Stunned!
The entire Chinese national badminton team,
everyone,
was stunned!
They thought,
Lin Feng could say those words,
he understood doubles,
but then,
they realized once he stepped onto the court:
How…
How come he didn't even know the positioning?
Just like Lee Chong Wei said,
singles and doubles,
are completely different,
singles positioning is more flexible,
and relatively further back,
not only does it require athletes to cover the entire court,
but also enough time and space to deal with the opponent's high far shots and smashes!
While doubles has a clear division of labor,
divided into front and back court positioning and left and right court positioning.
When in front and back court positioning,
one person is in the front court to block the net,
and the other person is in the back court to attack or defend;
When in left and right court positioning,
the two people are responsible for the defense and attack of the left and right halves of the court respectively.
Moreover -
When serving in doubles,
there are fixed serving and receiving rules.
At the same time -
Teammates need to communicate closely and have good teamwork,
quickly adjust their own positioning based on the opponent's positioning and shot characteristics,
to form an effective defensive and offensive system.
However -
Judging from this simple cooperation,
Lin Feng clearly didn't do any of that!
His positioning,
was almost the same as his singles positioning!
“Sorry!”
“I'm not used to playing doubles, I forgot how to position myself for a moment!”
He said apologetically.
Seeing this,
Everyone around didn't know what to say!
He forgot the positioning,
how can he still play the game?
Hearing this,
Zhang Jun immediately had the urge to make a substitution!
He thought he was so confident,
but he forgot the positioning,
isn't this just messing around?
If the list wasn't already submitted,
and it couldn't be changed anymore,
he really wanted to switch back to Zheng Si Wei!
Not just him,
these coaches,
and Huang Ya Qiong, Zheng Si Wei and other national team members,
all had the same idea!
Damn!
We've been tricked!
We've been fooled!
Actually, Lin Feng didn't lie,
but he had been playing singles all the time before,
suddenly changing to doubles,
even with the Badminton Grandmaster skill,
he didn't react in time!
Positioning and such,
are all subconscious!
Moreover -
The skills rewarded by the system,
are more inclined towards individual strength!
Therefore,
in his Grandmaster skill,
singles accounts for a large proportion!
But -
When this scene was broadcast on the live stream,
all the netizens exploded:
“No! No! Dude, it turns out you don't know how to play?!”
“Damn! How come? You were so confident, how did you forget the positioning?”
“Damn! I feel like I've been fooled! Is this Lin Feng any good?”
“He doesn't even know the positioning, can he really play singles?”
…
Those who were originally shouting for Lin Feng to win,
after seeing this,
had the same reaction!
All of them were shocked!
Lin Feng was messing with them?
What kind of positioning is this?
What's going on?
Even though later,
Lin Feng realized this,
and adjusted in time,
the discussion didn't end!
Those black fans,
took hold of this opportunity,
and started to crazily criticize Lin Feng!
Not only were there those who previously criticized Lin Feng for getting into the team through connections,
but also some new badminton fans,
they were all the same,
crazy mocking:
“Heh! He doesn't even know the positioning, this kind of person still has the face to say those things?”
“Exactly! What Lee Chong Wei said is still right! You can't even figure out singles, how do you want to play doubles?”
“No way! Is it true that anyone can get on the national team now? What's so special about this Lin Feng?”
“That's right! Just wait and see! This time, China will lose for sure!!!”
…
Even though they were Chinese,
they didn't have any love for China at this moment!
Actually, it was always like this,
but after Lin Feng's failure to understand the positioning,
there was even more of this kind of talk!
And it was here,
doubt,
suspicion,
questioning,
scolding,
mocking,
…
Amidst all these sounds,
Lin Feng welcomed,
the first game of this Rio Olympics!
Moreover, right from the beginning,
it was the finals!!!
…
“China Central Television!”
“China Central Television!”
“This is the Rio Olympics Badminton Mixed Doubles Finals!”
“The participants in this finals are from China - Lin Feng and Huang Ya Qiong combination!”
“And from Japan - Watanabe Kendou and Higashino Yusa combination!”
“Currently, there are only 30 minutes left before the players enter the court!”
“30 minutes later, this will be a peak battle between the world's top badminton mixed doubles players!”
…
With the passionate opening by the HXTV commentator,
the badminton mixed doubles competition quietly began!
