Chapter 96

"Okay, let's get ready to play."

It's been almost half a year since he entered school, and Coach Arakai has become familiar with Sakuhao's character. He stood up and gave a high-five, and the practice match was ready to begin.

'No matter how you predict and study before the game, your true strength is only shown on the field. '

——This is what this nearly 50-year-old, experienced head coach thinks in his heart.

Deep down in his heart, he was very unwilling to accept the defeat of Jingdi Mountain last time. For Aoba Jonishi, who is coming to the national competition for the first time, it is normal for the two sides to have information gaps.

Now for Xiaogu, who knows the basics, he wants to know whether Tianhai can once again maximize the team members' abilities and tactics.

"Please give me some advice!"

No matter how much the members of the two teams planned to beat each other to pieces in their hearts, they were equally sincere and simple on their faces.

"We have played two games against Xiaogu. This time we are still targeting Bokuto at the beginning. It is best to put him into a negative mode as soon as possible." Iizuna took advantage of the five seconds when he reached the position to once again emphasize the coach's decision. the main direction of attack.

They also relied on this opponent's weakness to defeat Xiaogu twice in a row.

"Leave it to me, I will stop him." Futaki Ming stood in the front row and vowed - after graduating from Sobe, he became the first and strongest line of defense in Jingda Mountain.

"Dudu - start!"

Assistant coach Jing Dashan served as the referee, sitting on a high place overlooking the entire field.

Bokuto and Takao Ei, who became captains, competed in the guessing game, and Jing Dashan won the right to serve.

"I'm ready, Senior Mutu."

Chiwei's position was in the middle of the first row. Facing Jing Dashan, whose strong jump serve is his strong point, Xiaogu decided to choose the W formation in terms of positioning.

The naming scheme on the pitch is simple - simply because the formation resembles the shape of the letter "W". Typically used against powerful jump serves.

The three back row players Washio, Konoha and Sarusaki are scattered near the baseline. Chiwei, Mutu and another assistant attacker Songsheng are distributed near the three-meter line, forming two rows.

"Why is he serving?" Xiaomi standing on the sidelines gritted his teeth and stared at Sakuhaya standing at the serving point, wishing he could play.

"The back row is terrible now..."

On the list submitted by coach Jing Dashan, the first server was not the second- or third-year seniors, but first-year Sakuza!

His soft wrist brings troubles not only in spiking, but also in serving, the direction will be more changeable than that of ordinary attackers.

The ball crossed the net, and Coach Arakai's mouth curled up as he stared closely at the ball - this ball was played at a very high level, and it stabbed directly towards Konoha in the back row.

"Could it be a touch ball?" Haruki Komi covered his mouth, "Konoha, move quickly!"

Once the touch ball pops out of the court, it will be directly determined that the opponent has scored!

"I want to move too!" Konoha took a small step backwards. The ball was so fast that he really didn't know which way it would deviate.

"Da da da..." The ball missed the arm at a very slight angle and hit the floor.

"Come again! I'll definitely be able to do it next time!"

...

Sakuza scored two points in the early serve, and on the third ball Konoha finally found its direction in the ball that flew out of the afterimage.

"Catch it, catch it!"

The ball was accurately passed from Yuan Yao's hand to Chi Wei, who glanced to the right before catching the ball. In less than 0.2 seconds, he judged the position of the opponent's defense.

They have to defend the left wing where Bokuto-senpai is!

Akae faced Bokuto, took a sharp step to the left, leaving enough space for the main attacker, and then

- passed the ball to the right!

Mutu understood Chiwei's train of thought in an instant, stopped squatting, and started running to get rid of the blocker.

"It's so cool!!! HEY! HEY! HEY!!!"

A small diagonal ball made Goosen fall to the ground, but he failed to save the ball. Mutu clenched his hands and raised them high, asking for credit from Tianhai on the sidelines.

"Master! See if I'm handsome! It worked, time difference!"

Tianhai nodded happily.

"Mutu looks like he's not good at thinking. In fact, that little diagonal ball perfectly restricted Goosen. It seems that he has really improved a lot recently."

Anlu, who knew Mutu's playing style better, shook his head: "He might just have a sudden thought, and suddenly felt that the diagonal ball felt better, or he was in the intuitive system."

The next game illustrates this point well.

"I've been blocked again! Damn it!" Bokuto was successfully blocked again by Futaki and Iizuna. The ball hit the floor and bounced gently.

Amami looked at Iizuna Zhang who made this decision - this setter always controls the rhythm with the most effective and simple combat strategies.

At that time, Chungao targeted Oikawa and restricted Qingcheng's passing center like this. Now restricting Mutu and preventing Xiaogu's offensive methods is another aspect.

"Senior Mutu, please hold on a little longer!" Chiwei gritted his teeth, fearing that Mutu would become negative after failing to spike the ball several times.

You've clearly made up your mind, right? We need to let Senior Bokuto... exert 120% of his strength!

"I will open the way for you!"

Mutu's anxious mood slowly calmed down. He was thinking about ways to score in his mind

- the master said that in common games, excluding the opponent's mistakes, there are 11 ways to score.

Bokuto frowned and looked at Iizuna Zhang who was standing at the service point, trying hard to recall what strategies could be used now.

Jingdashan Academy has many players, and the players who can be in the starting lineup have no major shortcomings in all aspects.

Even if Iizuna's serve is not as good as his ability to save and lift the ball, it is still easy to score one or two points while Haruki Komi rotates off the court.

