my soulmate is a free man

Volleyball Frontline column.

Wu Di: "Good evening, audiences and friends, it's two o'clock in the morning Beijing time, on the other side of the world, this season's VNL Italy station is in full swing, our Chinese boys will face the world today France ranked fifth."

Li Laiheng: "This game has attracted much attention before the start, because the Chinese team's performance in VNL this year is very good. It can be said that they are only one step away from the final. As long as they win a victory at this station, the final can be determined." quota, but I can say that it is very difficult to win this last victory."

The two commentators popularized the science of the Shura field in the Italian station, and then roughly explained the characteristics of the French team.

Summary: This game is not easy to play.

Audience: There is no easy game in this stop, right?

[I feel so hung up, everyone, the Gua team can really beat weak teams this year, but they have never won against strong teams like Brazil and Poland! 】

[The team is still too young, and many details are not as good as those traditional strong teams. The only consolation is that they won the Iranian team anyway, and basically established their status as the Asian hegemony. 】

[It can't be said that they haven't won against a strong team. Argentina and Serbia have both won. The Gua team has a promising future! 】

[Brother Meng, we still have to have expectations. We must know that in the past, old fans made long scarves, and popular science opponents were not easy to fight. When new fans are calmly watching the game, the Gua team often breaks through everyone's expectations and creates miracle moments. ah. 】

Since the melon team was formed this time, have they created fewer miracles?

The girl with a green network id sits in front of the computer with extremely focused eyes. On the screen, the Chinese team has finished the first two rounds with the French team. The French team won the first round with 25:23, and the Chinese team with 26:24 Win the second game.

She sighed: "The game was so exciting, I don't know if I will work harder this month, and the bonus I saved will be enough for me to go to France to watch the final."

During this year, Lu Youyou graduated from university and officially entered social work. She quit the fandom, but became obsessed with competitive sports. If she could, she really wanted to watch a volleyball match.

In the third game, Newton changed the lineup to Qiao Mingming, Fu Biyang, Li Ling, Qin Chunxiao, You Ziyu, and Du Xiaofeng.

None of the old players Kong Duojin, Zhang Feng, and He Shiping played. All the players on the field are very young, and they have formed a team since the World Youth Championship, and they have a good understanding.

The game against the French team was not as difficult as everyone imagined.

First of all, France lacked strong attack points in 2018. No matter how talented Sidney is, he is only 16 years old this year. The coach brought him to the adult game just to train him. He didn't want the child to be a part of the team now. Thigh, it will take two years for this kid to officially exert his strength.

And their style is the most similar among all the participating teams in VNL.

A quick free agent, an attacker with similar scoring efficiency, and a high enough block. The Chinese team is younger than the French team and has better physical strength. The French team has played more big games than the Chinese team, and has more experience. The battle was evenly matched.

Regardless of the fact that the two teams did not score more than 30 points today, the grueling game of more than 30 points was originally due to coincidence. Today, the Chinese team and the French team seemed to be playing neatly in each game, but in fact they scored every goal. Difficult, multiple rounds are quite a lot, 3 strikes in one round is not enough for them to make, and it is not uncommon to take 1 run for several rounds.

Next came the Chinese team's serve. You Ziyu put on the serve posture, and Li Ling clapped his hands and shouted encouragement: "Squid, serve the ball well, and I will score immediately!"

You Ziyu: "I love it!"

Out of bounds.

The referee blows the whistle, 0:1, the French team leads by 1 point.

You Ziyu pointed at Li Ling and uttered a dialect: "I believe in your evil!"

Squid is from Hubei. Although there are many dialects in Hubei, many people should be able to speak the phrase "Believe in your evil."

Newton yelled from the sidelines: "Civilized competition, no swearing!"

Chang Xiaole pulled Newton aside: "Stop shouting, Brother Niu, the referee is here."

Netizens: ...how can we let coach Niu and the players know that domestic sports stations have recently upgraded their radio equipment, so everyone can hear what they say clearly?Speaking of which, this group of people has been flying to catch up with the schedule in order to play VNL. It must have been a long time since they watched domestic news, right?

Playing volleyball is very noisy. When you serve the ball, you shout "I hit it", and when he smashes the ball, he shouts "Receive the move". What you want is an imposing manner. Not only the Chinese team is noisy, but the French team is also noisy. It’s just that Chinese netizens don’t like the French’s tone of voice. How familiar.

