My Soulmate is a Libero
At the end of June 2017, the topic of men’s volleyball, which used to be so low in popularity that it could only be assigned to the “niche” field, became very lively without knowing it.
This year, the Chinese Men’s Volleyball National Youth Team had been creating miracles ever since they went abroad.
Facing the Brazilian team with a mythical beast won.
The quasi-final four teams, Poland, continue to win.
Another champion reserve team, Cuba, fought to five games.
Although many fans had said that this group of young men’s games just made the audience feel tired. They played five rounds every game, and the shortest game lasted more than two hours, but they insisted on going all the way. If several of the main players were not playing in rotation at the time, and the playing time was evenly shared with the bench, maybe they could have won.
What was even more exciting was that the style of this team was changing at a speed visible to the naked eye. It looked like a wolf every game. Seeing the bloodiness of not retreating, some old fans almost shed tears.
As long as the sport with legs was half as bloody as this group of boys, it’s not that even the provincial team can’t win it!
After a night full of snoring in the Chinese men’s volleyball team, the battle with Iran finally came.
The fans got excited.
[Hit Iran, hit Iran!]
[Winning this game will completely establish the status of the top youth team in Asia!]
[Come on!]
[Mom, I’m afraid my younger brothers will be too physically exhausted now, the one in Cuba also took two hours.]
Mei Xuandong, as a famous men’s volleyball analyst who had risen since the World Youth Championship, also continued to post game guides on the Scarf, including watching time, names, ages, heights, and positions of players on both sides, as well as their respective positions.
Singing Xuandong V
This year’s Chinese team has a very strong defense. Through tough defense, the opponent’s ball cannot be dropped, and then get the last chance to grind against the strong team. The offensive ability of the Iranian team is not as good as that of Brazil, Poland, and Cuba. Our chances of winning are great.
But we must also be cautious. When Iran and Cuba played, they also grinded to the fifth game, and the team’s fighting spirit was very strong.
In fact, Mei Xuandong was still being polite. He originally wanted to say that even if a dog was tied to the coaching bench this time, with the combat effectiveness of this year’s National Youth Team, they would not lose to Iran.
Speaking of Iran, it was also the strongest enemy of the Chinese men’s volleyball team in Asia. From the Asian Championships to the Asian Club Championships to the Asian Youth Championship, the opponent that the Chinese men’s volleyball team lost the most was Iran. It was just that the Iranian youth team was not lucky this time. The Chinese national youth team that hit happened to be a dark horse.
Although every team that ran into the Chinese team this year could say that their fate was bad…
Netizens were not as tactful as Mei Xuandong. Before the start of the game, even old and cautious fans were mentally prepared to see the Chinese team’s wild victory today.
The comment section of Mei Xuandong’s game guide had become a carnival for many volleyball fans.
Green and oily: My wolf will win! I am stunned to win!
Sour Mimi’s little green plum: Team Qiao is good! Hello Team Min!
Hong Tongtong: I didn’t like watching men’s volleyball and men’s basketball in the past, because their arms were too thin, like white chickens. They were tall and thin, and they played with small chicken feet on their backs. My passion is coming!
I love Fu Xiaoji: The chicken king has the thickest arms in China!
…
At 23:00 in the evening, the leader of Provincial H TV Station looked at the rising ratings and nodded with satisfaction: “I originally bought this Men’s Volleyball World Youth Championship because I wanted to get something cheap to fill this time slot, but I didn’t expect to find a treasure gone.”
Who would have thought that the competitions of the youth group would be more interesting than those of the adult group?
This leader must not know one thing, that was, since Zhao Youde drove away Kong Duojin, Zhang Feng and other secondary attackers, and the four main attackers have returned to the provincial team to maintain their health, the current adult national team was full of tall and thin white chickens, so even if you didn’t mention the skills. Just look at the figure, this year’s national youth team was more important than the national team.
Even if Qin, the shortest player in the national youth team, was also a tough guy who pumps iron for at least 20 hours a week.
At this time, the screen lit up, and the yellow and blue volleyball was spinning on the TV. When the camera turned, two commentators wearing glasses and looking gentle appeared.
“Good evening, audience friends. Welcome to the broadcast of the Chinese Men’s Volleyball National Youth Team at the World Youth Championship.”
