Volume 1: The Road to the European Emperor Chapter 22 Is she back?
In a good mood, Sun Hao went to the gym early for training.
Real Madrid will host Atletico Madrid at home tonight.
Atletico Madrid, as the name suggests, this is also a team from Madrid.
But unlike Real Madrid, their focus before and in the future will be on football, and basketball is relatively less important.
This competitive team has only been formed for more than a year.
But no matter what, the encounter between the two teams is a Madrid derby.
For Madrid fans, this is the game they pay most attention to, except for the match against Barcelona.
In particular, Real Madrid has an absolute advantage in popularity.
Just like the Lakers to the Clippers in the NBA.
In such a game, as fans of Real Madrid, they naturally hope to see the team win a big victory.
The same goes for Real Madrid. No matter which level of league they are in, they need to satisfy their fans with victory.
This also includes the team's head coach.
He arrived at the gym early to prepare for the day's training, but found that Sun Hao had arrived earlier than him.
This discovery surprised him and made him feel relieved at the same time.
He recruited Sun Hao from the youth team on purpose.
They scored double-digit points in the third game. You have to know that this is not the previous youth league, and the scoring quality is completely different.
Now I see Sun Hao coming early the next morning for extra practice.
These series of events made him have a bad impression of Sun Hao and it was inappropriate.
He did not disturb Sun Hao's training, but made a decision in his heart.
A Sun Hao like this deserves a better chance.
Sun Hao had no idea what was happening around him. He trained within the system most of the time, and only spent time outside the system simply to sweat.
I feel sweaty and refreshed.
I went to the locker room to take a shower, and when I came out, my teammates had already arrived one after another.
Sun Hao has recently increased his efforts to learn Spanish. When he saw his teammates coming, he communicated with them in his broken Spanish.
One is training, and the other is also a form of off-field entertainment and a way to increase interaction.
Soon the locker room was filled with laughter due to Sun Hao's behavior.
After a while, the head coach came to the locker room, and the players gradually quieted down after seeing him.
"Sun, you will start in tonight's game."
After coming in, the head coach announced a decision.
This decision was a bit sudden, but the teammates didn't react much.
Sun Hao started playing in the Plata League when he was less than 16 years old, and scored double-digit points in the third game.
This phenomenon can be described in two words: overflow of talent.
In other words, it was only a matter of time before he started, it just happened a little earlier than expected.
Sun Hao was the most surprised one. He didn't expect that the head coach in front of him trusted him more than Raul did at the beginning.
"Perform well and don't feel any psychological burden."
After announcing the starting lineup, the head coach patted Sun Hao on the shoulder and spoke to him.
His words were earnest, revealing his expectations as well as his pressure.
It was his sudden decision to let Sun Hao start tonight.
If Sun Hao fails to perform well, his prestige in the team will be affected.
Sun Hao looked at the head coach and nodded, his eyes shining.
His goal is to replicate Gasol's original path and play in La Liga within a year.
Personal strength is important, but in La Liga, where seniority is the key, opportunities are also important.
Now the head coach trusts him and gives him the opportunity, he must seize it.
Seeing Sun Hao's reaction, the head coach nodded with satisfaction, and after signaling the players to continue, he left the locker room.
As soon as he left, the locker room became lively again.
However, unlike the previous playfulness, this time it was the teammates who came to congratulate Sun Hao.
After Sun Hao joined the team, he got along well with them. Plus, Sun Hao looked promising, so it would do them no harm to have a good relationship with him.
Sun Hao did not enter the systematic training that day, and the evening game was crucial for him.
Just like when he played against the student team before, if he can perform well enough, he will most likely directly attract the attention of Oro Real Madrid.
In the evening, the stadium was packed.
In the city derby, the fans' enthusiasm was quite high.
An hour before the game, both teams entered the stadium and began warming up.
Sun Hao didn't feel very good when he first warmed up. This was because his muscles couldn't keep up with the sudden drop in training intensity.
But once his body started moving, he quickly got into the state and returned to his normal level, and his outside shots were basically accurate in 90% of them.
Ever since he got the "Long-Range Sharpshooter" badge, he could feel that the stability of his long-range shots had significantly improved.
The warm-up was almost over and Sun Hao walked towards the bench.
Just at this moment, he raised his head inadvertently and was stunned.
Very high up in the audience, he saw a very familiar figure.
It's not just about body shape, but also about clothing style and even the color of clothes.
Is that... Joseline?
Is she really going back to Spain?
The things he imagined when chatting with Fernandez before actually happened?!
This is too incredible!
Sun Hao rubbed his eyes to make sure he was not dreaming.
