Ping-Pong Life
Chapter 55

All Horses Fall Silent

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There was silence in the dormitory.

"It's okay, it's just the first game." Liu Heng said softly, "And Lin Li was playing on Uncle Bai the whole time. As long as there are not so many mistakes in the next game, it will be fine."

As if to cheer himself up, Xiao Jian also whispered, "Yes, isn't this just like the match between Wang Chao and Wu Li a few days ago? In the end, Wu Li defeated Wang Chao with his physical fitness...Uncle Bai is old after all."

Many people looked at Wang Chao.

After this afternoon's game, everyone recognized the strength of Wang Chao, so of course they felt that he had the best vision, and I hope he can give his opinion.

Wang Chao shook his head and said, "I can't tell."

There are some things he dare not say because he also has a certain sense of luck.

But if it were his previous life, if he were at the scene and saw the current trend of the game, he would feel that Bayer had at least a six-point chance of winning.

Lin Li is too easy to play.

This is not right.

Even if the quality of the veneer is the best in the world, it still has to be calculated and deceived.

This is the biggest difference between big ball sports and small ball sports.

Cristiano Ronaldo can occasionally dribble the ball by himself and pass everyone on the other side. Finally, he goes straight in and scores a goal with one kick. The upper limit of his personal skills can be pushed to a very high level.

But table tennis players can never defeat their opponents simply by relying on the quality of the ball itself.

The one that can penetrate the opponent must be a set of combination punches, which includes many factors such as speed, landing point, trajectory, and calculation.

"Isn't Qin Huachang the number one coach in China? Why did Lin Li fight like this today?"

Wang Chao doesn't believe that this is Lin Li's true strength, because he has a clear understanding of the strength of world-class players. If Lin Li is only like this today, then he is not qualified to become one of the five main players in national table tennis.

This game was broadcast live on both TV and the Internet. What everyone watched was the online broadcast. The commentary was not as formal as the official commentary of Huashi Sports Channel, and the words were more casual.

So at this moment, the commentator named "Brother Da Ma" is taking advantage of the gap after the end of the game to interact with the audience.

"This friend with number 20123 asked who the on-site guide was... Today's on-site guide is Coach Wang Lu, not Qin Huachang Coach Qin."

"Let me explain to you, Coach Qin is old and it is very hard to lead the team in Europe. He had a heart attack last night and was sent to the hospital."

"Now? Oh, the news from the front is that the problem is not serious and he has been discharged from the hospital. However, he cannot provide entry guidance for the time being, because as everyone knows, watching table tennis matches is too exhausting."

"Are your pacemakers and quick-acting Jiuxin pills ready? If you are not ready, you can take the time to prepare them."

"I don't have an auction link here. I am a commentator, not a live broadcast seller."

Probably to liven up the atmosphere, Brother Da Ma finally made a joke with everyone, and then arranged for everyone to post a barrage for a lottery. The prizes were Hongshuangli's latest racket and the official biography of a certain national player.

Wang Chao When he heard this, he knew it was over.

On-site coaching is so important. This is his personal experience in his previous life.

It's not that today's Coach Wang Lu is really that weak, but that players have a deep trust in their coaches. This trust is cultivated through years of joint training. The relationship between the two parties is that of master and apprentice, as well as father and son. Once you lose that familiar figure on the sidelines during a game, you will feel flustered and feel that you have no confidence in anything and everything you do is wrong.

At this time, players with a big heart will be slightly less affected, and if they are players with a bad mentality, then it is really good to be able to use half of their skills.

Obviously, Lin Li's mentality is not good.

Yesterday, in the civil war between the brothers, he faced the people he knew best, with a calm mind and performed perfectly. But today, facing relatively unfamiliar foreign players, he couldn't see the encouraging look in Qin Huachang's eyes, and he suddenly gave up.

He was so anxious that he wanted to kill his opponent with a slap!

Even though Coach Wang Lu is also a nationally renowned coach, he saw the crux of the problem and reminded him and warned him again and again, but to no avail.

Lin Li was sweating profusely and lost in the second game with a score of 11:9.

Looking at the scores alone, there is actually not much difference between the two games.

But in fact, players' beliefs will gradually collapse as their scores continue to rise.

Time passed slowly, and in the dormitory, the team members no longer cheered each other up.

They are all professional players, and no one is blind.

In the third game, Bayer won again with 13:11.

Lin Li showed the unique tenacity of Chinese players. Even though his heart was on the verge of collapse, he still did not give up. He persisted and used wrong playing methods to score points. He even reached 11:11 before losing in the last two balls.

By the fourth game, Bayer's physical strength had declined, and his momentum had periodically ebbed. He was stalked by Lin Li, and turned back to a game with 11:7.