“I’m Wudi.”
“I’m Li Laiheng.”
Players from both sides began to enter the field. Iran lined up to enter the field in a serious manner. The Chinese team was much bolder. Qiao Mingming held Fu Biyang with his left arm and Min Yaoyang with his right hand. Three muscular men came out side by side.
Especially Fu Biyang, his black and hard muscles were no worse than those of European and American players. It was said that according to the suggestion of Coach Niu, he was still building up his muscles. His goal was to develop a body bigger than his face like NBA star Ben Wallace. Biceps, the kind that could throw the ball from the court to the door of the arena.
Wu Di smiled and said: “Our Qiao team is still so domineering.”
Li Laiheng agreed, but he was puzzled in his heart, didn’t Lao Niu say that the most domineering of them this year was Xiao Qin?
Obviously, the domineering responsibility recognized by the public was not the same person as the domineering responsibility in the hearts of those in the know.
Qin Chunxiao walked neatly at the end of the line. During the warm-up, he sat on the floor and put on knee pads. When his teammates passed by to hand him water, he raised his head and smiled. His pure and innocent appearance was inversely proportional to his real personality.
Iran’s coach pointed to Qin Chunxiao: “Did you see the blue eyes of the shortest Chinese team? Don’t be fooled by his appearance. Before, those teams thought he was easy to bully because of his innocent appearance. They targeted him when they played. As a result, he was tortured by the opponent’s defensive counterattack. That kid is the strongest defender in the Chinese team, and the attacker tried to avoid him when smashing the ball.”
The Iranian attackers had a bitter face. They felt that this was not a question of whether to circumvent it, but a question of whether it could be circumvented.
Liberos and first passers all over the world know that opponents often try to hit the ball around them, but they still enjoy running to retrieve the ball. The more skilled they are, the better they anticipate and position themselves. Sometimes, they have a better understanding of where the ball will land than the opposing attacker.
Now, everyone knows that Qin Chunxiao was a player adept at receiving and passing.
The captain of Iran looked over in disbelief and remarked, “Up close, the physicality of these Chinese players doesn’t resemble that of typical East Asians.”
In the minds of many people, the sturdy physique of Japanese athletes and the tall and lean physique of Chinese athletes were considered representative of Asian physiques. In short, height and muscle were not necessarily synonymous.
But this was just a prejudice, strong or not that had nothing to do with race. Like Min Yaoyang, Qiao Mingming and Fu Biyang, they had a tall enough frame, and they also worked hard to train muscles, so they looked tall and strong. There would be no disadvantage in confronting European and American athletes in front of the net.
If an athlete had a tall enough frame but was as skinny as a chicken, then it was probably not a race problem, it was just that the coach didn’t pay attention to his strength training, and the athlete himself didn’t work hard.
Then everyone sang the national anthem, the referee saluted, the pre-match ceremony was completed, and the game officially started.
You Ziyu stood at position 1. When he poked there, all members of the Iranian team became vigilant.
Iranians libero posing: “Come on!”
You Ziyu threw the ball silently, and with a casual pat, the ball floated towards the net.
If Li Ling hit the ball, he must have drawn it again, but You Ziyu did it on purpose.
You Ziyu’s thought was: Aren’t you going to block my serve? Then come on, clean the floating ball and see how you block it.
As the volleyball landed, the referee signaled, 1:0, the Chinese team leads.
You Ziyu continued to serve with a blank expression. He was actually not in good condition. Last night he borrowed Min Yaoyang’s switch to play a 3D shooting game. Halfway through the game, he realized that he was dizzy in 3D. He was still a little uncomfortable lying down this morning, with a mouth full of tears. Take the mints he asked for from the team doctor.
But even so, You Ziyu also found that it was easier to serve and score from Iran than against Brazil and Poland.
So he scored 4 points in one breath, and then he was transferred to the 6th position under the amazed eyes of everyone.
Then they played two more balls, and the Chinese team regained the right to serve.
Qin Chunxiao was originally squatting in position 3, but now he was shifted to position 1. He took the volleyball and twirled it with his index finger very relaxed.
Coincidentally, he was also good at serving.
At this time, a group of netizens on the Internet were having a carnival.
[Turn to the two master serve players again! Coach Niu’s formation is too ruthless!]
[Could it be that we are going to win the first game by serving?]