Newton is 1.9 meters five, Chang Xiaole is 1.9 meters seven, plus young, Chang Xiaole finally pulled Newton aside to calm down.

At this moment, Qin Chunxiao gestured to them, pointing to his own eyes and Sidney, and made a three-way comparison, indicating that Sidney on the opposite side stepped on the three-meter line when he was attacking from the back row.

Newton quickly called Hawkeye to challenge, and Qin Chunxiao's eyes were also good. This challenge immediately pulled the score to 1:1.

Sidney is a 16-year-old young player. He knew that his skills were inferior to those of his predecessors, but he never thought that he would be caught by Qin Chunxiao when he made his first attack in this game.

He looked at his feet in surprise, and then at Qin Chunxiao, with an expression of admiration or unwillingness.

The setter of the French team joked with a smile: "Although Mishaqin is only one year older than you, his performance on the court is much older than yours. It seems that playing an extra year in the adult game is not the same."

"Sidney will grow a lot after playing here for a year." The captain came to comfort Sidney. Sidney adjusted his mentality and stood up again, but he was holding his breath in his heart. Also go back.

The opportunity came quickly, and after a few balls, Sidney got the second pass again and launched an attack in front of the net. Fu Biyang and Qiao Mingming jumped to block at the same time.

Sidney's eyes moved, and he hung the ball lightly. Although he was successfully blocked, he turned his head to signal the coach. Qiao Mingming of the Chinese team touched the net with his knee when blocking.

Touching the net is also a foul, but the volleyball field is a group of spring elites. Sometimes they jump too high, and their legs will inevitably touch the net. Once caught, it is 1 point.

Qiao Mingming watched Hawkeye's replay and found that his knee had really touched the net!But because he was wearing knee pads and the contact area was small, he didn't even notice it!

What's up with this Sidney's eyes?How come he is as sharp as Xiaozai?

The two humanoid eagle eyes looked at each other across the net, and Sidney raised his chin: "Hey, although I used to only watch your games on TV, but now we are playing on the same court, how about you attack once? "

This time Qin Chunxiao played well, just like Sidney.

The French commentator couldn't help laughing: "Sidney is provoking Mishaqin, which is very interesting, because Mishaqin often provokes senior players during games. It seems that these players born in the 21st century are very energetic. This should also be Mishaqin. Is it the first time Shaqin has challenged a player younger than himself in the international arena?"

The French commentator was right, and to be more precise, Sidney was the first player Qin Chunxiao met younger than him in the international arena.

Qin Chunxiao was not annoyed by being provoked, and even felt subtle about Sidney's words.

Because in the previous life, Sidney also entered the adult game at this age, and quickly shined on the world stage. At that time, Qin Chunxiao was still squatting in the provincial team and was unable to make it to the national team, let alone the national team. Playing international games.

At that time, his position with Sidney was reversed. He could only watch Sidney shine in the top arena as a teenager through TV, but he was unknown, and he didn't know when he would get the next one. Tickets to the game.

But Sidney's attitude towards him was beyond his expectations. Although they had known each other for less than two days, Sidney wanted to make friends with him, and said that he was the young player he admired most, and he looked forward to playing against him.

Originally, Qin Chunxiao planned to focus on defense in this game. He had already recognized the upper limit of his talent. In terms of defense, he could be very strong, but in terms of offense, he couldn't compare with these two-meter-one-meter-one and flexible guys. Innate factors limit his development in this area.

There is no benefit in forcibly competing with the beast in front of the net. Whether it is blocked by the opponent or the attack fails, it will damage the score of his own team. Under rational circumstances, he should not do this.

But when he looked at Li Ling, Li Ling seemed to understand something, and gave a decisive thumbs up, Qin Chunxiao was sure.

Fortunately, volleyball has never been a one-man game.

At this time, the Russian team had already lost to the Italian team, and the whole team came here to watch the game with a sigh. They were temporarily leading the Brazilian team in the world rankings with a slight advantage in points. I'm afraid they will be caught up by the Brazilian team again.

The Italian team also followed them.

Nicholas detested them, so he glared at Lorenzo, the coach of Italy's men's volleyball team: "Why are you here?"

