Chapter 119: Undercurrents surge in the national team, and Wang Yan establishes his absolute position!

Chapter 119

Wang Yan walked into the training hall and immediately became the focus of the whole audience.

Not only players from the national team gathered here, but reporters from major Chinese media outlets also brought their cameras.

Logically speaking, the gathering of a men's basketball national team would not alarm these major media outlets.

There is only one reason, that is Wang Yan is here!
The national team players all came up to greet him, their faces full of admiration.

A-Lian and Guo Ailun are already very familiar with Wang Yan, so it’s not a big deal.

Others turned into little fans, not only holding basketballs or posters to ask for autographs, but also holding up their mobile phones to take photos with Wang Yan.

There was some confusion.

Wang Yan felt a little embarrassed.

At this time, Bob Durant, head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team, walked in from outside and shouted dissatisfiedly: "What are you doing? This is a training camp, not a fan meeting!"

The players immediately stood in a row obediently.

Unexpectedly, Deng Huade, who had just scolded the players, started to perform Sichuan Opera face-changing.

He put on a flattering smile, walked towards Wang Yan, and took the initiative to hug Wang Yan.

"Wang, you are amazing. You won the championship in your first season. It's incredible! Let's take a photo together..."

Wang Yan: “…”

The other players rolled their eyes and thought: You are more of a fan than us!

After a few pleasantries, Deng Huade returned to the main topic.

"Everyone, we are now a team with only one goal, which is to achieve good results in this Olympics! Our goal is to be in the quarterfinals of the Olympics!"

The quarterfinals in the Olympics is the best result that China has ever achieved in history, so we always set this as our goal.

But Wang Yan interrupted Deng Huade.

"Coach, I think we can secure a place in the top four and try to make it to the finals!"

Deng Huade was stunned and didn't know what to say.

To be honest, he was unsure.

But now with Wang Yan, he felt that he should set his goals higher and be bolder!
Besides, there were so many media holding cameras pointing at him.

So he had no choice but to straighten his back and nodded, "Wang Yan is right, we do need to have great ambitions, that is... the semi-finals! We must make it to the semi-finals of the Olympics!"

Wang Yan’s words stimulated all the players and everyone became excited.

In his memories before the time travel, Wang Yan knew that this national team had the worst record. They did not win a single game in the Olympics, and Deng Huade was dismissed in disgrace.

The reason is not complicated. After Yao Ming retired, a vacuum appeared in the men's basketball team and the pillar was gone.

Wang Dazhi is quite old.

UAE's skills are limited and he has no advantages compared with the muscle guys in Europe and the United States.

Others are even more mediocre and have no competitiveness in international competitions.

Deng Huade then decided on the starting and substitute lineup for the national team.

The starting five are Wang Yan, Abdul-Jabbar, Wang Dazhi, Zhu Fangyu and Sun Yue.

The substitute lineup is Guo Ailun, Liu Wei, Wang Shipeng, Chen Jianghua, Zhou Peng and Yi Li.

Wang Yan thought about it and finally remembered that he should replace Zhang Zhaoxu, the big player with average skills and not very tough.

After a brief speech, Deng Huade asked the players to do some basic warm-up exercises, and then the shooting test.

All the national team players watched Wang Yan’s variety show, and except for Abdul-Jabbar and Guo Ailun, no one else really believed it.

They think it's a show effect or editing.

Because in NBA games, Wang Yan almost never shoots three-pointers.

How can three-pointers be so accurate?

So, other players encouraged Zhu Fangyu to challenge Wang Yan.

This is the reason why some collective sports in China have average performance. There are all kinds of small groups and they like to fight among themselves.

Although Wang Yan is an "outsider" and their idol, he is now their teammate and they started to give him problems.

As a three-point shooter of historical level in China, Zhu Fangyu was naturally unwilling to accept the result.

If it comes to other techniques, he definitely wouldn't dare to challenge Wang Yan.

But when it comes to three-pointers, Zhu Fangyu believes that even in the NBA, open three-pointers may not be able to guarantee a win against him.

So Zhu Fangyu walked towards Wang Yan who was practicing free throws.

"Wang Yan, come and show us how to shoot a three-pointer. I saw you shoot three-pointers on a variety show and they're really accurate!"

Seeing Zhu Fangyu taking action, everyone else came over.

"Yeah, was that edited? Three-pointers can't be that accurate, right?"

"Show us your skills, and let us see the strength of the NBA champion!"

These players started to act sarcastic and kept urging the two to have a three-point contest.

Guo Ailun and Abdul-Jabbar have seen Wang Yan's three-point shooting ability with their own eyes.

