Summing up the men’s basketball coach Du Feng who lost the Olympic Games is confident
News from our newspaper (reporter Chen Jiakun) A few days ago, the Chinese men’s basketball team, which was in quarantine after returning from the Olympic Games, held a video conference. Head coach Du Feng concluded that there is a big gap between the team’s current strength and the world‘s top teams, but he also saw hope through the defeat.
On July 5th, the Chinese men’s basketball team returned to China after finishing the defeated Olympic Games and entered the Qingyuan training base in Guangdong for isolation and training. During the quarantine period, the team trained and learned both correctly. On the evening of the 9th, the whole team held a theme party day study sharing meeting in the form of a video conference. They learned to watch the celebration ceremony celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and the “July 1st Medal” awarding ceremony to exchange experiences. The event was hosted by Du Feng, the party branch secretary and head coach of the Chinese Men’s Basketball Team. All members of the Chinese Men’s Basketball Team spoke one by one.
At the meeting, the Chinese Men’s Basketball Team made a comprehensive summary of the previous stage of the Olympic Games defeat. Du Feng and each player talked about their own gains and feelings. Du Feng said: “I have confidence in this team by losing two games in the qualifiers. What is confidence? I think we can play better. When we played Canada, the team always led the start; when we played Greece, we In one quarter, I won the ball, and the opponent called a timeout in the second half. In this process, everyone must see hope that we can do better.”
Du Feng believes that seeing the gap through the game can find the direction of effort. “The team has a big gap with the world‘s strong teams. What should we do if we find the gap? Train harder!”
Captain Zhou Peng said frankly: “I saw the gap in the losing of the Olympic Games. After so many years of national team career, I have seen our progress, but I have also seen the progress of the other side. In contrast, we may not have improved as fast as the other side. Regardless of whether it is overall play, execution, or personal skills, we all need to hurry up and improve at a faster rate!”
Last season’s CBA regular season most valuable player Wu Qian believes that the confrontation and rhythm of international competitions are completely different from those of CBA. He said: “I am not clear about my investment or sudden changes. I cannot grasp the speed and rhythm. I am under great psychological pressure and lack of self-confidence. This has caused instability in my mentality. I am eager to achieve success and express myself. The result is frequent mistakes. Thanks to the head coach Du Feng for trusting himself as always and using the game to enhance his self-confidence and adjustment ability.
The 2021 FIBA Asian Cup will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia from August 17th to 29th. In addition to the Chinese team, there are currently 12 teams qualifying for the Asian Cup, including the Philippines, South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Iran, Syria, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, and Bahrain. And the host Indonesian team. After the experience in the international arena, the young Chinese men’s basketball team will then conduct targeted training to make up for their shortcomings.
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