Michel serves.
He served a long backspin shot that hit the forehand baseline.
He will never send short backspin, because there is such a conclusion in the research of the European Allied Forces: He will never compete with Wang Chao.
In the whole of Europe, there is only one person, Bayer, who can disobey this conclusion.
But the fact is that Bayer did not get any relief from several shortcomings in the last game.
Michel was mentally prepared for Wang Chao to force short backspin, because he knew that for the perverts like Huaping, controlling the ball on the table is almost a compulsory course.
And short backspin is his Achilles heel.
But Wang Chao didn't rub the ball, but pulled it over with a board as a matter of course, creating a beautiful, powerful, and extremely low arc.
This goal made Michel a little secretly happy, because for some reason Wang Chao didn't insist on using the tactic he was most afraid of.
But Michel doesn't know, this is precisely because the current Wang Chao is different from last year.
If it were last year, Wang Chao's concept would have been to "hit the snake seven inches wide". If he found a flaw in you, he would focus on your flaw and hit you until he beat you to death.
But this year's Wang Chao has done whatever it wants.
The first two serving strategies were because he thought they should have good results, so he gave them a try.
This forehand attack at this moment is because he feels that he must attack at this time to make himself comfortable.
The ball has reached your mouth. If you don't twitch, won't your hands feel itchy?
Although you can win by rubbing the ball and controlling the ball on the table, it is not enjoyable at all, so why should I play like this?
It's not like I can't beat him.
I'm not afraid of him.
Such a mentality may seem a bit undisciplined, but in fact, it is the heart of a true king.
I regard myself as a king and look down on the majority of the table tennis world. Except for a few people at the top who deserve me to restrain my instinctive desire to play and seek strategic victory, the others are just mediocre and can be played casually.
Well, that's right, Wang Chao wants to slightly change the sentence that he didn't say in T2 last year and turn it into "Heroes in the world, the only dragon, Yijiu, and Chaoer".
In fact, he knows that he can't beat Sun Tianlong and Luo Jiu now, so he won't say this because he will be scolded as shameless.
But that's what he really thought...
Because what he explores is not the current strength, but the ultimate potential and upper limit.
Faced with this attack, Michel chose to retreat Forehand Loop, wanting to lead the ball into a stalemate.
Because of his height and long arms, Michel is probably one of the few veterans in Europe who is not very taboo about stepping back from the table, because even if he takes a step back, his protection ability near the table is still the same as that of an ordinary player who does not step back from the table. As long as he leans forward and takes at most half a step forward, he can directly touch the net in the center of the table with his racket.
Wang Chao, on the other hand, did not retreat at all. Facing the ball pulled by Michel, he chose to change his line and pull back to the right for backspin.
Michel's pull is very powerful and heavy, but Wang Chao's pull is light and fast. So in theory, Wang Chao is not easy to resolve Michel's strong pull.
But the problem is that Wang Chao just waved his arm easily and the ball passed.
Therefore, the unique lightness and speed of Wang Chao, coupled with the change of line, caused a lot of trouble to Michel. He swung his arm with all his strength to catch the ball coming straight to his backhand, and made another strong pull.
Wang Chao once again took the ball lightly and pulled it to the forehand position of Michel. However, the ball just landed on the baseline, but this ball landed near the table.
Michel could only take half a step forward and swing his arm back again, but because it was a close billiard ball, although he could hit it, he couldn't directly throw it away and pull it. He could only stand the racket up and block the ball first.
This time, there really was an opportunity ball that was high and did not turn.
Michel thought that Wang Chao was going to explode, so he subconsciously took a step back.
But Wang Chao didn't rush forward, it was still a light pull, this time it landed on the backhand at a wide angle.
Michel was still within reach, but his body could no longer maintain the stability of his technique during such maneuvers. The ball was pulled back and flew directly off the table.
3:0.
After the ball was played, everyone basically understood it. Swedish Table Tennis Association Head coach Persson sat behind the baffle on one side, his expression gradually becoming sad.
The more expert you are, the more you can see how disappointing this third goal is.
Don't think that just because the two sides have come and gone, they are evenly matched.
In fact, in this stalemate, the two most important key points are, first, how Wang Chao catches Michel's powerful and heavy pull, and second, how Michel catches Wang Chao's fast and varied pull.
In terms of board quality, Michel is far ahead because he is a model European player. His power and spin can definitely rank among the top three among all professional players in Europe.
But when Wang Chao catches the ball from him, he always takes it lightly, as if he just waved his arm to catch it. This means that he has achieved the ultimate in borrowing and unloading force, and is truly clumsy and light.
On the contrary, Wang Chao's fast changing line ball is obviously neither spin nor heavy. You just need to keep up with his rhythm, but Michel just can't keep up.
Why?
Because all Michel's power is used to pull his own ball.
Michel wanted to attack rather than defend, but the offense he was proud of did not pose a threat to the opponent at all. On the contrary, he was unable to maintain his strength and balance because of his excessive attack.
So this is actually an offensive and defensive game. Michel took out the things he had at the bottom of the box to find an opportunity to win, but the other party just took out a set of things and tried to fight against you.
In the end, Michel's hole card was suppressed by a card randomly drawn by Wang Chao.
This is the stark gap.
Before today, Persson didn't think this new player from China could be this strong, but when he saw this ball today, he gave up completely.
He doesn't quite understand why a newcomer can be so strong. You know, even when Wang Wendong and Sun Tianlong debuted at the age of eighteen, they were not so strong. They were constantly honed into perfection in countless subsequent battles.
But the young man in front of him reached his peak as soon as he debuted?
