men's volleyball

Chapter 136 The first defeat
"Beep~".

The whistle blew to confirm the score. Lin Mu didn't go to the middle of the field to celebrate with his teammates by high-fiving, but just smiled and waved to his teammates, stayed at the serving position and waited, and then caught the ball thrown by the staff.

Although encouraging and celebrating each other is the usual way to improve momentum, morale, and stabilize mentality on the field, but in fact, what they lack now is not these.

Run back and forth less, and save some energy if you can.

teeing ground,
Lin Mu held the ball with his left hand, and stood quietly with his body relaxed.

The sporadic discussions in the arena also stopped at this time, and the eyes refocused on one place, which seemed very quiet.

Lin Mu also looked very quiet, and his world was also very quiet, so quiet that he could hear his own heartbeat clearly.

A little fast, a little restless, making his breathing a little heavy, he took a deep breath, and slowly calmed down the negative signals from his body.

About to serve again, he habitually summarized himself and prepared for the next ball.

Serving is his strong point. Due to his physical strength, he didn't fully devote himself to serving the game this time.

In the last game, it was not until the last moment that he served two serves in an exhausted manner. Of course, the effect was excellent, he scored, and finally won.

But after he got down, he thought about it, it was a life-saving game, and it was also a gamble. He drained all his strength, and the one who threw it was a gamble.

He also really felt from it that all the evaluations of his teammates and himself, such as his excellent serve, good serve, many changes and fineness, etc., are not so accurate.

In fact, to sum up, there are not many changes in his serve. He has always relied on great strength and precise angles to serve, including the way of hitting the lower edge of the net to find the arched net. In fact, it is the same pattern.

This method works very well under normal circumstances. Even for many top players at home and abroad, it is not very common for them to be able to achieve such precision and strength.

Of course, his jumping, strength, and physical fitness are not comparable to his now, but this is the way in the end.

Therefore, when he has developed such a serve, at his current level, the serve is considered top-notch, but it really consumes energy, especially when he is not physically strong, he is even more difficult in output power and angle search. It is the loss of advantages.

And in the serve just now, he used the jump float that he rarely used in the past, which was a high float under the control of power.

To really change your serve, in the same take-off mode, it will be impossible for others to judge until the moment of the real shot, so that everyone cannot truly define you.

This is the case with the serve, and it should be the same with the attack.

Lin Mu had a further understanding.

"Breathe!"

"beep~"

The serve whistle sounded, and the whole court became quieter.

Lin Mu patted the ball lightly, making adjustments for the last time.

After 3 or 4 seconds of waiting time for the serve, he threw the ball again and made a run-up. His forearm quickly drew an arc in the air with his forearm driven by his forearm.

It's no longer a floater, it's higher and faster than before.

The orange volleyball rushed straight to the opposite court, and flew straight to the opponent's main attacker who caught the ball last time. From then on to the other side, the speed was so fast that it flashed afterimages.

"boom!"

Jincai Middle School's main attacker only had time to move a step and raise his arm. Before the arm was fully raised, the ball hit the opponent's upper arm and bounced off quickly.

The free man tried his best to chase, but the ball had already flown out of the barrier-free zone, so he had no choice but to give up.

The referee blows his whistle to signal a serve.

The score was 3:0,

"nice shot!"

"happy!"

Scoring three points in a row and scoring two consecutive serve points is really exciting!
The players of the Jinling No. [-] Middle School did not pay any attention to the annoyance and unwillingness of the players of the Pengli team. They rushed to Lin Mu's side without waiting for Lin Mu to return to the field.

Six players gathered outside the end line to celebrate a good start to the fifth inning.

"Beep!"

The referee whistled again, and the head coach of Jincai Middle School called a timeout. He had to call a timeout to interrupt Xia Linmu's serving rhythm when he scored three points in a row in the deciding game.

The players walked off the field, and the coach of Jincai Middle School said directly: "Don't be fooled by the serve fans. His physical condition is no longer good, and his serve is not so good that you can't catch it.

Three servings and three ways, precisely because he can't handle the full output, keep an eye on it, defend the receiving area, and the free agent will cover more for a while, the back row and the front row are the main attackers, you play according to your own rhythm, don't be so-called The changes lead me away..."

The players nodded. They seemed to have lost their original annoyance on the surface, but they didn't relax at all in their hearts.

Only when you really face it will you know how difficult the opponent, the player who was emphasized by the coach, is to deal with.

Moreover, receiving the serve is the most passive moment for the defensive side, and it can only be manipulated by manpower. However, the opponent came up with a few tricks for them in the fifth game.

Fortunately, the physical condition is indeed not good, and fortunately, not everyone on the other side is like this No. 3.

They gradually comforted themselves.

The players on both sides are either relaxing or accepting the guidance of the coach, appearing tense and busy.

In the auditorium, Xiaoyou's discussion sounded again.