Lorenzo responded with a stinky face: "Look at my student, what are you doing here? Aren't you going back to the replay game?"

Nicholas: "I also come to see the students!"

The two coaches led their respective players into the arena, and found that the atmosphere in the arena was in full swing. Although Italy was not considered a home field for the French and Chinese teams, the supporters of both teams came with their flags. This waved the flag and shouted.

On the court, Du Xiaofeng caught a ball, Li Ling made a second pass, and Qin Chunxiao took off with a run-up, as light as a snow leopard running towards the top of a mountain on snow.

In front of him, Sidney was holding the net with both hands high. The height difference between the two was more than 30 centimeters. Passers-by watched the scene where they jumped at the same time, and could clearly perceive the difference in body size between Qin Chunxiao and the other party. Qin Chunxiao was indeed not as good as Sidney jumped high.

But Qin Chunxiao still attacked without hesitation. The volleyball started from his palm, flew towards Sidney's fingertips, wiped it, and flew off the field again.

A nice hitter out of bounds!

Roman was so amazed by this scene that his eyes widened. He remembered that he had also competed with Mishaqin in front of the net in the Russian Super League. People called that moment "the challenge of mortals to God".

But he didn't really feel the weight of these words until now. In a volleyball world full of giants, such a scene was too shocking and inspiring.

Some people complained behind their backs: "This goal can be counted as a pass. If there are no points, I doubt that the free man will be unable to hold on."

The big guy looked back suspiciously, and saw the sand volleyball king Christen Fisher, this guy is [-] meters [-], physical fitness is no worse than indoor volleyball beasts, a tanned skin, wearing a black vest, beach pants , The bulging muscles show strength.

It's a pity that this guy has a sheep roll on his head, an unshaven beard, and a lazy expression all the time. He looks like a lion who can't wake up all day. He has a deterrent effect, but he looks like a scumbag. People are hard to respect.

Christen's partner Tim pointed to the court and said: "Misha is too short, but he wants to break through Sidney's block and score. Since 1 minute ago, he has been attacking continuously, and Turenchka has been attacking continuously. I pass the ball for him, but I always get blocked, but fortunately his teammate did a good job of blocking and following up, otherwise he would have lost points."

Christen rested his chin on his hands and smiled in his eyes: "However, the game was very exciting. Volleyball is a team sport, and a group of people cooperate with each other to be worth watching."

It is precisely because Mishaqin broke Sidney's block with the help of his teammates that this 1 point is so moving.

Qin Chunxiao had already jumped very hard, but he couldn't stand firmly when he landed, and it was easy to hurt his joints when he stood forcibly at this time, so he simply sat on the ground and used his fleshy buttocks as a cushion.

He was panting, looking up at Sidney, with a smile on his face: "Sidney, are you disappointed? It is so difficult for me to score in front of the net. If I don't have teammates, I can't survive in the top arena."

As a player of the same generation that Sidney publicly admitted to adore and love, did Qin Chunxiao's flaws on the offensive end disillusion this kid?

Sidney didn't feel disillusioned, on the contrary, he thought the shot was beautiful, and he replied seriously: "Good shot."

It's fine if it's a good shot. Qin Chunxiao felt that he had given Sidney a good answerball. In a good mood, he turned around and continued to exert strength on the defensive end.

It was difficult for him to break through Sidney's block and score offensively, but it was also difficult for Sidney's ball to break through his defense and fall to the ground, and this kid's experience and awareness were not comparable to those of Roman and Sebastian. It was not difficult for Qin Chunxiao to guard.

In the third game, the Chinese team won 26:24.

It's 2:1!

At this time, they have broken the public's inherent perception of the Chinese team as "not enough to be a strong team", because this time they are really on par with the French team, which means that they are indeed a world-class team. When the team collides together, it can also burst out brilliant sparks.

Yes, not only offensive teams can make people excited, of course defensive teams can also.

They have no violent offense, but they have a team, persistence, bravery, and unity. They can also present the charm of these competitive sports to the public, making volleyball fans agree that this is a memorable and touching game.

When the game entered the fourth inning, the atmosphere in the entire arena became intense. The two teams bit each other, no one allowed the other, and they scored one point and one point.

Qiao Mingming has already noticed that Sidney's talent is higher than his own, because this young man is obviously not yet an adult, but he only needs to run two steps, and he can jump as high as Qiao Mingming, and he also has good floor skills , has strong observation skills, and is also very good at blocking. He is an extremely comprehensive player.