The two stood behind the crowd, shook their heads slightly, and glanced at each other.

They did not stop him, after all, everyone was half joking, but they both knew very well that Wang Yan's three-point shot was very strong, not inferior to Zhu Fangyu.

However, neither of them dared to guarantee that Wang Yan could definitely defeat Zhu Fangyu.

Little did they know that Wang Yan had reserved some of his strength in the variety show.

Wang Yan actually admires Zhu Fangyu very much, because this guy is a tough guy.

Especially when there is a conflict between teammates and opponents, he really dares to take action.

This kind of masculinity is exactly what the national team lacks.

"I think it's better to forget it. Your three-point shooting is very strong. I'll just shoot it casually and won't use it in the game." Wang Yan didn't want to make things too awkward with Zhu Fangyu, as he would be embarrassed if the situation became awkward.

Now we are all national team players, we are a whole, and the atmosphere of unity is still very important.

But the other players kept stirring up trouble and urging the two to compete.

At this time, Deng Huade came over and said with a smile: "Then you can have a competition. I also want to see how good your shooting ability is. You can refer to it when formulating tactics."

Wang Yan saw that since the coach had spoken, let’s do it!
"Okay, then please show mercy!" Wang Yan said modestly.

Zhu Fangyu was very serious, shook his head and said, "I won't show mercy, three-point shooting is what I am best at, I must beat you!"

Wang Yan admired Zhu Fangyu's seriousness, nodded with a smile and accepted the challenge.

Everyone formed a big circle, and Wang Yan and Zhu Fangyu started the three-point contest.

Zhu Fangyu attacked first.

In the first shooting point, Zhu Fangyu was extremely brave and made all five shots!
Everyone started cheering wildly, and Wang Yan also applauded.

He is not a petty person, and Zhu Fangyu is now his teammate. The stronger he is, the better, and he will play a bigger role in future games!

Zhu Fangyu was also very proud and started to get excited.

In the second shooting point, Zhu Fangyu was a little bit off the mark and missed two, but fortunately he made the last flower ball.

In this case, he has already obtained 10 points, which is a good result.

Wang Yan gave him a thumbs up and encouraged him, "Be steady, you can do it!" Zhu Fangyu took a deep breath and made four of five shots from the middle shooting spot, scoring another 5 points.

In the fourth shooting point, Zhu Fangyu missed two more shots, including a flower ball, and got 3 points.

Zhu Fangyu was very dissatisfied with his performance and shook his head angrily.

The last shooting point is Zhu Fangyu’s shooting sweet spot, his favorite corner three-pointer!
Swish!
Boom!
Boom!
I don’t know what happened, but Zhu Fangyu missed two consecutive three-pointers from the corner.

His teammates all felt sorry for him and sighed.

Wang Yan also frowned and shouted, "Don't panic, be steady!"

This sentence made Zhu Fangyu concentrate, this is Wang Yan's outstanding leadership.

Zhu Fangyu scored the next two balls.

In this way, Zhu Fangyu scored a total of 22 points.

The score is not low.

But Zhu Fangyu was very dissatisfied with himself. He put his hands on his hips and hummed angrily.

Wang Yan went over and patted him on the back, praising him: "It's okay, I know you haven't warmed up yet today, your normal level should be better."

After hearing what Wang Yan said, Zhu Fangyu forced out a smile and said self-deprecatingly: "My hands are wet today, it's up to you!"

Under the expectant eyes of everyone, Wang Yan started shooting.

Swish!
Swish!
Swish!
Swish!
Swish!
Wang Yan made all five shots at the first shooting point!
The stadium suddenly became quiet.

This is too scary!
Everyone forgot to even cheer, they were all so scared.

At the second shooting point, Wang Yan made all five shots again!
The third one, all five shots were successful!

Only then did Alian and Guo Ailun realize that Wang Yan had been hiding his real strength in the variety show.

The fourth shooting point, he made four of five shots, and the second ball missed the basket and bounced out of the frame.

The fifth shooting point, all five shots were made again!
Good guy!
Almost full marks!
The players of the national team were completely convinced and cheered together.

Deng Huade was also shocked.

He has watched many of Wang Yan's games, but has never seen Wang Yan shoot a three-pointer.

Now that he has witnessed Wang Yan's three-point shooting ability with his own eyes, Deng Huade is overjoyed. This will greatly enrich the tactics!
Zhu Fangyu opened his mouth wide, hardly able to believe his eyes.

Wang Yan came over, patted his arm again, and said with a smile: "I feel good today, you warm up later, and we will do it again!"

