Thinking this, he addressed the players:
"It looks like China anticipated our style of play and made specific preparations to counter it."
The players fell silent.
That was true. The team's original game plan had been to play more aggressively, both on offense and defense.
But China had come out even more aggressive than they were.
If China was more aggressive than them, how were they supposed to play?
Seeing how subdued everyone looked, Delavedova pondered for a moment, then said:
"In this situation, it comes down to who can play more aggressively and fight harder."
"Let's see who can hold out longer."
"And what I want to tell you is that we have an advantage over China in this regard."
By this point, players had already been left bleeding three times.
"Just relax and keep your minds at ease. China is sure to win!"
Even when two players grabbed the ball at the same time, they fought tooth and nail for possession. In the end, they both tumbled out of bounds and crashed into a row of chairs beside the bench.
In other words, both teams had already taken heavy casualties in those twenty minutes.
Wang Yi forced himself to his feet, retied his shoelaces, then stamped his foot hard on the sideline.
In the second half, he would show Australia what a real Number Zero Thug looked like!
Of course, Australia had also paid a heavy price to make up the ten-point deficit in the second half.
In a battle like this, with the opposing team now ahead by two points, China's situation had become even more difficult.
Irving hadn't been able to play for the last four minutes of the first half.
He couldn't return to the court for now.
Hearing this, the players nodded one after