inspire-indiana Chapter 249 War of Attrition
Chapter 249 War of Attrition
Chapter 249 War of Attrition
As soon as the players left the field, Lu Ziqiu led them back to the locker room. The reporter who was chasing after him to interview was stopped by the staff, so he had no choice but to give up.
After entering the locker room, he assembled all the players, "Red Bull has obviously made sufficient preparations, so everyone in this round of the series must be prepared for tough battles and must not be taken lightly."
The players nodded solemnly, especially Lan Feng and the others. Because of the trash talk that played a key role in the usual times, this game was completely ineffective.
He just reminded him and didn't say anything more. Instead, he made some changes to the starting players in the third quarter, including Barea, Xiaozhi, Wei Kellen, Hayes and Hyde.
When this lineup came out, everyone was stunned.
After a while, George asked bitterly, "Ziqiu, what are you doing?"
"Don't worry, I have my own plan." Lu Ziqiu smiled slightly. In the past, with this lineup, he either led by a big score or gave up the game. No wonder everyone was so surprised.
When everyone came back to their senses, he glanced at the five players on the stage, "I only give you 3 minutes, you must fight for me in these 3 minutes, even if you don't get a point, you must never let the opponent score easily , can it be done?"
The five of them nodded heavily. They are not capable, but when it comes to fighting, they are confident that they can make others vomit blood.
"Very good." Lu Ziqiu was very satisfied, "Xiaozhi, you have committed four fouls, don't foul easily next time, remember to hold on for three minutes, understand?"
Xiaozhi gritted his teeth, "I know the coach." He has been recalling the mistakes he made in his mind after he left the field before, and after thinking for so long, he already knows how to deal with it.
"The other four of you try to protect Xiaozhi as much as possible."
"Yes, coach."
"Well." Lu Ziqiu smiled again, "After you go up, you start to press the whole court. Once the press is broken, you will pinch the ball holder with all your strength."
The five nodded again. They didn't have any ideas. They could play as the coach asked them to, without any second thoughts.
Lu Ziqiu didn't arrange too much. As for the offense, let them play freely. The only requirement is to speed up the offensive and defensive rhythm, shoot when there is a chance, and let the five of them warm up immediately after the talk. Before the game starts, they must warm up. stand up.
After everyone retreated, Lu Ziqiu walked out of the locker room, followed by George. The two chatted outside the locker room. After chatting for a while, George suddenly sighed, "It seems that we still underestimate Red Bull and Bruno."
"I was really careless." He thought that this round of the series would not be easy, but he didn't expect to be forced into such a mess at home.
George sighed, lit a cigarette and started to smoke, "If this situation continues, I'm afraid Bruno will still have someone behind him."
"His backhand is nothing more than using the star's personal ability to play singles at the critical moment of the game. Don't worry."
"Then should we let Han Bin go inside and cause damage?"
"We'll see the situation at that time. If it's not necessary, avoid it if you can." Han Bin can rush to the inside line recklessly, but once he rushes up, he will be reckless.
George nodded with a wry smile. If he really passed the Red Bull, then he would face Huaxia, which is the league's top offensive and defensive team. How should he play then? In the series, who has such a good physical condition to fight so many games?
The two chatted for a while before taking the players out to warm up. Seeing a reporter coming, George hurried over to deal with it. As soon as Lu Ziqiu sat down, Xia Hongfei came to him, "Ziqiu, are you sure about this match?"
They originally wanted to tell Lu Ziqiu to change their defensive strategy, but through the second half of the second quarter, they found that changing to man-to-man was useless, and the opponent could still use pick-and-rolls and screens to crack.
Lu Ziqiu shook his head, "To be honest, I'm not sure. Bruno obviously made detailed and targeted arrangements."
"Don't you have a solution?"
"Of course there is a way."
Xia Hongfei's eyes lit up, "Tell me quickly."
In order not to let him pester him all the time, Lu Ziqiu could only tell him roughly how he should deal with it. As for how to arrange troops, he didn't mention a word, lest he would chatter for a while.
After hearing this, Xia Hongfei really gained confidence, "Okay, you take a rest, and I won't bother you."
Lu Ziqiu nodded and began to close his eyes to rest his mind.
At the beginning of the third quarter, as soon as the Wolves players appeared on the field, the audience was in an uproar.
"What is this for?" Luo Chen couldn't help exclaiming again.
Caesar frowned and didn't answer. He couldn't figure out why he had to employ people like this. Logically speaking, it was impossible for the team to give up the game, but with such a lineup, they couldn't play offensively or defensively. How could they play?
The shareholders looked at Xia Hongfei in shock, and some shareholders asked: "Old Xia, didn't Ziqiu say there is a way?"
Xia Hongfei shook his head and smiled wryly, "I don't know either, maybe he has other intentions."
Bai Yufei didn't express her opinion, but snorted coldly.
Xia Kexin frowned and didn't speak. She absolutely believed in Lu Ziqiu's employment.
Bruno was also a little surprised, but after thinking about it, he immediately understood Lu Ziqiu's intentions. It seems that you want to play a war of attrition, yes, then I will spend it with you.
Thinking of this, he walked back to the coach's bench, ordered a few substitutes, and asked them to prepare for a change.
The whistle sounded and the game began.
Red Bull has the ball, but as soon as the ball is sent, the players on the Wolves field immediately start a full-court pressing defense.
Louis was not in a hurry to shake off Xiaozhi, "Can you still foul?"
Xiao Zhi didn't care about him at all, just followed him, as soon as he stopped, he immediately posted it.
The rest of the players are basically the same as him, and these five are flexible on their feet. It is not easy for the Red Bull players to get rid of them.
After halftime, Louis had just received the ball, and the Wolves players immediately double-teamed. Louis had no choice but to pass the ball.
Kuhn got a chance and jumped up to shoot after a little adjustment.
But Wilson suddenly appeared out of nowhere. He knew he couldn't cover it, but he still tried his best to cover the opponent's eyes.
With his line of sight blocked, Kuhn could only shoot by feeling, the ball hit the frame, and the inside line suddenly turned upside down, and Barea overturned both Horn and Lennarn to the ground.
The referee's whistle sounded and Barea was sentenced to a foul for rebounding.
Unmoved, Barea stood up and walked aside silently.
Horn was about to serve a throw-in, but Red Bull suddenly applied for substitutions, and they all replaced them all in five ups and downs.
Lu Ziqiu couldn't help but twitch his brows, this old fox was so resolute and decisive.
Bruno glanced at Lu Ziqiu proudly, wanting to fight a war of attrition, are the players on your field as capable as my players?
But he was wrong, and very wrong.
Because all the players on the Wolves team dare to work hard, but his players are afraid of getting hurt. In this way, although they are strong, they are forced to make frequent mistakes by the Wolves. They will never shoot when they are open, because they only have the basket in their eyes.
After only playing a few rounds like this, Bruno was so angry that he had to make another adjustment.
And Lu Ziqiu remained on hold, originally planning to let them play for 3 minutes, but the performance of the five of them exceeded Lu Ziqiu's expectations, so they kept playing until a timeout before replacing them.
(End of this chapter)