Zhu Fangyu shook his head like a rattle, muttering, "Forget it, forget it. There's too much difference between you and me. There's no need to compare!"

Wang Yan encouraged: "Don't be discouraged, you are the sharp knife of our national team's offense. Let's work hard together and strive to enter the Olympic finals!"

Zhu Fangyu was very moved. To be honest, his behavior of provoking Wang Yan just now was not very friendly.

But Wang Yan did not hold grudges and continued to encourage him, which made Zhu Fangyu look at Wang Yan with new respect.

In terms of age, Zhu Fangyu is seven or eight years older than Wang Yan, but in terms of mind and pattern, there is a huge difference.

The other teammates were also completely convinced of Wang Yan. They admired him not only for his three-point accuracy, but also for his tolerance and magnanimity.

Deng Huade saw this and nodded slightly. He felt that the national team had become more cohesive after Wang Yan joined!
It can be said that Wang Yan helped Deng Huade share some of the coaching responsibilities.

So Deng Huade announced: "Wang Yan is now the captain of the national team. If you have any questions, please follow Wang Yan's instructions and communicate immediately!"

"Yes!"

Everyone was convinced.

Deng Huade felt it necessary to discuss some specific tactics with Wang Yan alone.

Because the playing styles of NBA and CBA are very different, and the players' abilities are also different, since Wang Yan has been called in, of course we have to make him play comfortably.

If Wang Yan doesn't feel comfortable fighting, he might as well not invite anyone in!

In the coach's office, the two had a long talk.

Wang Yan expressed his thoughts.

"Coach, I am quite familiar with my teammates in the national team. I think we must maximize their abilities, especially in offense."

Deng Huade was stunned. He originally thought that Wang Yan would have the attribute of being a "ball hog".

Unexpectedly, Wang Yan said to let his teammates maximize their strength.

"Wang Yan, please be more specific. What should we do?"

Wang Yan explained in detail: "On offense, we need to spread the ball more and pass it to the players with the hottest hands, and I will be the team's backup in rebounding and defense. At the same time, I will lead everyone to practice zone defense tactics and improve the defensive intensity to the best state!"

Deng Huade nodded vigorously and gave Wang Yan a thumbs up.

"Honestly, Wang Yan, I used to have a headache with the tactical application of this national team, because after Yao Ming retired, they didn't have an absolute strong point. Once they were faced with strong defense, they would be at a loss. But after you came, I found that my thinking became clear all of a sudden!"

Wang Yan has always been respectful to his coaches and will not act arbitrarily.

So he humbly said, "Coach, what I said is just a suggestion. The specific implementation is still up to you. I will obey."

Deng Huade waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, I listen to you! I'll fight you the way you say!"

Wang Yan burst out laughing. He found that Deng Huade was quite honest.

"Okay, let's work together and make sure we get better results and live up to the support of the Chinese people!"

"Correct!"

The two then discussed many specific offensive and defensive tactics in detail, and did not end the discussion until the evening, when it was almost dark.

. . . .

In the next few days, Deng Huade followed Wang Yan's suggestions and trained the offensive and defensive tactics.

Since Wang Yan's tactics consume a lot of physical energy, Wang Yan recommends spending several hours on physical training every day.

This made many players too adaptable.

Many players do not work hard in domestic training.

Look at the players from other countries, they all have well-defined muscles and plenty of physical strength.

As for the domestic players, except for a few people like Yi Jianlian who are more self-disciplined, the rest are all fat.

After several consecutive offense and defense transitions, I was exhausted.

This is what Wang Yan is most dissatisfied with.

Deng Huade attached great importance to the physical training of the players, and he was very dissatisfied even if Wang Yan didn't say it.

Wang Yan found that some of the players were very lazy and unwilling to do physical training, so Wang Yan decided to start with one of them.

Sun Yue has good talents, especially in defense and three-point shooting, where he is one of the best guards.

But he also has a flaw, which is laziness.

Moreover, his laziness also affected other players, causing most of them to be unwilling to do physical training.

"Sun Yue, you disappoint me. If you don't improve your physical fitness quickly, you won't be able to enter the starting lineup."

In front of everyone, Wang Yan solemnly warned Sun Yue.

Sun Yue looked unhappy and was angry, but Wang Yan was the pillar of the national team and Deng Huade trusted him, so Sun Yue did not dare to confront Wang Yan in person.

"okay, I get it!"

After Sun Yue finished speaking, he walked away silently.

But in the afternoon's competition, Sun Yue actually challenged Wang Yan!
(End of this chapter)