Following the camera's sweep, it could be seen that the atmosphere at the scene was already extremely heated!
This mixed doubles match,
was still held at the familiar La Chapelle Sports Stadium,
which can hold eight thousand spectators to watch the game live.
And at this time,
the more than eight thousand people at the scene,
most of them,
were wearing red clothes,
and holding red flags in their hands!
Some even had red flags on their faces!
No need to say,
these were all Chinese spectators!
Not only at the scene,
but also behind the screens, countless people were looking forward to it!
HXTV's ratings were once again at an all-time high!
The number of viewers on various online live streaming platforms,
combined, was as high as more than eighty million!
It can be said,
this match,
was watched by hundreds of millions of people!
This level of attention,
unprecedented,
unheard of!
The reason behind it,
was still because of Lin Feng!
A…
Man who has been on the hot search list from this morning until now!
“Do you think Lin Feng will win? Can China win this time?”
“I don't know! I'm so nervous! I really hope Lin Feng can win, let those arrogant Japanese see what we’re made of! But, I'm afraid! I'm worried!”
“Who isn't? I don't know if Lin Feng can play doubles, his stamina, his singles, is very strong, but what about doubles?”
“I heard that he didn't even know the positioning before? The match is about to start, will there be any problems?”
“Ugh! Who knows!!!”
…
Very anxious,
very worried,
very uneasy,
very scared!
But -
Also very hopeful!!!
“I say, we don't need to be so nervous, we need to believe in Lin Feng, believe in our athletes!”
“Yeah! We've come this far, we can only believe in Lin Feng! Lin Feng, 加油!”
“That's right! Lin Feng 加油!”
“Lin Feng 加油!!!”
…
These,
were the reactions of most of the audience.
As for those black fans,
no need to say,
besides mocking,
it was still mocking!
“Same as before, if Lin Feng wins, I'll eat my words!!!”
One of them,
said this with such certainty!
As for other black fans,
they were almost the same,
all certain,
that Lin Feng this time,
would definitely lose!!!
…
However,
Lin Feng didn't care about any of that,
at this moment, he,
was backstage,
and met someone very unexpected!
Shida Qian Yang!!!
“How come you came here?”
He asked in a puzzled tone.
“Lin Feng-kun! I know that Nishimoto Kentaro said a lot of bad things about China online!”
“But, in my opinion, China is a beautiful place!”
“Don't misunderstand me, I still long to go to China, I also want to marry you and go to China with you!”
Shida Qian Yang's tone was very anxious,
as if she was afraid that Lin Feng would misunderstand her!
Her eyes were full of sincerity and urgency,
her hands unconsciously grasped the hem of her clothes,
trembling slightly.
Hearing this,
Lin Feng smiled,
his gaze subconsciously looked at her legs,
his eyes filled with a bit of care:
“How is it, there… is it better?”
Whoosh!!!
Hearing this,
Shida Qian Yang's face turned red instantly!
“Still…”
“It still hurts a little bit.”
The location where they were now,
had no one else around,
it was a place Zhang Jun provided for Lin Feng to rest alone,
just to let him relax a bit,
after all, the audience outside was too excited!
“It still hurts a little bit…”
Lin Feng drew out his voice,
didn't say much,
was about to tell Shida Qian Yang to go back,
but just then,
a sudden knock on the door rang out!
“Lin Feng, can I come in and interview you for a bit?”
This voice was Wang Bing Xue.
Hearing this, Shida Qian Yang immediately panicked!
Because of what Nishimoto Kentaro did before,
her appearance here at this moment was very inappropriate!
If this got out,
she would probably be kicked out of the Japanese badminton team!
“This…”
“What should I do?!”
At this moment,
Shida Qian Yang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
The first thing she wanted to do,
was to hide!
But this room was very empty,
except for a few chairs,
and a table,
there was nothing else.
But luckily,
this table was facing the door,
and there was a board under it,
if she squatted under it,
if no one got close,
they probably wouldn't be able to find her!
Therefore -
After a short thought,
she directly got under it,
and,
she asked Lin Feng to sit behind the table,
with his legs under the table!
After everything was done,
Lin Feng cleared his throat and said:
“Please come in!”
Immediately after,
Wang Bing Xue pushed the door open and entered!
…
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