Zhao Feiyang's delay in appearing made the fans at the scene panic. Many people came because of him. Therefore, many fans also speculated that they thought something had happened.
"Zhao Feiyang!"
"Zhao Feiyang!"
"Zhao Feiyang!"
The fans' shouts were deafening.
At first there was just a little reaction from both sides of the stands, but later all the fans spontaneously shouted out.
There is no doubt that these fans will never give up if Zhao Feiyang does not appear on this court.
This scene also made the young players of the China Men's Basketball Team dumbfounded.
They originally thought that the fans were here to support them, but after entering the venue, they discovered that the support they received was really pitiful.
It can even be said that without Zhao Feiyang, today's attendance rate would have been disastrous.
"Go and warm up...why are you standing there?"
Head coach Su Mingtao came over to remind everyone.
Only then did the young players regain their form and hurried to the court to practice and shoot.
The hosts and commentators in charge of the broadcast also began to warm up the game and began to explain the situation of both teams to the fans in front of the TV.
"Welcome to CCTV Sports. The teams participating in today's game are the Chinese Men's Basketball Team and the Philippine Men's Basketball Team..."
"What is different from the past is that this time, the super core of the China Men's Basketball Team, Zhao Feiyang, has officially returned. It is said that he will play in the game... We can also see that the fans at the scene are very enthusiastic and have been looking forward to Zhao Feiyang. The comeback..."
"There is something different. I heard that the Philippine men's basketball team has welcomed a mixed-race player this time. Although he is nominally naturalized, this player is half-Filipino and just grew up in Europe... ....”
"His Filipino name is Zalman...He is 1.96 meters tall and weighs 99.1 kilograms. This player plays in the European League. He is only 26 years old at this stage. He is best at defense and shooting... ..”
"There is no doubt that his presence is quite threatening to the players of the China Men's Basketball Team... Fortunately, we have Zhao Feiyang..."
As the host and commentator were talking, the camera suddenly focused on the player tunnel on the other side of the stand.
Everyone first heard cheers and screams, and then a familiar figure appeared in their field of vision.
Zhao Feiyang walked out of the player tunnel wearing the jersey of the China Men's Basketball Team with a calm look on his face.
This time, the fans on both sides of the stands went crazy. Many reached out their hands and tried to high-five Zhao Feiyang, and some even grabbed the railing and leaned down half-body to touch Zhao Feiyang.
If the security personnel hadn't stopped them in time, some fanatical fans might have been able to sneak in.
"Zhao Feiyang!"
"Zhao Feiyang!"
The whole stadium was loud and all the fans shouted out the name they were looking forward to.
Amid a wave of cheers, Zhao Feiyang walked alone to the Chinese Men’s Basketball Team bench.
"coming?"
"coming."
Zhao Feiyang and head coach Su Mingtao had some tacit understanding. After a simple conversation and looking at each other, Zhao Feiyang quickly came on the court for warm-up activities.
Not long after, the game finally started.
The starting lineups of both sides took to the court.
As expected, Zhao Feiyang did not appear in the starting lineup. Coach Su Mingtao seemed to have received some kind of instructions and put Zhao Feiyang on the bench in a tacit understanding.
However, for outside fans, Su Mingtao's arrangement is undoubtedly very puzzling.
"What are you doing? Not letting Zhao Feiyang start?"
"Damn it! Is this old boy Su Mingtao so confident in his tactical command? Why did he lose to the Chinese Taipei team in the last game and forget about it?"
"I'm really impressed by this guy! If he messes around again and loses, I think Su Mingtao can get out of class directly..."
Fans are buzzing.
Many people were very dissatisfied, but after all, Zhao Feiyang was here, and they couldn't say anything.
At the same time, on the bench of the Philippine men's basketball team, head coach Leif saw that Zhao Feiyang did not appear on the court, and temporarily put Zalman on the bench.
"Zalman, please continue to rest!"
"That guy hasn't gone up yet... You're the only one on our team who can deal with him..."
Zalman nodded listening to Coach Leif's words.
call out.
Both sides made their debut.
Under the watchful eyes of countless people, the referee threw the ball high.
Snapped.
Liu Yunwei, the starting center of the China Men's Basketball Team, slapped the ball down, and Zhang Hao grabbed it as soon as it landed.
The Chinese men's basketball team attacks with the ball.
After halftime, Zhang Hao held the ball at the top of the arc to observe the situation on the court. Teammates continued to circle up from the wings, intending to receive his pass.
What surprised the young players of the Chinese Men's Basketball Team was that the players of the Philippine Men's Basketball Team were extremely tough in defense, and they even actively sought confrontation from the very beginning.
This type of play was something they had never encountered before.
Snapped.
Zhang Hao gave the ball to Xin Yong on the wing. Xin Yong broke through with the ball and rushed to the basket from the left. His reaction was very quick, but he was blocked by the big man of the Philippines team before he reached the basket.
Xin Yong had no choice but to score the ball again.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he made a passing movement this time, the Philippine team player on one side suddenly rushed out.
Snapped.
The opponent directly intercepted Xin Yong's pass with a slap.
After the steal, the Philippine team immediately organized a fast break counterattack.
They pass the ball very quickly and get the ball across half court in the blink of an eye. The ball was sent to the basket before the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team completely returned to defense.
Uh-huh.
A Filipino defender made an easy layup with the ball.
There was an uproar.
It’s not that the Chinese Men’s Basketball Team has never played against the Philippine Men’s Basketball Team. In previous games between the two sides, it was basically impossible for the Philippine Men’s Basketball Team to compete with the Chinese Men’s Basketball Team.
Regardless of personal skills or physical fitness, or experience on the court, as well as height and weight versus strength.
Those CBA stars in their prime may not be able to beat European and American teams, but these Asian teams basically cannot pose much of a threat to them.
This time, the Chinese men's basketball team used all young players, which indeed made the fans watching the excitement discover many problems.
Zhao Feiyang, who was sitting on the sidelines watching the game, couldn't help but shake his head when he saw this scene.
"This Filipino team is hard to beat!"
The head coach Su Mingtao on the side also nodded in agreement.
"Indeed!"
"But because of this, Chairman Yao's idea is the most rare... We must let more young players grow up, so that they can carry the entire Chinese men's basketball team in the future, otherwise we will always rely on that group Star players, what will they do when they retire?”
Su Mingtao said seriously.
His idea was also agreed by Zhao Feiyang.
"Not only that, we shouldn't learn the American basketball style. They have many stars and don't care... But we can't do it. For us, the best way is to learn European basketball and use team tactics. To raise the ceiling of the entire team rather than relying too much on one or two players..."
