it today. I owe it now and will make up for it another day.
Thanks to "Liu Chen Night" for the 1500+500 coin reward, a new face, haha.
Thanks to "kulukulu", "Pipi Xia Zhuang" and "Ai Chen" for the 100-coin reward. Well, I don't know if my memory is correct, but all three of them should be familiar faces.