Chapter 874 At Least One

June 20th, a very ordinary day in Trento.

At the BLM Group Stadium in the southeast of the city, there is a warm-up match going on.

Trento is one of the wealthiest cities in Italy, but its popularity overseas is far less than that of big cities like Rome, Milan, and Turin.

In fact, sports is a very good business card for this city.

The 2013 Winter Olympics was held here in order to expand the city's popularity.

There is a world-class men's volleyball team, two professional football clubs, and a professional basketball club.

Many international sports events are held here every year.

However, sports fans and ordinary people all over the world still don't know much about this place.

Maybe this is fate.

In June, the European Basketball League has ended, and the BLM Group Stadium, the home of the Trento basketball team, was used to hold a small-scale four-nation warm-up match.

Czech Republic, Turkey, Italy and China.

Such a warm-up match is a place for local people to have fun in the hot summer.

Even if the Italian national team comes to the game, it is difficult to attract too many people to the stadium to watch the game.

Originally, there was no live broadcast of the warm-up match, and there were no gimmicks. Those who could watch the game were true fans.

There were a total of three rounds of competition, two rounds were played, and a quarter of the people in the basketball hall could be considered too many.

But today, the last day of the Four Nations Tournament, China vs Italy, things are different.

In the morning, we played a game between the Czech Republic and Turkey. The two teams lost the first two games, so they competed symbolically for the third place.

There was no one at all, and the seats were empty. No one wanted to watch the chickens peck each other, and the senior fans were not interested.

In the afternoon, when it was the turn of the host country, Italy, to play against China, many people seemed to emerge from the ground.

When the game was about to start, there were more and more people, and the stadium was crowded with people, and there was a feeling that a big battle was coming.

The BLM stadium, which can accommodate more than 5,000 people, is full of seats, just like the games in normal seasons.

There is only one reason that can cause this phenomenon, because of Li Liang.

Since 2013, Li Liang's influence in the basketball world has been increasing day by day.

By this year's four consecutive championships, he has become a god and has gained a global reputation.

Although Europe is dominated by football, the influence of basketball in southern Europe is still very large.

Countries like Italy, Spain, and France all practice football and basketball.

The strength of football and basketball, as well as the talents cultivated are very impressive.

On the other hand, for those in the UK who only focus on playing football and don't play basketball, the football league is developing very well, but the national team is falling apart.

It fully demonstrates the need for comprehensive development.

Therefore, the arrival of Li Liang made the fans in the Trento area extremely excited, which is really a surprise.

Even if you are not a basketball fan, you must have heard of Chinese Bruce Lee in the news.

When your strength reaches a certain level and your achievements are shocking, you will be able to break through the barriers of all skin colors and cultures and show it to everyone.

Yao Ming has a high reputation in China and has a certain status in the United States, but his achievements in the NBA are limited after all.

And Li Liang's experience is obviously already a legend in the sports world, and when the legend is still going on, can fans not come to watch his game live?

In the last game against Turkey, Li Liang didn't play, and he didn't appear in the BLM stadium at all.

Today is different, he came to the gym with his teammates early to warm up.

Before the game started, many young fans gathered on the sidelines to ask for autographs.

These little Italian fans never imagined that they could meet the NBA idol, the magical Bruce, in their hometown of Trento.

They also wear a variety of jerseys, four teams, their own home and away jerseys, and some retro editions, commemorative editions, etc. - Li Liang's jerseys are really diverse, which has enriched many jersey sellers and pirates. .

Li Liang's signature is really soft, and the fans at the scene are also very much looking forward to seeing Li Liang's game on the spot.

As a result, Li Liangyi did not appear in the starting list of the Chinese team at the beginning.

This made the audience a little disappointed and anxious. Could it be that he won't go?

Not only did Li Liang not appear on the stage, but neither did Yi Jianlian. This time Gong Luming's guidance seemed to be to train young people.

In fact, Li Liang will appear this time, but Gong Luming thinks it is not the right time.

The Czech Republic and Turkey both won the first two games, but the strength of these two teams is very average.

Today it is different to play the host Italy, Italy is a real European team.

The team has Belinelli and Gallinari, two players who play in the NBA. Both of them will be on the court tonight, which can be said to be the strongest lineup of the Italian first team.

Yi Jianlian needed to rest because of his injury, so Director Gong didn't let him play.

Li Liang is not allowed to start. First, there is still too little time for joint training, so he needs to get used to it slowly.

It's not that Li Liang has to adapt, but other people have to adapt to Li Liang.

His game rhythm, game method, game thinking, the people of the national team have to adapt to him.

Li Liang is a typical fast-paced, high-intensity, aggressive offensive basketball.

As far as the basic skills and confrontation ability of the young people in the national team are concerned, it may not be enough to run for a quarter.

So, first let the starting few young people go up and play a dozen to find out how they feel.

The second reason is to let young people feel the gap with the world's top teams.

Italy is the European national team with the most medals at the Basketball EuroBasket.

The Chinese team has played against Italy 5 times in official competitions in history, with 1 win and 4 losses.

In the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the Chinese team defeated the European champion Italy at the time, which can be said to be a big upset.

When China's three major centers made their appearance in the Olympics, the national team in that Olympics can be said to be one of the strongest Chinese teams in history.

But apart from this time, the remaining 4 matches were disastrous.

Guidance Gong's idea is still very good, Li Liang doesn't need to worry about him at all, what he has to worry about is these young people in the team.

As a result, after the game started, I wanted young people to feel the gap with the world's top teams, and I really felt it.

The starting lineup sent by the Chinese team is Guo Ailun, Ding Yanyuhang, Zhou Peng, Li Muhao and Zhou Qi.

Except for Li Muhao, the other four are also Gong Luming's first choice - who Zhou Qi and Wang Zhelin will use is still in his consideration.

Li Muhao succeeded in jumping the ball in the opening game, but the Chinese team's offense did not succeed. Ding Yanyuhang was quickly intercepted by Belinelli and made a mistake.

Then, the game entered the stage where the Chinese team was beaten violently.

The Italian double stars Gallinelli and Belinelli were fully fired, hitting consecutive shots.

As for the Chinese team, without Yi Jianlian, the players don't know how to play.

He didn't dare to take the initiative to attack when he got the ball, hesitating and passing it back and forth.

Originally, I thought that I would have Li Liang as my teammate today, so I could just be a support with peace of mind.

Who knew that the director of the palace would not let Li Liang go, and neither would Yi Jianlian. Without the backbone, no one could carry it.

In the end, halfway through the first quarter, the Chinese team didn't score a single point.

And Italy has scored 18 points!

The start was 0-18, which dug a huge hole for Li Liang.

Gong Lu called a timeout twice to adjust, but still couldn't score, the annoyed Director Gong's face turned livid.

During the second timeout, Gong Luming looked at Li Liang and signaled whether he wanted to come on stage.

Li Liang shook his head, and said in a voice that everyone could hear: "I don't want to play with a group of people who can't even make a goal, at least make one goal, and I'll play again?"