Chapter 168 The World Champion’s Ex-Girlfriend (19)
This is why Coach Cheng had to persuade him so earnestly - there is not just one game, there are several! Not only strive for personal honor, but also consider the overall situation.
In a single trial, for example, if you can't get first in the 500 meters, don't take it seriously. There are still 1,000 meters and 1,500 meters to come. You can always make it back if you have the right time.
The final analysis is based on the total duration of the three individual matches, and then it also depends on the cooperation between the teams.
The team relay can get 20 more points if it wins than if it loses, which is not a small percentage.
If you only focus on competing for first place in a single game, but end up with a foul or injury, you will be harmed, and the team relay will also be affected. Few coaches like such players.
Look, in the first few rounds, there were only individual competitions, and there were differences of opinion among the coaches in the selection team. There was a team relay in the last round, and Cheng Guodong was worried all the time, wishing he could possess that kid and compete for him.
I wonder if he has had a heart-to-heart talk with his girlfriend? Are you enlightened?
Don't rush in a single direction again.
It’s far from time to go all out, silly boy!
Cheng Guodong felt that he didn't even worry about his own son.
…
I don't know if he felt Xu Yin's gaze, but Zhao Xujin looked in the direction where she was sitting when he came in to warm up.
Xu Yin put her hands on her head and made a heart gesture towards him.
He seemed to stumble and looked away.
Xu Yin almost laughed out loud, this awkward guy!
The referee held the loudspeaker and motioned for them to stand on their respective lanes.
The competition is about to begin.
This was Xu Yin’s first time to watch short track speed skating live, and when he made his preparations, he also felt excited.
The starting gun sounded, and eight people rushed out.
Zhao Xujin only managed to grab second place despite a slow starting speed due to the track order. The first two players on the first team are not weak either.
Cheng Guodong subconsciously looked at the coaches of the selection team who had the power of life and death. He seemed a little surprised to see them. They even exchanged a few words with each other. He vaguely heard the words "the changes are not small", and his heart moved slightly. He turned to look at the stadium. .
Yo, this kid grabbed the first teammate and sprinted.
This shows that he listened and did not rush forward in the first round and would not give up until he got the first place.
He knows how to observe, know how to exercise restraint, and knows how to accumulate energy for subsequent games.
His apparent ease when sprinting is enough for coaches to see his potential and strength.
Not bad! It seems that my girlfriend’s enlightenment worked.
Then I felt a little sad again: I thought that after so many days of persuading this boy, it was not as effective as a few words from his girlfriend.
The situation remained the same in the next 1,000 meters, with Zhao Xujin crossing the finish line close to the first place.
At 1500 meters, due to the strength accumulated in the first two games, he skated very easily and successfully won the first place. And he didn't overtake forcefully from the beginning, but looked at the right moment and then struck again. The overtaking was very beautiful, and there was no dangerous move.
After three individual competitions, he got one first place and two second places.
At the crucial final event - the team relay, in the last lap, Zhao Xujin passed three people from the outside lane and led his teammates to cross the line first, which amazed several coaches of the national team:
“I heard that his girlfriend is here. The two of them had a quarrel before, but they are probably reconciled now.”
“…” Several coaches looked at each other, is this a good thing or a bad thing?
It should be considered a good thing, right? At least someone can hold him down.
But if the two of them get into trouble again in the future, wouldn't it mean that no one can control him?
"I said, is this just a waste of time?" Coach Lu, who has always been very optimistic about Zhao Xujin, said with a relaxed smile, "Is it possible that there are hidden risks and many things cannot be done? You objected before because he did have a few He was very reckless and radical, but now he has changed it, which shows that he understands the truth. As for emotions, everyone has them. Don't you and I lead the team with emotions less often? As long as it doesn't affect the overall situation, it's not a problem. "
In the end, four out of five votes passed, and Zhao Xujin got the ticket to next season’s World Cup.
Guo Yongda, the only dissenting vote, looked ugly.
He really wanted to push his nephew to participate in the World Cup, but unfortunately he was eliminated in the morning round. He originally wanted to try again. After all, his nephew's results were stable. If he went to the cup to practice and practice, he might break through. The World Championships and the Olympics the year after next.
But these guys wanted to go against him and insisted on pushing Zhao Xujin forward, saying that he was young and energetic, and that he was eighteen years old, which was the beginning of his golden age.
Bah! He would like to see if he can come back from the World Cup with a few medals.
The other coaches looked at each other and knew each other's thoughts.
But don’t look at how hard it is for his nephew Han Cheng’s achievements to be supported.
A few years ago, I thought the short track was dangerous and I went to the main track. I couldn't get any results at the main track, so I switched back to the short track.
If it weren't for his uncle Guo Yongda, with Han Cheng's achievements, how could it be so easy to come back when he wanted and directly join the first team when he came back? No, even if you enter, you will be at the bottom.
Being at the bottom of a team is because there is no one worse than him in the team.
It just so happens that one of the two nephews has the support of his uncle and lacks the ability to fight hard. The other wants to push his nephew to join the competition when he gets a chance. He feels that it’s not that his nephew has no ability, but that he lacks opportunities for competitions.
The same goes for this trial. If they hadn't insisted on eliminating the last one after several discussions, Guo Yongda would definitely have kept his nephew until the end, and then talked about whether this would work or that wouldn't work. It would be best to give his nephew a spot and everyone would be happy.
But if you do this, you will lose the face of the country.
Everyone was silent, and Guo Yongda had a sullen face and stopped speaking.
The five places will be determined based on the top five in the standings.
These five people are actually expected by everyone.
Although Zhao Xujin has been serving as a backup for the second team, his performance improvement in the past two years is still very noticeable, and the coaching team also has high expectations for him.
This time, if I hadn't seen that his condition was really not right and asked about his training situation, I hesitated whether to select him for this World Cup. There would have been no doubt.
The other four are all veterans of the team. They have either won the World Championships or won medals in the last Olympic Games. They have rich experience in competitions.
Such a combination of the old and the new is quite good.
Only Guo Yongda was unwilling to accept the offer and felt that one of the five places should go to his nephew. Gee, I don’t know where he got his confidence.
Zhao Xujin’s teammates took turns to hug him and congratulate him.
Although everyone has disappointments and regrets, there are more than one round of selection, and the strength will be determined by which round you go to.
Zhao Xujin was a bit immature due to his young age when he first came here, but now he is a crushing presence in the team, and he is convinced when he loses to him. There is nothing much to say.
Seeing this scene, Xu Yin felt a little relieved, probably feeling more stable.
Immediately, I saw Coach Cheng gesturing towards her from a distance, indicating that she had entered, and my heart was completely shattered.
(End of this chapter)