[My wolf is still flourishing and beautiful today! 】
Qin Chunxiao widened the point difference to 8:1 by serving, and the Chinese team continued to lead!
In this scene, not to mention the pressure on the Iranian team, the fans chasing the game shouted wildly, and even the National Youth Team themselves were surprised.
Lao Niu sighed: “Compared with before the World Youth Championship, we are much stronger.”
Originally, this year’s national youth team was not weak. The athletes were originally selected by the coaches against the top players in Europe and the United States.
Through the tempering of the World Youth Championship, their tacit understanding had improved, and their cooperation had become more skillful. Many tactics that they could not play before could now be played.
Chang Xiaole looked at it for a while, and said affirmatively: “Now if we let them go back and fight Japan again, the efficiency will be even higher.”
Newton nodded: “The strong teams are all played against strong teams, so I often emphasize that we must go abroad and not build cars behind closed doors.”
In the relaxed chat of the coaching staff, the National Youth Team finished the first round with extremely high efficiency, the score was an exaggerated 25:14, and it was also the fastest round that the National Youth Team played in this World Youth Championship.
Qiao Mingming and other attackers thought: It would be much easier to score in the hands of the Iranian team, and their libero was obviously not strong enough.
Qin Chunxiao, Du Xiaofeng and others also thought: The Iranian team’s offensive frequency and strength were not high, and it was much easier to stop than those strong teams.
After beating the level 80 mini-boss, looking back at the level 60 dungeon elite monsters, everyone became much calmer.
Lao Niu also knew how to work hard. Seeing that the main lineup was easy to play, he simply replaced Qiao Mingming and Fu Biyang, the two most frequently used main players, in the second game, and let the substitutes went up to accumulate experience in the competition. Qin Chunxiao and Li Ling served as setters.
Before the official start of the second game, he was very responsible for arranging tactics for the children: “Min Yaoyang, you should cooperate well with Luo He and Xiaozai in the front row, and try to use lobs occasionally when attacking to disrupt the opponent. Luo He, you just need to block the ball to control the opponent’s attack, Xiong Wu, you and Luo He cooperate in defense, you know?”
“Liu Yuelou, Aizimaiti, you and Xiaoqin can try fast break together, Xiaoqin, you speed up the team rhythm, let’s play a wave of quick and smart play!”
Immediately afterwards, Lao Niu reminded Xiong Wu that if necessary, he could also take off from outside the three-meter line and play a jump pass. Time for the team to grind.
The Chinese team changed their lineup and changed their tactics, and the scoring efficiency was obviously not as high as before.
The two commentators followed suit.
Wu Di: “Oh, it’s obvious that the offensive ability is not strong enough in this way.”
Li Laiheng: “Our players are more suitable for a tougher style of play.”
As a coach, Lao Niu was very stable, and he also did psychological work for the players beforehand, so the players on the court played patiently and carefully, and finally won the round with 25:23.
The two commentators slapped their thighs.
Wu Di: “This tactic is well arranged!”
Li Laiheng: “Actually, this way of playing, the pressure on the defensive end is reduced a lot, but the ball is too high for the second pass…the arrangement is good!”
They were stable, but the state of Iran was uncomfortable, but it was right to be uncomfortable! Otherwise, what was the purpose of Lao Niu changing tactics before the battle? Isn’t it just to take into account the three goals of new tactical drills, sharpening players, and winning!
In the third set, Newton keenly realized that Iran had changed their formation. Continuing to play with small and agile tactics would make them vulnerable to counterattacks. He decisively substituted the first lineup back in and aimed to quickly secure this set through strong attacks.
So far, the Chinese team had successfully won the game 3:0, and had successively won the Polish team and the Iranian team in the rematch, and successfully advanced to the semi-finals. The way he looked, aroused the deep sympathy of the Chinese fans.
[Poor, it’s obviously a strong team, and our old opponent, but today we encountered a crushing situation]
[My thick and long arms, black and hard muscles, a block in front of the net, the attacker on the opposite side is dumbfounded]
[I was stunned to draw a total of two times in the second pass today, all of which were adjusted and rescued by the Qin team, and there was no chance for the opposite side to take advantage of it]
[This strong Asian team has not suffered such a big defeat in the hands of the Chinese team for many years]
My Soulmate is a Libero
At the end of June 2017, the topic of men’s volleyball, which used to be so low in popularity that it could only be assigned to the “niche” field, became very lively without knowing it.
