The San Francisco 49ers lost again.
In the 2013 season, this seemed to be no longer news. The away game against the Seattle Seahawks in the second week of the regular season had already broken the team's cross-season winning streak - and that defeat also evolved into It started a three-game losing streak and knocked the defending champion to the bottom with a series of combination punches.
But this time the situation is slightly different: Colin Kaepernick was the starting quarterback in the three-game losing streak in the first stage of the season, while Lu Ke was the starting quarterback in this loss. This is also the 2011 National League season. After the finals, Lu Ke lost his first official game, which was really incredible.
For Lu Ke, for the other players of the San Francisco 49ers, for the coaching staff, and even for other teams, this defeat is of great significance - the magical boy who continuously created miracles finally showed signs of fatigue. The San Francisco 49ers are no longer an unbeatable team.
The spiritual power of competitive sports is a very wonderful thing.
When a player or a team can remain undefeated, a kind of psychological pressure will be generated invisibly. This pressure exists for both sides of the competition, especially at critical moments of life and death. The winner relies on his unbeatable strength. The belief in defeat can often burst out with more powerful power and make winning a habit; while the challenger may have self-doubt, "Do I really have the ability to defeat him/them?"
Such pressure is often constantly transferred and exchanged during the game. One of the two sides will eventually lose. The focus is: Is the winner the first to show fatigue? Or will the challenger bite the bullet and persevere?
The winner always has the upper hand until the magic is lifted. Confidence can often bring more unexpected things at critical moments and become the key to the outcome of the game.
But now, the New Orleans Saints have finally broken Lu Ke's unbeaten halo, and it has also released a positive signal for the other thirty teams: Since Drew Brees can do it, do I also have it? Is this possible? At least, the magic power of the invincible halo has shown flaws.
Never underestimate a regular season loss. If you are not careful, this may become the turning point for the collapse of the entire season. There are countless such cases, and they even happen every year. So, what does this loss mean to the San Francisco 49ers?
At the post-game press conference, both the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers became the focus of attention, especially the latter playing away games.
The press conference hall was bustling with more than 300 media reporters. It was completely packed. The raging crowd even spread all the way out of the corridor. The door of the press conference hall could not be closed at all, but it still could not withstand the press of the reporters. Enthusiasm and madness, and reporters continued to hang around, asking like jackals, "Is Bambi showing up?"
The unbeaten halo that lasted for two seasons has finally dissipated. It is a huge regret that is unbearable for any player or team. It is undeniable that reporters are looking forward to dramatic scenes. If they can capture Go to the scene of a player's big meltdown, and that's when you really earn it!
Therefore, reporters came to the away team's press conference room in a swarm, sitting upright like three good students, waiting for the press conference to begin, but their eagerness to gossip had already begun to stir up, so that the scene was surging. There was a wonderful atmosphere of joy: looking forward to a team losing so much is a rare sight in the league.
But reporters are doomed to be disappointed.
Not to mention the large-scale crash scene, there is not even a mouthful.
The players seemed to have finished sorting out their emotions in the locker room. When they came on the stage again for interviews, everyone had calmed down and looked at the defeat from an objective perspective. "The team with the better performance won the victory." Lu Ke's answer can be called an official sample; and regarding the end of the undefeated halo, the players also expressed their thoughts openly.
"No one can win forever. The two sides in a game will eventually decide the winner. If someone wins, then someone has to face defeat. This is not the end of the world. For us, the next game next week It’s a new beginning and we are ready to face the challenge.”
The above words as a response are really appropriate, but the problem is that this is not Lu Ke's answer, but Marcus Lynch's answer, which seems meaningful. It can be seen that in the short locker room break, this team that had just suffered a heavy blow quickly completed its rest and cheered up again. This is definitely not an easy task.
"What happened in the locker room?"
This is the common question in the minds of all reporters present after the press conference.
It's a pity that the San Francisco 49ers have no intention of sharing the secrets of the locker room. Even insiders' channels have not found out what happened. Reporters can only imagine it.
The San Francisco 49ers lost to the New Orleans Saints in an away game, marking their fourth loss of the season and ending their five-game winning streak. Even without the gimmick of Lu Ke's undefeated halo, the result of this powerful matchup was one of the important news this week. One, but the aftermath of the news was far less than expected. It failed to create too many waves and quickly calmed down quietly.