On a row of seats facing the volleyball court, several middle-aged people sat together, and they once again talked about the two teams and the players of the two teams.

I only heard one of them say: "...The Pengli team is really strong. The second pass and the response are the key points. I didn't expect that the serve of the No. 3 response is also very good. This is still a state where the physical strength has declined significantly..."

The other two listened to the analysis and nodded, and the oldest one was even more emotional at this time, "We watched the video of the last match between them and Jinling No. [-] Middle School. The Pengli team is really very good A team that pays attention to coordination and tactics.

They can use tactics and coordination to offset the disadvantages of hardware quality. If it is not for the fact that there is a major problem in physical strength, they can even win 3 rounds today, which is really rare.

I was thinking that there is only a gap between us and Jinling and Jin, but speaking with confidence, the gap between us and these two teams is not as big as that of Pengli, if we..."

The words were not finished, but everyone understood the meaning, and there was a moment of silence.

This is the truth, but in fact it is not so easy, their training methods and concepts are not like the Pengli team.It can be said that the Pengli team is a completely different existence among these dozen teams.

In the national team, there are not many people who are not physically strong like Peng Li, but pay close attention to technique and cooperation.

"...Hehe, I'll just talk!"

After the speaker was silent, he also smiled, and continued: "To be able to reach their situation, not only the cooperation and awareness are required, but also the core of absolute determination is required.

Just like this No. 3, otherwise if there are some problems, the whole line will collapse.In their last game, they tied the two rounds. If it wasn't for this kid who fought against the overall situation and managed to maintain the situation, there would be no success for them.

I'm really envious. You said that Yucheng is much better than Huizhou, but why didn't one or two of these talents be sent here? "

The other two didn't answer. Although they agreed, they really didn't know what to say.

The speaker didn't intend to ask the two of them to answer, he thought for a while and said: "We are also a bit unlucky, we thought we were going to fight for Jinling and Jincai, but we didn't expect Pengli to come out.

What's even worse is that we and Pengli are still competing on the last day. If it is today, maybe we should fight for it. Their next opponents, Ningbo and Tanzhou, will not be able to hold hands like Jinling and Jincai. "

"Director Zheng, who knows if you haven't played before? This Pengli team is a pure amateur team. It's not like we don't have a chance. The key is to watch the match against Jinling and Jincai..."

"Ha ha!"

Director Zheng smiled, remembered and asked: "Xiao Xiao, you said that the Pengli team is an amateur team, what is the specific situation? The information you specially collected yesterday..."

"Well, Director Zheng, I inquired with the people I know in Huizhou, and it sounds like this team is really interesting."

The one who was named was relatively the youngest, and he was in charge of data analysis in the team.

The statistics of their own players, including the collection of opponents' texts, audio-visual and other related materials, should be said that some places where resources are invested are indeed well-structured, at least quite formal.

For example, the head coach of the youth team was the one who asked the question, and their assistant coach was the first to speak. Those who didn’t come also had accompanying players and other technical coaches.

Regardless of whether the grades are good or not, whether they are valued or not, these personnel are at least well-established in structure.

Xiao Xiao nodded and introduced the situation: "Pengli Sports School is an amateur sports school in Pengli City. In the past, it was not very good in various sports. It didn't make much splash in provincial competitions, let alone volleyball. However, from Their coach Lu Lin began to change after he came to the sports school.

This group of people is led by coach Lu Lin.Regardless of whether their training methods are correct or not, at least there are some remarkable things.Moreover, they have a good record after forming a team.

He won all the provincial youth volleyball competitions and entered the regional competition as the provincial champion. I heard from the people there that he often communicated with the provincial youth team and the provincial team in private. , the old Lu coach over there in Huizhou valued it a lot..."

"Xiao Xiao, wait!"

Director Zheng interrupted him by raising his hand, and asked: "You said, the Pengli team is the original team of the sports school? Didn't the provincial youth team and other teams join?"

"Yeah, no, none of them. They were completely the same team they played in the provincial youth volleyball competition. Two people were even poached away. The Huizhou side didn't pay much attention to it. They came to participate in the division competition. Each team has its own management. You know, if you want to gather youth resources in the province, without the above organization, it is impossible to take shape!"

Director Zheng shook his head strangely, he didn't know how to think about it.Originally thought that they had assembled the youth-level elites in the province, but it turned out to be a purely local team.

It has to be said that it is somewhat weird and ironic that a local team has played with Jinling and Jin like this.

"If you win the Jincai again today, it will really create a miracle. It is estimated that tomorrow all the teams will check the Pengli team thoroughly. I don't know what will be on their faces by then. expression."

Director Zheng smiled gloatingly.

"Director Zheng, can Pengli be captured today?"

The timeout was over and the game was about to restart. Director Zheng looked at the players on both sides who were re-entering the field to prepare for the game. The requirements for a player's running position and immediate ball handling are extremely high, and physical strength is a big problem.