"I'll do it!"

Yuan Yao straightened his hands. The little distance he moved with his small steps allowed his arms to touch the ball - but the direction of the ball became unfavorable again, flying towards the back of Chi Wei's head in the front row. .

"Red Reed! Ball..." Konoha reminded anxiously.

Before Chiwei could completely turn around, he saw something coming from the corner of his eye!

"!!!"

Akei admitted that he was very good at thinking of countermeasures in a short time, but this time his mind went blank and he stared at Konoha blankly.

——When he felt the ball hit his chest muscles, not only did Chiwei's mind go blank, but his expression also became blank.

Fortunately, he was just dazed for a moment, his body started to move automatically, his upper body thrust upward, and the ball flew towards the wooden rabbit.

"Senior Mutu!!"

Xiaogu has touched the ball twice. If Mutu didn't hit the ball with this blow, Xiaogu still wouldn't be able to score the point!

Chiwei had never hoped that Bokuto could make a beautiful smash to divert everyone's attention from the ball on his chest.

"Look at me - a powerful smash!"

Right in front of Bokuto was Sakuhaa, who was already ready to block the ball. Since it's Powerball, he...

! !

"Lob!"

Komori, who was on guard for a long time, dived forward and passed the ball to Iizuna before it fell to the ground. He didn't look handsome for a second before he rolled and crawled away from the front row to make way for his teammates.

Iizuna glanced at Komori meaningfully.

"Feather!" The deputy attacker on the right reacted very quickly, running up, squatting, jumping up, and smashing the ball in one go. The first pass was still messed up, and the position of the second pass was thoroughly observed by Xiao Gu.

"Three people block!"

"Dudu——" Xiaogu got this point, the score was 8:7, and it was time for a tactical timeout.

"Ah! Chiwei, you are very good! That chest catch is so cool!" Mutu obviously had no intention of letting Chiwei go, and asked how he did it.

"I want to try it too!"

Chiwei's ears turned red under the teasing gazes of Xiaogu players, but he still kept his face calm,

"It's just an action done in a hurry. Senior Mutu, Have you figured out how to deal with Sakuzaa?"

Just like Akwei said, Sakuzaya's mysophobia did not become any weakness that interfered with him on the court.

He was still able to devote himself unreservedly to every smash and block - he even saw Bokuto trying to tap the opponent's shoulder for a second or two while waiting for the serve.

Although he was ruthlessly rejected, in the next game, the smash was stronger and the reaction was faster.

"But the tough part about him is his attacks. You have to ask Xiaojian about this." Mutu tilted his head and pointed at Xiaojian without hesitation.

"As for me, let's just do what the coach said and use various methods to attack." Most of their Xiaogu players are versatile and can attack and defend.

Tianhai silently listened to their exchange, and nodded in agreement after hearing this, "The secret road coach's suggestion is indeed your best choice now."

——Back row attack, defense, fast attack, fast break, fake action, Attack defensive weaknesses...

Excellent physical fitness and volleyball skills allow Xiaogu to choose many directions.

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Coach Arakai on the other side is also adjusting the next decision with the players.

"The style of this Kogaya setter is different from the previous Kogaya setter and Oikawa. He is obviously serving the ace, and there is no use in restricting him."

If you have to find someone who he is very similar to, Shiratorizawa's one Senior setter Baibu has the same style as him.

Iizuna can feel that this team member is in control of the overall situation in another sense. "He was not so difficult before and only cooperated better with Bokuto. Now he can cooperate with other people skillfully."

He believes that it is still Set your sights on the wooden rabbit.

Goo Sen raised his hand, "Although this wooden rabbit likes to attack hard, there are many paths for the ball. I will try my best to catch it."

The air in the arena is breathed by the players, and the increase in carbon dioxide makes the indoor air more stuffy.

Sakuza stood beside the team, silently spraying antiperspirant spray and wiping his palms with alcohol.

Hearing Iizuna's words "Shiratorizawa", his movements suddenly stopped, "I said..."

"What's wrong?" The chief candidates of Jingda Mountain turned their attention to him, Even Coach Arakai was looking forward to Sakuza, who rarely expressed tactics, to say something.

"Why do you have to find someone to target?"

Sakuza had been unhappy since the first time he heard that Aoba Jonishi defeated Shiratorizawa and came to the national competition.

——Especially after seeing that Qingcheng successfully defeated Shiratorizawa through the "double setter tactic" and used the same method to defeat Jingdashan again in the national competition.

"The strength of our players is not weaker than theirs, no matter what they choose - they attack our defense, they defend us and break the block."

He believes that "responding to circumstances" is more suitable for Jing Da than "making strategies off the court and using them on the court" Mountain.

Knowing that the coach Tianhai on the opposite side is an expert in tactics, we still have to compete with him.

"Hey, Omi! Don't say that!"

Volleyball players have a habit of tucking their shirts into their pants. Komori couldn't stop him by pulling on Sakuza's clothes, so he had to tug on his waistband.

But Coach Arakai was not angry. He and Iizuna lowered their heads and thought.

There was a long silence...

"You're right, Sakuzaa." Coach Arakai sighed - they were all led astray by Coach Tenkai.

"What we are really good at is our strength on the court, not tactics. Using our own shortcomings to attack the other's strengths will only end up at a disadvantage."

"From now on in this game, Iizuna, you are responsible for controlling the rhythm on the court.

No need to Deliberately targeting no one, but targeting all behaviors that Xiaogu can score!”