Then, the eleventh week of the regular season came to an end.
Now, it's time to put the loss aside for now and set our sights on the Week 12 game. This is the regular season, week after week, game after game, running towards the Super Bowl without braking. Before crossing the finish line, nothing can stop the progress of the game, even "Lu Ke loses". cannot.
It’s another Tuesday.
In the morning, Lu Ke got up on time at five o'clock. As usual, he jogged along the hillside slope in front of the villa. After completing the fixed routine of 10,000-meter variable speed running, he returned home, finished his bath and breakfast step by step, and then drove there. Candlestick Park.
Although the system has officially entered a dormant state, over the past three years, Lu Ke has developed good living habits and training plans. Even without systematic supervision, he has formed an inertia, and his biological clock and body muscles remind him on time. for the training he should do next.
Of course, training content has changed dramatically. Because of the growth of strength, the change of style, and the impact of injuries, the training content is being adjusted accordingly every week. In addition to 10,000-meter variable speed running and yoga, the current training plan is completely different. .
The entire form of living habits and the framework of training methods, these invisible indirect effects are the deepest and most important imprint left on Lu Ke by the system.
Although he had just experienced a loss and was exhausted physically and mentally, the sense of emptiness and exhaustion was unprecedented. This was the first time in Lu Ke's short career; but after Monday's adjustment, Lu Ke They are back on track. One loss is not the end of the world. They need to prepare for the next game.
Training, for Lu Ke, is the best way to heal injuries.
After arriving at Candlestick Park, Lu Ke entered the locker room with ease, changed into a set of training clothes, and then began the first phase of recovery training in the morning.
This season, Lu Ke has experienced two injuries and is still dealing with arm strains. This has also caused many changes in his training content, including strength training, aerobic training, flexibility training and ball-dripping training. The proportions have changed, and even the warm-up training has been adjusted.
For example, in the past week, in order to avoid aggravating arm injuries and to better adapt to the intensity of the game, it was necessary to allow the upper limbs of the body to be fully mobile during the warm-up phase. Andre Richardson specially developed a series of arm exercises for Lu Ke As well as upper body warm-up exercises, he must spend an extra forty-five minutes every day to gradually adapt his arm muscles to the intensity of the game.
This also proves once again that injuries are the biggest enemy of every professional player and must be dealt with carefully.
After leaving the locker room, Lu Ke took steps towards the gym. In the early morning of late autumn, there is still no shadow of the morning sun. The entire training ground is shrouded in a solemn mist, and there is a bit of loneliness in the desolation. However, the dew in the early morning is mixed with the air and blows towards the face, but it can always be achieved. It invigorates people.
Lu Ke liked the training ground very much at this time. Although he was alone a lot of the time, it was precisely this that made him feel comfortable monopolizing the entire training ground, as if this was his world. That kind of silence can always remind people of the turbulence and excitement of the chorus at Candlestick Stadium, but when you open your eyes, there is no one in the stands. The contrast is always very strange.
At this time, there was a faint sound in the silence. It was not obvious. It was just a murmur of breathing. It was somewhat similar to the sound of sweeping fallen leaves, but if you look closely, you will see that it is different. From the sound, it seemed to be coming from the direction of the training ground.
This is not unusual.
Because of Lu Ke's existence, he always leads by example and actively participates in training. The team's substitute players and undrafted rookies are also particularly proactive. Many people have adopted Lu Ke's training schedule and come to Candlestick Park early to train. Occasionally, Lu Ke will join them and train together.
However, this is no easy task. On the premise of ensuring the quality of the team's daily training, and on the premise of ensuring that the study of the tactical manual will not be a hindrance, it is really terrifying to get up at five o'clock every day to conduct your own training - especially the study of the tactical manual.
The reason why people call Lu Ke a training madman is not only because he can arrange training by himself, but also because he can persevere throughout the season. Apart from Lu Ke, it is estimated that only JJ Watt can complete training with such intensity throughout the season.
Therefore, Lu Ke was the only one at the training base at dawn most of the time.
Lu Ke seemed to have another companion today.