Unless they serve players like this No. 3 in each round of serving, they will rely on sports to grab points, and their disadvantages will become greater and greater.

These gaps in physical quality cannot be made up by simply trying to make up for it. In fact, I hope that the Pengli team can win, but based on my experience and observation, it is very difficult..."

Director Zheng felt a little regretful. The teams who came to participate in the competition would not want to be able to advance to the next stage. Only the top two in each group are eligible. I hope that some teams can stand out, and they will work hard for the second spot.

If several teams are entangled with each other, then they will face a situation where they have to fight all of those teams. Unless they can fight all the way, otherwise they will be less lucky, and even fighting for one or two games is meaningless.

The game restarted, and the three of them didn't speak anymore. No matter whether the analysis and judgment were right or not, the game would be announced soon, and they also refocused their attention on the field.

Similar to their situation, this game also attracted other teams, and they all came to observe their opponents.Maybe there are also the thoughts of the coaches of the Yucheng team, but in fact, most of them have complicated and delicate hearts.

Whether the Pengli team can win the game is not a good thing. It is foreseeable that the water in this group will become more and more muddy.

Sometimes muddy water is not so easy to fish.

The game in the field continues, after all, it will not be diverted by the will of the bystanders.

Whether they want to see it or not, the situation of the Pengli team is getting more and more difficult.

After the timeout, Lin Mu served the ball,

His fourth serve failed, and Jincai Middle School successfully organized an attack by receiving the serve and took the serve back.

The score came to 3:1.

"Next ball."

Lin Mu returned to the arena, and clapped his hands calmly to encourage him.

He then walked to his position and waited for the opponent to serve.

The teammates didn't think there was anything wrong, and it was already very good to score 3 points with the serve, so let's continue to fight.

However, when they were concentrating on receiving the serve, they didn't notice that Lin Mu secretly shook his shoulders and ankles.

The extreme vigorous movement under the condition of physical fatigue made him uncomfortable for a few stressed joints. Although it was not to the extent of injury, the impact was not small.

Lin Mu wanted to slow down, but the progress of the game made him unable to relax in the slightest.

The pace of the game was getting faster and faster. Peng Li, who was quite used to the fast pace, finally became more and more difficult due to the impact of physical strength.

The opponent has a lot of experience in the game. Lin Mu led his teammates to try to slow down his own rhythm, but he always unconsciously walked with the overall rhythm of the game in one or two inadvertent moves.

The weakness of the Pengli team appeared again, or their helplessness also appeared again.

On the sidelines, watching the game, Lu Lin's face became more serious.

If you want to play your own fast-changing rhythm, you need to move and pace, and you need physical strength and individual quality to support.Once it is too late to support, most of the tactics to make up for the disadvantages have been useless.Even if the Pengli team can slow down the tempo, it is useless. Originally playing slow-playing offensive and defensive head-to-head confrontation is not their strong point.

This game is lost!

He sighed inwardly.

On the playing field, the two sides went back and forth, and the score was not too big. The Pengli team barely led by two points and reached 8 points first.

But after the exchange of venues, the situation took a turn for the worse, and Jincai Middle School became more and more confident in the fight, and the Pengli team couldn't resist all kinds of unreasonable attacks.

The score was tied, then reversed, and soon at 12:14, Jincai Middle School got the match point of the game.

Jincai middle school serves.

Looking at the clear "14" on the scoreboard, the receivers of the Pengli team were extremely nervous.

Even Lin Mu's palms were sweating.

One point, and one more point to win.

Since the formation of the Pengli team, there has never been a situation in which the opponent got the match point first in an official game.

After the waiting time for serving is over, the opponent's secondary attacker throws the ball and jumps.

--not good.

Lin Mu secretly screamed in his heart. He rushed towards the net in a hurry. The ball flew over with great force. From the arc of the first shot, Lin Mu had a rough judgment. After halftime of the flight, Lin Mu's judgment was even clearer. .

When Lin Mu rushed forward desperately, the ball had already arched on the net, then turned around, and rolled lightly towards the Pengli team's half court.

Lin Mu moved quickly, even though the "fastness" at this time was only the maximum he could do in his current state.

Fly, throw the ball!
He stretched out his right hand with great effort, no longer caring about the cushion after his body landed.

"beep~"

The referee blew his whistle to signal the score, and signaled the end of the game.

"call--"

Lin Mu didn't get up, but turned over and lay on the floor, breathing heavily.

The shortness of breath made his chest rise and fall violently, and the bursts of oppression made him uncomfortable.

This ball does not matter the quality of the opponent's serve, and there is a lot of luck involved, but the result is already determined, and losing points is losing points.

At 12:15, with a total score of 2:3, Jincai Middle School won.

Lin Mu and his teammates finally reaped their first defeat since participating in an official competition.

(End of this chapter)