This year, the Chinese Men’s Volleyball National Youth Team had been creating miracles ever since they went abroad.
Facing the Brazilian team with a mythical beast won.
The quasi-final four teams, Poland, continue to win.
Another champion reserve team, Cuba, fought to five games.
Although many fans had said that this group of young men’s games just made the audience feel tired. They played five rounds every game, and the shortest game lasted more than two hours, but they insisted on going all the way. If several of the main players were not playing in rotation at the time, and the playing time was evenly shared with the bench, maybe they could have won.
What was even more exciting was that the style of this team was changing at a speed visible to the naked eye. It looked like a wolf every game. Seeing the bloodiness of not retreating, some old fans almost shed tears.
As long as the sport with legs was half as bloody as this group of boys, it’s not that even the provincial team can’t win it!
After a night full of snoring in the Chinese men’s volleyball team, the battle with Iran finally came.
The fans got excited.
[Hit Iran, hit Iran!]
[Winning this game will completely establish the status of the top youth team in Asia!]
[Come on!]
[Mom, I’m afraid my younger brothers will be too physically exhausted now, the one in Cuba also took two hours.]
Mei Xuandong, as a famous men’s volleyball analyst who had risen since the World Youth Championship, also continued to post game guides on the Scarf, including watching time, names, ages, heights, and positions of players on both sides, as well as their respective positions.
Singing Xuandong V
This year’s Chinese team has a very strong defense. Through tough defense, the opponent’s ball cannot be dropped, and then get the last chance to grind against the strong team. The offensive ability of the Iranian team is not as good as that of Brazil, Poland, and Cuba. Our chances of winning are great.
But we must also be cautious. When Iran and Cuba played, they also grinded to the fifth game, and the team’s fighting spirit was very strong.
In fact, Mei Xuandong was still being polite. He originally wanted to say that even if a dog was tied to the coaching bench this time, with the combat effectiveness of this year’s National Youth Team, they would not lose to Iran.
Speaking of Iran, it was also the strongest enemy of the Chinese men’s volleyball team in Asia. From the Asian Championships to the Asian Club Championships to the Asian Youth Championship, the opponent that the Chinese men’s volleyball team lost the most was Iran. It was just that the Iranian youth team was not lucky this time. The Chinese national youth team that hit happened to be a dark horse.
Although every team that ran into the Chinese team this year could say that their fate was bad…
Netizens were not as tactful as Mei Xuandong. Before the start of the game, even old and cautious fans were mentally prepared to see the Chinese team’s wild victory today.
The comment section of Mei Xuandong’s game guide had become a carnival for many volleyball fans.
Green and oily: My wolf will win! I am stunned to win!
Sour Mimi’s little green plum: Team Qiao is good! Hello Team Min!
Hong Tongtong: I didn’t like watching men’s volleyball and men’s basketball in the past, because their arms were too thin, like white chickens. They were tall and thin, and they played with small chicken feet on their backs. My passion is coming!
I love Fu Xiaoji: The chicken king has the thickest arms in China!
…
At 23:00 in the evening, the leader of Provincial H TV Station looked at the rising ratings and nodded with satisfaction: “I originally bought this Men’s Volleyball World Youth Championship because I wanted to get something cheap to fill this time slot, but I didn’t expect to find a treasure gone.”
Who would have thought that the competitions of the youth group would be more interesting than those of the adult group?
This leader must not know one thing, that was, since Zhao Youde drove away Kong Duojin, Zhang Feng and other secondary attackers, and the four main attackers have returned to the provincial team to maintain their health, the current adult national team was full of tall and thin white chickens, so even if you didn’t mention the skills. Just look at the figure, this year’s national youth team was more important than the national team.
Even if Qin, the shortest player in the national youth team, was also a tough guy who pumps iron for at least 20 hours a week.
At this time, the screen lit up, and the yellow and blue volleyball was spinning on the TV. When the camera turned, two commentators wearing glasses and looking gentle appeared.
“Good evening, audience friends. Welcome to the broadcast of the Chinese Men’s Volleyball National Youth Team at the World Youth Championship.”