He is not stupid. Recalling the Bayer game, he has vaguely realized that he and the other two head coaches have done the biggest stupid thing in history?
This stupid thing is enough to extend Huaping's rule for at least five more years, and it is also enough to make Huaping, which currently has major flaws, once again repaired and become impregnable.
Persson patted his forehead and smiled bitterly.
Although the game had only started for a minute and a half, he knew that Michel was finished, and Sweden was finished as well. After all, the last chance in Europe belonged to the England people.
And indeed it is.
The next game was still exciting from the scene, because Michel was really trying his best, he attacked like crazy, and really got a few good shots from Wang Chao's hands.
There were even a few super balls and a few super long shots in this game, but none of these could affect the final outcome.
In just thirty minutes, Michel lost the game 4:0 without any suspense.
Wang Chao had a calm expression. He just raised his hands to the audience and walked around in a perfunctory circle. Even after completing the celebration, he walked steadily off the field.
He didn't mean to show off, but he really didn't find the game challenging, so it really didn't deserve a warm celebration.
His mind is already thinking about his next opponent Pike.
This made Michel, who was sweating profusely and almost exhausted, deeply hurt.
Michel is already 31 years old. He is really not young, and he has such a huge physique. In the sport of table tennis, he is a "little giant" type. Because of the height of the table and the diameter of the racket, he seems to be one size larger than everyone else every time he stands in front of the stage, giving people a feeling that "he is very inconsistent with this sport."
In fact, such a physique does make him more tired than others in the same game.
He even suffered serious lumbar muscle strain and mild knee effusion due to excessive bending and kneeling.
But even though he tried so hard, he couldn't even make the other person excited. This stung him deeply.
He slowly walked out of the arena with the support of Persson, found a place to sit down, and said softly, "I want to make a phone call."
Persson looked at him deeply, his lips moved, making a questioning mouth shape.
Michel nodded.
So Persson smiled and walked to the side. His heavy footsteps were now filled with excitement. He obviously shouldn't pry into Michel's privacy, but he couldn't help but keep glancing over there.
Michel has already dialed a phone number.
The phone was answered after three rings. Then, an old but steady voice came from the other side. "K?"
Michel's throat was a little dry. He opened his mouth, adjusted it, and then whispered, "It's me."
"I watched your game. Are you not willing to lose?" A chuckle came from the phone, "So, why are you looking for me?"
Michel blushed slightly at this moment.
Three years ago, he was 28 years old. He was in the golden age of European table tennis players with a brilliant record. At his best, he was ranked 7th in the world. At that time, Luo Jiu was in the haze of failed technical reforms. He was once ranked above Luo Jiu.
It was also at that time that the person on the other side of the phone took the initiative to call him and seriously suggested that he change his rubber.
Michel refused, with a firm attitude and not a polite tone. Although the other party had an unparalleled reputation in the Swedish table tennis world, he still felt that the other party must be old and confused. He had been idle for too long and wanted to come out to impress others.
But if you want to grandstand, don't step on my shoulders, okay?
Change glue?
Mmp, if I improve my strength a little bit, I might even be able to destroy Bayer. The goal of leading Sweden back to the strongest table tennis country in Europe is just around the corner. Do you want me to change the rubber at this time? You want me to readjust and start over?
Are you afraid that you are crazy?
So Michel didn't even listen to the other party's words at that time. Halfway through, he lied that something urgent happened on his side and hung up the phone directly.
He felt that he was insulted at the time, but after all, he did not dare to curse directly. Instead, he found an excuse before hanging up the phone. It was not for anything else, just because the person opposite was Old Wa.
The former world table tennis number one Old Wa.
Old Wa once suppressed four generations of Chinese table tennis players by himself.
The first Grand Slam Old Wa in the history of world table tennis.
After that incident, Michel turned his anger into motivation and trained harder, thinking that he could fulfill his dream. But what he didn't expect was that being ranked 7th in the world was already his peak. In the following three years, he had been ups and downs, up and down, beating some masters and losing to some masters, but no matter how hard he fought, he could not go any further.
He himself also found his own problem, which was the lack of a truly fatal combination of attacks. Although he was explosive with every ball, he was still essentially a brute force player. No matter how fast or slow the connection between his shots was, they were not systematic.
He thinks he is smarter, but in terms of playing style classification, there is actually no essential difference between him and Chinese table tennis player Lin Li.
He desperately needed a breakthrough but couldn't find the direction.
Later, he realized one thing: he should strengthen his forehand ability.
Because he is also famous for his backhand offensive ability in the European table tennis world. Because of his height and long arms, the power of pulling and tearing the ball with his backhand is no less powerful than that of the forehand. And because of his height, the ball he pulls out with his backhand naturally has side spin at a different angle than other athletes, making it difficult to guard against.
But his forehand was not aggressive enough.
It's not that the strength is not strong enough, but that the point of pulling the ball is too straight. He also thought about practicing changing the line, but the double-sided anti-glue play method not only greatly improves the rotation of the ball, but also changes the direction and increases the difficulty of changing the line.
He practiced for a long time, and finally discovered to his dismay that his body's talents were not enough to perfectly execute the forehand line change. More often, the result of his line change was suicide.
He was very envious of players like Bayer who had a super delicate touch. However, if he didn't have it himself, he didn't have it. This was inherited and could not be made up for by the day after tomorrow.
He fell into a bottleneck like this until today.
He suddenly remembered the phone call Old Wa made to him three years ago.
He clearly remembered that Old Wa said on the phone that day, "Change the rubber. Your forehand needs a positive rubber, because your playing style is too monotonous and your ability to control the ball is too weak. If you continue to play like this, even if you practice to death, your upper limit will only reach this point."