However, the scene in front of him did not change. Although he couldn't see the face clearly due to the distance, the figure was still wearing the clothes.
He was sure it was Joseline!
For a moment, Sun Hao felt as if his body had been injected with chicken blood, and his pores exploded uncontrollably.
This kind of surprise is even greater than when the system told him there was a reward!
Although it was a little unbelievable, it did explain why Joseline didn't reply to his email.
Maybe what happened was that Joseline returned to the United States, had a big fight with her parents, was locked up at home for a few days, and then she sneaked out and came to Spain!
This is also a very reasonable explanation!
If the game wasn't about to start, Sun Hao would have wanted to rush to the stands right now.
He resisted the urge, but his body became uncontrollably excited.
"What's wrong?"
The head coach saw his condition and couldn't help but come over to ask.
Sun Hao didn't respond when he asked the first question. It was only after he patted his shoulder that Sun Hao turned his head with a puzzled expression on his face.
After the head coach repeated it again, Sun Hao finally reacted and immediately waved his hand to indicate that everything was fine.
I'm a little overexcited.
Anyway, he will see her after the game, so there is no need to rush.
Thinking of this, Sun Hao temporarily withdrew his gaze from the stands.
No matter what, we have to play the game well first.
He clearly remembered that when Joseline first came, he had a crazy performance of 81 points in a single game.
Joseline was in a very good mood that night.
Now that she's back, he has to behave himself.
Because he knew that was something that would make Joseline happy.
After the pre-match warm-up, players from both sides began to appear on the field one after another.
Before Sun Hao went on stage, he couldn't help but take another look at the stands. He saw Joseline waving at him from a distance.
He resisted the urge to reach out his hand, turned back and rubbed his hands, then his eyes gleamed.
bring it on!
With the referee's whistle and the cheers of the fans, the derby between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid officially began.
Real Madrid got the first chance to attack.
Sun Hao held the ball on the outside and used the center's pick-and-roll to shoot directly from outside the three-point line.
This style of play is exactly the same as when he played in the EBA league.
Compared to the EBA League, the Plata League has stronger confrontation and higher tactical execution, but the playing style is still in line with the trend in Europe as a whole.
Faced with Sun Hao's style of play, the opponent's center retreated to the inside and did not come out at all.
Sun Hao's attack was almost uninterrupted.
The ball spun in the air and drew a high parabola.
“Swish!”
A crisp sound.
The three-pointer went into the net.
Sun Hao made his first three-point shot!
There was a burst of cheers at the scene.
The head coach also looked happy on the sidelines.
One ball is insignificant in a game, but the first ball at the beginning can show a player's competitive state.
Sun Hao's condition tonight shows that his judgment and decision are correct!
Atletico Madrid's counterattack failed to score. Judging from their offensive performance, their overall strength is indeed weaker than Real Madrid.
However, although their offense is weak, their defensive enthusiasm is quite good.
When Sun Hao took the ball to the frontcourt and wanted to repeat the same trick, the opponent's guard successfully bypassed the pick-and-roll, and the same tactics failed to work this time.
Real Madrid's attack failed, and Atletico Madrid counterattacked with a fast break and scored the goal.
The Atletico Madrid bench was in an uproar.
It's a city derby, the players are fully engaged and so are the fans.
In the stands, fans of the two teams sitting next to each other were still sitting firmly, but those a few rows away had already started to curse at each other passionately.
In the derby match, the atmosphere on the scene reached a climax at the beginning.
Real Madrid's attack still failed.
Sun Hao's long-range shooting after the pick-and-roll is very stable, but the prerequisite is that the center can block the person.
The guard defending Sun Hao tonight was also a short guard, like a loach, and the center here couldn't stop him.
Atletico Madrid launched another defensive counterattack. The defender's fast break caused a foul and he made both free throws.
4 to 3.
Atletico Madrid took the initiative and overtook Real Madrid shortly after the start of the game!
At this moment, the few competitive fans in the stands suddenly got excited, beating their chests, roaring, and spitting everywhere.
You have to know that those who can come to watch the game away from home are basically die-hard fans of the team.
Such a scene has also become a beautiful landscape on the sidelines.
While retreating, Sun Hao's gaze inadvertently turned to the distance in the stands, where he saw that Joseline and the fans around her were sitting still.
The team had a bad start and the atmosphere at home was a bit off.
In Real Madrid's attack, Sun Hao had the ball. After a series of pick-and-roll tactics failed, he simply stretched out his hand to signal to move away.
This choice was very unexpected. Not only the teammates , but even the head coach on the bench was stunned.
European basketball attaches great importance to tactical execution. I didn’t expect that Sun Hao would play alone at this time!
