readytorunbook Chapter 297 Landing in France, Preparing for Exhibition Match
Chapter 297 Landing in France, Preparing for Exhibition Match
Chapter 297: Landing in France, Preparing for Exhibition Match
"Let me tell you guys here."
"The organizing committee has confirmed the list of players for this year's exhibition match, and we will play a match against the French team."
Retulu's words caught everyone's attention.
"We and France?"
Hittus frowned and said, "How could it be with the French team?"
Before the start of the World Cup every year, there will be an exhibition match as a warm-up, but there has never been an attempt to let the two seeded teams play an exhibition match.
Based on Hitts’s understanding of exhibition matches.
Exhibition matches are matches between strong teams and weak teams. This will not cause obvious damage and is also entertaining.
Because the German team is a strong team that has won the championship repeatedly, they are selected to play in exhibition games almost every other season and are very experienced.
Leitru said: "This time it was a pure lottery. The organizing committee broadcast the lottery live, and then... our two countries were drawn together."
"This conspiracy is too obvious."
Bismarck couldn't help but complain.
After he finished speaking, Retru shook his head and said, "It's really not a shady deal. This time the draw was live. Perhaps knowing that the exhibition matches in recent years have been played by the German team against various countries, the organizing committee wanted to do something different, and ended up putting the French team together with us."
Lin Nan rolled his eyes: "It's really different, bringing the two seeded teams together."
After all, it's just an exhibition match. If the two teams are too strong, it is very likely that players will get injured or even disabled.
If you get injured during a race, it's worth it.
But the exhibition match is really not worth it. If you win, you won’t get any group stage points, and you can’t lose, otherwise it will affect the German team’s image of consecutive championships.
"In addition to us and France, the second exhibition match is between Daxia and Argentina."
Retru spread his hands and said, "We have rented a professional stadium from a club in Paris. It is a red clay field. You all need to familiarize yourself with it in advance during this period of time."
Red clay stadium.
The iconic venue for the French Open, this is one of the least favorite venues for players who excel at speed-based styles.
Clay courts are slower, the ball speed is relatively slow, the rebound is higher, and it gives players more time to react.
Clay courts have more friction and are more advantageous for players with more technical skills and endurance.
There are only four locations for the World Cup, just like the four major open tournaments.
The Australian Open and the US Open use "hard courts". The speed of movement, rebound height, ball speed and rotation effects of hard courts are suitable for all types of players.
Then there is the 'grass court' at Wimbledon. The grass court is very fast, the ball speed is faster and the rebound is lower, so the game tends to be more inclined to fast serves and fast break tactics.
In three venues.
The red clay court is the least entertaining to watch, but it is also the most arduous to play on and causes the most damage.
However, for a player like Hist, this is considered a top-level version enhancement.
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Germany and France are not far away.
After about an hour, the plane successfully arrived over Paris, but due to the weather conditions, it circled for a while.
Finally it began to descend slowly, landed smoothly and arrived in Paris safely!
Lin Nan and others' plane was the first to arrive, so they could not go to the hotel immediately and had to wait for the people on the remaining two planes to leave together.
After arriving at the airport lounge, everyone looked unhappy and had no appetite.
It is quite scary to see a plane circling and not landing.
Waited for half an hour.
The entire German team arrived at Paris airport.
It is worth mentioning that, except for the top 21 contestants, Oishi and others did not wear the German team's uniform.
Subsequent spectators need to watch from the audience seats and are not allowed to enter the preparation area.
Worried about complaints and reports from other countries.
Although they all came in through formal procedures, Oishi and others did not have to take part in the competition, so there was naturally no need to attract excessive attention from other countries.
"Whoo~"
“Finally arrived at the hotel, so tired”
Lin Nan lazily slumped on the bed.
He and QP shared a room, and everyone else had a double bed, which was fine, at least it wasn't a foam bed.
In addition, this trip to Paris broke Lin Nan's perception of the "romantic city" and perfectly explained what a city built on a stinking ditch means.
It’s okay in more prosperous places.
In slightly darker corners, you can actually see Origos everywhere, just like in India's country.
Garbage everywhere.
It was visibly dirty and messy, which was completely different from his impression of Paris.
I no longer had the desire to go out for a walk. I wished I could just stay in the hotel and not go out except for the competition.
"Don't lie down."
"The coach sent us a message asking us to gather in the conference room on the 4th floor."
QP closed the phone.
"No."
Lin Nan covered his face with a pillow: "Why are you still holding a meeting at this hour? Aren't you going to give us a break?"
"The coach said that the group list for the group stage has been released, let's go over and take a look."
"Ok."
People arrived at the conference room on the fourth floor one after another.
When he pushed the door open, Borg and others were already waiting inside. He and QP were the last ones to arrive.
Leitru smiled and said, "Okay, now that the commander is here, let's start looking at the groupings this time."
The group list appeared on the big screen.
A total of eight group matches were held simultaneously.
As the number one seed, the German team is naturally also on the Group A list.
Group A: Germany (1), Denmark (16), Australia (18), Mexico (24)
Both of them are countries that have never appeared in the plot.
Only Australia is somewhat well-known, but the strength of those people is not that good.
In the original work, the team relied on Noah Gorgias' intelligence and tactics to beat the strongest team in the group, Switzerland, but lost to the Sakura team, which was known as the weakest team in the group.
They said he was weak, but they defeated the Swiss team.
Although he is very good, he lost to the Sakura team again.
Of course, there is nothing we can do when facing a group of guys who are cheating.
If Australia had replaced a weaker team, it would have had a chance to advance to the group stage.
Also.
Switzerland is in Group B.
Spain is in Group C.
France is in Group D.
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The top eight racial teams were separated.
Leitru opened a blank document and said to everyone, "We'll discuss the roster for the group stage later. Now let's talk about the exhibition match. Who among you will play? There are three doubles matches in total."
Lin Nan looked at the big screen, thought for a moment and then said, "Head coach, how about I and a few vice-captains take the players up there to play a game? It's just an exhibition match anyway, so it's a good opportunity for them to experience it."
Leitru nodded and said, "Okay, that's what I originally planned."
After this period of getting along.
He could also see that Tezuka, Yukimura, Sanada, and Fuji would most likely become permanent players for the German team in the future and had unlimited potential.
Although I don't want to say it explicitly.
But the strength of Kikumaru and others is indeed not enough to be in the top 20. It is even difficult to maintain the top 50.
but.
As long as Lin Nan can continue to stay in the German team, and Kikumaru and others can maintain their places in the top 50, they can stay even if they are only ranked after 40th.
Germany's 'protective recruitment' strategy.
Of course, Oishi Kikumaru and others are not qualified enough for them to activate this plan. Their protection is to ensure that Lin Nan can continue to be in the German team.
After discussion, everyone decided.
The following roster was finally confirmed...