But Qiao Mingming was not alone, because Qin Chunxiao was behind him!

I don't know when it started, all the noisy voices were automatically filtered by Qin Chunxiao.

He even almost forgot the importance of this game to the Chinese team. If he can't win this game, tomorrow he will face several powerful attackers with heavy artillery, as well as the world's number one setter Mattia and a wise general. It will be more difficult for the Chinese team to win if they attack the Italian team of Louis and the talented free man Dario.

If you want to enter the VNL finals and meet your opponents and friends, you only have the opportunity now.

It's now!Only now!

And Qin Chunxiao just watched the volleyball intently.

Since only volleyball was in his eyes, Qin Chunxiao's extreme concentration brought him the ultimate reaction speed, and his strong vision allowed him to easily observe the actions of everyone on the field. He could predict the possible shots that the French team's attackers might have On the way, his footsteps chasing the ball became extremely light.

Sweat slid down his cheeks, the boy's eyes were extremely bright, and he ran towards the ball again.

His height is 7 centimeters shorter than the opponent's Libero, and his figure is still slender as a teenager. He is not tall or strong enough, but he can hold every ball he receives firmly in front of the setter. Like a moving Great Wall.

In the fourth game, Qin Chunxiao showed his best form since the beginning of VNL, reducing the scoring efficiency of the French team by 30.00%.

A damn 30.00%.

His defensive prowess awes any player who sees him.

After 30 minutes, the Chinese team won the fourth game with 27:25, 3:1. They won this crucial game, and won their tenth in the penultimate game of the VNL sub-station. win!

According to the scores of other teams in the standings, even if they lose to the Italian team tomorrow, it will not prevent them from standing in fifth place. There are only six teams entering the finals, except for the host France. teams.

Volleyball front.

Wu Di praised: "Qin Chunxiao, this young player once again used his defense to entrust his teammates to the victory. It is unbelievable. According to statistics, in the fourth game, the French team was almost defeated by him alone. The force is locked in the cage, and the pace of offense is difficult."

Li Laiheng: "Yes, there are similarities in style between the Chinese men's volleyball team and the French team. It can be said that the players on both sides fought hard to the end today, so Qin Chunxiao's defense, Li Ling and Ding Rong's two The pass and the points scored by all the attackers have become the key to victory."

Wu Di: "Let us congratulate these young players who have won valuable tickets to the 2018 VNL finals. Now, we can start to look forward to the men's volleyball national team in Lille, France, on July 7th, with the rest of the finalists." The five strong teams will start the final decisive battle, and I wish them good results."

At the moment of victory, everything other than volleyball returned to Qin Chunxiao's sensory system. He stood on the court, drenched in sweat, and his teammates threw themselves on him and shouted happily.

Qin Chunxiao laughed. He lifted his collar to wipe his sweat, and bumped his forehead with his teammates who were too excited to speak.

He felt like crying at this moment.

After being denied for so long, after going through a long past and present life, and having died once, he can finally go to the VNL finals.

After walking this road for a long time, Qin Chunxiao raised his head and looked at the auditorium, and found that the Italian team was raising their thumbs up in unison, seeming to be happy for Qiao Mingming and Fu Biyang, while Roman, Anton, and Nicola were wave to him.

And in the last row of the auditorium, Lu Xuandong was sitting there.

The world saw Qin Chunxiao, a defensive genius, and Lu Xuandong saw Qin Chunxiao.

They looked at each other from a distance, Qin Chunxiao smiled, and then went to shake hands with the opponent across the net with his teammates, and then there was post-match stretching to do.

The captain and deputy attacker of the French team, Dirk, is a man wearing sports glasses. He looks gentle and plays hard. Qin Chunxiao has a lot of bruises on his wrists and arms today, and the captain Dirk smashed it. from.

But when shaking hands, Dirk looked at Qin Chunxiao with respect, and asked, "Can we take a photo together?"

Qin Chunxiao: "Of course."

Dirk asked Sidney to take a picture of them with his phone, and then posted the photo on Twitter.

Derck:

Mishaqin's defense is as difficult to overcome as an iron tower. I hope we can play another game in the final. I am looking forward to challenging this defense again.