Even Xiao Ma is saying, "Lin Li finally found a way to beat Uncle Bai. Everyone is quietly looking forward to him letting three chase four."

Only Wang Chao knows that this is not about letting three chase four, but about returning to the past.

Lin Li quickly collapsed in the fifth game, as if Dragon Team suddenly lost power yesterday.

He was directly defeated by Bayer 11:3. There was a timeout in the middle, but the loss could not be stopped. After losing the last ball, he felt as if he had lost his soul. When Bayer came up to shake hands with him, he seemed to have not heard it. It was not until Bayer stretched his hand forward again that he raised his arm as if he had just woken up from a dream. After two seconds, he raised his arm.

The audience booed loudly, and Coach Wang Lu looked gloomy.

In the international arena, Lin Li's behavior is considered very rude. The next day, he will be labeled as "a sore loser" and "refuse to shake hands" by countless media.

But everyone in the industry knows that Lin Li has no intention of being a loser.

At this time, Lin Li's mind was filled with too many thoughts about the ball. He was thinking desperately and trying his best to find out the problem of the ball.

Simply put, he was stunned.

Almost everyone who is a first-time player has been stunned at one time or another. It is not until they have experienced countless storms that they gradually become calmer and learn to put away their chaotic thoughts and perform the ritual before them after losing.

Lin Li is naturally not a novice.

So the way he looks now, it can only be said that his soul has suffered an extremely heavy blow and has reached the point of losing his composure.

Thousands of people were silent that night, the domestic media were all speechless, and countless spectators who stayed up late to watch the game lost interest in talking about it, while more people in the industry were keenly aware of one thing: the sky is falling!

From Sun Tianlong losing power in two major events to Lin Li defeating Germany today, China Table Tennis has gradually shown signs of fatigue since World Table Tennis Championships last year.

And tonight, the greatest table tennis player in Europe, Hans. Bayer, finally tore off this fig leaf and stood out from the top four lineup of Three Chinas and One Germany, exposing the wounds that already existed in Huaping.

"Tuk tuk tuk", someone knocked on the door.

The crowded dormitory was eerily quiet.

The team members never knock on the door when they come in. They usually use their feet and occasionally their hands.

So, who is out there?

Jiang Shan went to open the door. When he saw the person coming, he immediately put away his lazy demeanor, pulled back his feet wearing slippers, tried to stand up straight, and said, "Coach He, please come in."

As soon as He Jingping arrived, everyone else who didn't care had to retreat. Even Jiang Shan ran to the next door with his laptop in his arms, and found a lame excuse. "I'm going to play games online, and I might not be back until very late."

Watching Jiang Shan leave, Wang Chao turned to look at He Jingping: "You always have trouble with me?"

He Jingping shook his head, nodded again, looking a little worried. After a long time, he sighed softly and said, "Did you watch the game just now?"

Wang Chao nodded.

"What do you think?" He Jingping asked, then felt that he didn't make it clear and added, "What do you think of China's table tennis?"

Wang Chao smiled and said, "He is very strong, invincible in the world, and dominates the table tennis world. World number one will always be Chinese. It has been so many years. Although the specific candidates have been changed, the nationality has almost never changed."

He Jingping shook his head. "This is just an appearance. In fact, as early as a few years ago, Huaguo table tennis, or Huaguo men's table tennis, already had huge hidden dangers, and today, this hidden danger has finally been exposed."

He asked Wang Chao: "How do you evaluate the five main players in national table tennis today? Don't use clichés. I want to hear the truth from you."

Wang Chao is a little helpless.

It's been less than a month since he traveled back in time. Although he checked some information, he honestly doesn't know much about the table tennis world. He only watched two games in the past two days and watched many Luo Jiu games. What do you want him to say?

He tentatively asked, "How strong is one super?"

This is a common evaluation from the outside world. Sun Tianlong is transcendent and invincible. It has been ranked No. 1 in the world for more than 30 months and has never been defeated externally.

The other four have their own victories and defeats, and have won many medals without Sun Tianlong. According to statistics from International Table Tennis Federation, 40% of all open tour championships in the past three years have been shared by these four people.

Another 20 percent belong to Sun Tianlong.

The last 40% were divided up by other countries, and the main reason why they were able to win medals was that the national table tennis team did not send its main players to compete, but instead sent new players to train.

This unparalleled dominance is the source of confidence for Chinese table tennis players.

He Jingping shook his head and said, "You are wrong, it should be one overtake... four is unstable."

Wang Chao's eyes moved slightly, thoughtfully.

"But it's even worse now." He Jingping sighed, "Now four are unstable and one is lagging behind."

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