“I’m Wudi.”
“I’m Li Laiheng.”
Players from both sides began to enter the field. Iran lined up to enter the field in a serious manner. The Chinese team was much bolder. Qiao Mingming held Fu Biyang with his left arm and Min Yaoyang with his right hand. Three muscular men came out side by side.
Especially Fu Biyang, his black and hard muscles were no worse than those of European and American players. It was said that according to the suggestion of Coach Niu, he was still building up his muscles. His goal was to develop a body bigger than his face like NBA star Ben Wallace. Biceps, the kind that could throw the ball from the court to the door of the arena.
Wu Di smiled and said: “Our Qiao team is still so domineering.”
Li Laiheng agreed, but he was puzzled in his heart, didn’t Lao Niu say that the most domineering of them this year was Xiao Qin?
Obviously, the domineering responsibility recognized by the public was not the same person as the domineering responsibility in the hearts of those in the know.
Qin Chunxiao walked neatly at the end of the line. During the warm-up, he sat on the floor and put on knee pads. When his teammates passed by to hand him water, he raised his head and smiled. His pure and innocent appearance was inversely proportional to his real personality.
Iran’s coach pointed to Qin Chunxiao: “Did you see the blue eyes of the shortest Chinese team? Don’t be fooled by his appearance. Before, those teams thought he was easy to bully because of his innocent appearance. They targeted him when they played. As a result, he was tortured by the opponent’s defensive counterattack. That kid is the strongest defender in the Chinese team, and the attacker tried to avoid him when smashing the ball.”
The Iranian attackers had a bitter face. They felt that this was not a question of whether to circumvent it, but a question of whether it could be circumvented.
Liberos and first passers all over the world know that opponents often try to hit the ball around them, but they still enjoy running to retrieve the ball. The more skilled they are, the better they anticipate and position themselves. Sometimes, they have a better understanding of where the ball will land than the opposing attacker.
Now, everyone knows that Qin Chunxiao was a player adept at receiving and passing.
The captain of Iran looked over in disbelief and remarked, “Up close, the physicality of these Chinese players doesn’t resemble that of typical East Asians.”
In the minds of many people, the sturdy physique of Japanese athletes and the tall and lean physique of Chinese athletes were considered representative of Asian physiques. In short, height and muscle were not necessarily synonymous.
But this was just a prejudice, strong or not that had nothing to do with race. Like Min Yaoyang, Qiao Mingming and Fu Biyang, they had a tall enough frame, and they also worked hard to train muscles, so they looked tall and strong. There would be no disadvantage in confronting European and American athletes in front of the net.
If an athlete had a tall enough frame but was as skinny as a chicken, then it was probably not a race problem, it was just that the coach didn’t pay attention to his strength training, and the athlete himself didn’t work hard.
Then everyone sang the national anthem, the referee saluted, the pre-match ceremony was completed, and the game officially started.
You Ziyu stood at position 1. When he poked there, all members of the Iranian team became vigilant.
Iranians libero posing: “Come on!”
You Ziyu threw the ball silently, and with a casual pat, the ball floated towards the net.
If Li Ling hit the ball, he must have drawn it again, but You Ziyu did it on purpose.
You Ziyu’s thought was: Aren’t you going to block my serve? Then come on, clean the floating ball and see how you block it.
As the volleyball landed, the referee signaled, 1:0, the Chinese team leads.
You Ziyu continued to serve with a blank expression. He was actually not in good condition. Last night he borrowed Min Yaoyang’s switch to play a 3D shooting game. Halfway through the game, he realized that he was dizzy in 3D. He was still a little uncomfortable lying down this morning, with a mouth full of tears. Take the mints he asked for from the team doctor.
But even so, You Ziyu also found that it was easier to serve and score from Iran than against Brazil and Poland.
So he scored 4 points in one breath, and then he was transferred to the 6th position under the amazed eyes of everyone.
Then they played two more balls, and the Chinese team regained the right to serve.
Qin Chunxiao was originally squatting in position 3, but now he was shifted to position 1. He took the volleyball and twirled it with his index finger very relaxed.
Coincidentally, he was also good at serving.
At this time, a group of netizens on the Internet were having a carnival.
[Turn to the two master serve players again! Coach Niu’s formation is too ruthless!]
[Could it be that we are going to win the first game by serving?]
