Chapter 834: The World Cup Begins

With Qin Yan's help, the new men's basketball team has taken on a new look compared to when it was first established, and there are four top-notch people.

This can't help but make fans across the country look forward to this men's basketball World Cup, whether the national team can take advantage of a group of powers and grab a piece of meat, you must know that in the post-Yao Ming era, the national team lost really badly, and the first position in Asia was almost lost.

Gong Gui also asked Qin Yan in private, after all, he didn't know how much combat effectiveness the new men's basketball team had now.

"Well, if I play a little less, I should be able to guarantee the quarterfinals, and if I play a little more, I can guarantee the semifinals."

Qin Yan roughly calculated, anyway, Dream Eleven would definitely not be able to beat, even if Qin Yan took it out alone and could provoke everyone in Dream Eleven, but basketball has never been a one-person sport.

As for Spain, Argentina, France, Greece, these second-tier teams, Qin Yan pondered that if he was on it, he might still be able to win, but if he didn't play, the national team would definitely not be able to beat it.

So, if you're lucky, you can get a runner-up, and if you're unlucky, you might be the top four.

"The top four, it's not bad, you can explain." Gong Gui is still very content, after all, after so many years, even in the Yao Ming era, the men's basketball team was ranked eighth in the world, of course, if it wasn't for the last-minute tactical mistakes in the Olympics that year, maybe they would have reached the top four.

"Coach, don't be cheap and sell well, the top four in the world should be the best record of the national team in the past ten years, right?"

For this "shameful" behavior, Qin Yan expressed strong dissatisfaction.

"Hehe, it's hard to dismantle it......" Gong Gui also rubbed his hands in a sneer, after all, this is his first time as the head coach of the national team, of course, I hope the results can be better.

"Don't worry, even if there is no me, they won't collapse, the two competitions that are good are for them to experience, if I am allowed to shoot in each game, then what else is the experience?"

Gong Gui is now concerned about chaos, and the combat effectiveness of this group of people under his command is no longer the kind he just took over, and his worries are a bit redundant.

After receiving Qin Yan's repeated assurances, the palace director put his heart down.

A few days later, the men's basketball team finally assembled in Beijing and boarded a plane to Spain together.

When I was at the airport, there were a lot of fans who came to give them a grand ride!

This time, the new men's basketball team really got too much attention!

……

On August 30, 2014, the first men's basketball World Cup officially started in Spain, and the new men's basketball team of the Great Celestial Empire, the opponent of the first game, was a bit unexpected by Qin Yan, it was actually Greece!

I'm going to fight such a difficult opponent in the first game?

After Gong Gui learned the news, he was also a little stunned.

No, the two strongest opponents in Group B, one Argentina and one Greece, actually hit a hard point in the first game.

"Qin Yan, otherwise, we will lose the first game, and we can save our strength." After frowning, looking at Qin Yan who was leisurely on the side, the palace director suddenly said.

Well? First loss? Qin Yan was stunned for a moment, and then reacted.

That's right, the World Cup is a point system, and Gong Gui should think that if you really can't play the first game, then lose, anyway, according to the rules of the World Cup, you will get 2 points for winning, 1 point for losing, and only those who take the initiative to give up and not play are 0 points.

Moreover, the top four in each group qualify, and a loss should not have much effect.

However, Qin Yan didn't like this method very much, especially since this team was practiced by him for two months.

"I'm ready to admit defeat before I even play, coach, you're too sad."

"Isn't this preserving strength, we have to pay attention to tactics." Gong Gui looked at the schedule and said "negatively". Anyway, a group of six teams will play five group games, and it won't be too much of a problem to lose one, and they can qualify in the end.

"Coach, this is the first game you coached, can we have some confidence? Wouldn't it be nice to get off to a good start? ”

Qin Yan was indeed a little helpless about the situation of palace guidance before fighting. Can you not be so cautious, Greece is indeed a world powerhouse, but the current men's basketball team is not bad, so you won't be so afraid of losing!

But it's understandable to think about it, after all, the Celestial Empire men's basketball team has lost too much before, and in the 12 London Olympics, what did it all lose? I was actually beaten by Haddadi's team before, which is really embarrassing.

"Well, are you sure if you go on?"

Gong Gui didn't want his head coach to lose the first game, so now he is also looking forward to it, if Qin Yan can play, then it is not a problem for the men's basketball team to win against Greece, but Qin Yan is different from others, he can't be forced by the head coach if he doesn't play, so this time Gong Gui is also a bit bitter.

"Okay, don't be bitter, I can't do it in the first game?" Qin Yan can see it, this is a bitter trick, I want to force myself to play the rhythm, okay, okay, I'm really afraid of you.

He hurriedly expressed his position, otherwise, who knows what tricks this head coach will use, in case this middle-aged uncle pretends to be stupid and cute for a while, he will not be disgusted to death.

……

The Greek team is stationed.

Coach Catascares is also looking at the fixture schedule in his hand.

"The first one against China?"

Ka Shuai coached the Greek team this time, and the results were okay, and Greece was the only team in Group B to win all of them in history, but they were unlucky in the knockout round and went home in one game.

In this World Cup, Greece also intends to strive for good results, from players to coaches, they are all planning to use the highest configuration, if it were not for Coach Younas being preemptively invited by Lithuania, it may not be the turn of Ka Shuai to command this year.

"In China, except for Qin Yan in the NBA, there should be no one to watch."

In Ka Shuai's eyes, the Taitian Dynasty men's basketball team has always been a one-man team, relying on Yao Ming in the past, and then relying on the United Arab Emirates, and now, it is obvious that it depends on Qin Yan!

Look, this is a typical stereotype, who said that there is no one in the current Celestial Empire men's basketball team? The team brought out by Qin Yan single-handedly, even if the background is insufficient, is not so easy to gnaw.

"Coach, that guy is not easy to defend, let's focus on the bag, anyway, the level of the rest of the Chinese team, hehe."

Known as the "European Kobe", with strong skills but not in the NBA mixed up Spanoolis spoke, he is the ace in the Greek team and the European League, the status treatment is equivalent to Kobe Bryant in the NBA, and now has experienced more big names, Spanollis is already stronger than when he was in the NBA.

"You can't underestimate them, this time they are all newcomers, not a single veteran, our intelligence is relatively insufficient, so we still have to take it seriously, especially that Qin Yan, if he plays, you must pay attention!"

Unlike his aces, who are full of confidence, Ka Shuai is very cautious, Qin Yan's fame has been too big in the past year, and there is no vanity under the fame, so it's better to be careful.

"No problem, I'll go back and let you know."

Spanoulis obviously didn't take this to heart, in his opinion, those who play in the NBA only have strength in the United States, this is Europe, it is his territory!

Well, I really don't know where his self-confidence comes from......