[My wolf is still flourishing and beautiful today! 】
Qin Chunxiao widened the point difference to 8:1 by serving, and the Chinese team continued to lead!
In this scene, not to mention the pressure on the Iranian team, the fans chasing the game shouted wildly, and even the National Youth Team themselves were surprised.
Lao Niu sighed: “Compared with before the World Youth Championship, we are much stronger.”
Originally, this year’s national youth team was not weak. The athletes were originally selected by the coaches against the top players in Europe and the United States.
Through the tempering of the World Youth Championship, their tacit understanding had improved, and their cooperation had become more skillful. Many tactics that they could not play before could now be played.
Chang Xiaole looked at it for a while, and said affirmatively: “Now if we let them go back and fight Japan again, the efficiency will be even higher.”
Newton nodded: “The strong teams are all played against strong teams, so I often emphasize that we must go abroad and not build cars behind closed doors.”
In the relaxed chat of the coaching staff, the National Youth Team finished the first round with extremely high efficiency, the score was an exaggerated 25:14, and it was also the fastest round that the National Youth Team played in this World Youth Championship.
Qiao Mingming and other attackers thought: It would be much easier to score in the hands of the Iranian team, and their libero was obviously not strong enough.
Qin Chunxiao, Du Xiaofeng and others also thought: The Iranian team’s offensive frequency and strength were not high, and it was much easier to stop than those strong teams.
After beating the level 80 mini-boss, looking back at the level 60 dungeon elite monsters, everyone became much calmer.
Lao Niu also knew how to work hard. Seeing that the main lineup was easy to play, he simply replaced Qiao Mingming and Fu Biyang, the two most frequently used main players, in the second game, and let the substitutes went up to accumulate experience in the competition. Qin Chunxiao and Li Ling served as setters.
Before the official start of the second game, he was very responsible for arranging tactics for the children: “Min Yaoyang, you should cooperate well with Luo He and Xiaozai in the front row, and try to use lobs occasionally when attacking to disrupt the opponent. Luo He, you just need to block the ball to control the opponent’s attack, Xiong Wu, you and Luo He cooperate in defense, you know?”
“Liu Yuelou, Aizimaiti, you and Xiaoqin can try fast break together, Xiaoqin, you speed up the team rhythm, let’s play a wave of quick and smart play!”
Immediately afterwards, Lao Niu reminded Xiong Wu that if necessary, he could also take off from outside the three-meter line and play a jump pass. Time for the team to grind.
The Chinese team changed their lineup and changed their tactics, and the scoring efficiency was obviously not as high as before.
The two commentators followed suit.
Wu Di: “Oh, it’s obvious that the offensive ability is not strong enough in this way.”
Li Laiheng: “Our players are more suitable for a tougher style of play.”
As a coach, Lao Niu was very stable, and he also did psychological work for the players beforehand, so the players on the court played patiently and carefully, and finally won the round with 25:23.
The two commentators slapped their thighs.
Wu Di: “This tactic is well arranged!”
Li Laiheng: “Actually, this way of playing, the pressure on the defensive end is reduced a lot, but the ball is too high for the second pass…the arrangement is good!”
They were stable, but the state of Iran was uncomfortable, but it was right to be uncomfortable! Otherwise, what was the purpose of Lao Niu changing tactics before the battle? Isn’t it just to take into account the three goals of new tactical drills, sharpening players, and winning!
In the third set, Newton keenly realized that Iran had changed their formation. Continuing to play with small and agile tactics would make them vulnerable to counterattacks. He decisively substituted the first lineup back in and aimed to quickly secure this set through strong attacks.
So far, the Chinese team had successfully won the game 3:0, and had successively won the Polish team and the Iranian team in the rematch, and successfully advanced to the semi-finals. The way he looked, aroused the deep sympathy of the Chinese fans.
[Poor, it’s obviously a strong team, and our old opponent, but today we encountered a crushing situation]
[My thick and long arms, black and hard muscles, a block in front of the net, the attacker on the opposite side is dumbfounded]
[I was stunned to draw a total of two times in the second pass today, all of which were adjusted and rescued by the Qin team, and there was no chance for the opposite side to take advantage of it]
[This strong Asian team has not suffered such a big defeat in the hands of the Chinese team for many years]
