Veteran never die

Chapter 296 The Game in 1981
0298 1981 game
Seeing that the team members listened very carefully, Wang Liang also spoke very carefully.

There is a live video of the game in 1981, which is not difficult to find on the Internet, and relevant background information is also available on the Internet, which is very detailed.

But when it comes out of Wang Liang's mouth, it always has a different flavor.

"Generally speaking, the Chinese team at that time was a team with relatively comprehensive skills and outstanding advantages. As early as 1979, it won all six games against the Japanese team. With less losses, it can be said that the Chinese team already had the strength to win the Olympic gold medal in 1980."

"But in 1980, because of the big storm that boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics, China was also one of the boycotting countries."

Wang Liang can still remember the situation at that time. It was the largest boycott in the history of the Olympic Games so far.

The reason is self-evident.

For an outsider, not participating in the 1980 Summer Olympics is nothing. The sun still rises in the east as usual, and the cycle of day and night remains the same.

But for the girls of the Chinese women's volleyball team at that time, they lost the chance to be on the podium of the Olympic champions.

In an athlete's career, there are only a handful of times he has participated in the Olympic Games held every four years.

"It was a precious opportunity. At that time, Cao Huiying, the best blocker in the world, was 27 years old, and Chen Zhaodi and setter Sun Jinfang were 26 years old. At that age, the health conditions at that time, the athletes' condition had already begun to decline."

Wang Liang stated the fact that at that time, the conditions were unimaginably difficult.

The self-defense counterattack has begun. Prepare for war, prepare for famine, and serve the people, and support the front line with all the strength of the whole country.

Wang Liang still remembers a vocabulary - "enlightenment"

Young people nowadays often use "enlightenment" to make fun of it, which seems to be a derogatory term.

But whether you believe it or not, it has become an established fact. In the 80s, because of the word "enlightenment", countless young people gave up their bright future, their great youth, and even gave up their lives.

Death may be a happy thing.

There are also countless young people who have returned with broken bodies, broken legs, broken hands, and blindness.
Back to the countryside, silently and anonymously.

Why does Wang Liang always think of so many things in the past when he mentions them?
Because of age, because of the years that have passed, and because of that group of lovely people.

Wang Liang will never forget, nor will the motherland and the people, and this will never be empty talk!
"According to the competition system, the Chinese team will first face the Brazilian team, followed by the Soviet Union, South Korea, Bulgaria, Cuba, the United States, and Japan."

"The first match against Brazil, the Chinese team had not played against Brazil many times before. After the match, it was discovered that the strength of the Brazilian team was far inferior to our own. The quick game, the Chinese team quickly won 3:0. victory."

Wang Liang continued: "While the Chinese team was playing against the Brazilian team, the Japanese team was also playing against the Soviet Union, but the result was astonishing. The Soviet team was simply vulnerable. There were three rounds in total, and none of the points in each round was more than five points." In the game, the Japanese team aimed at the weakness of the Soviet team's simple style of play, concentrated their forces and focused on blocking the high ball in the fourth position, and the ground defense was excellent, leaving the Soviet team at a loss."

The Soviet Union, this unfriendly big brother was abused into a dog in the first round, which is really surprising.

We must know that the Soviet team won the 1980 Olympic gold medal without the Chinese, Japanese and American women's volleyball teams participating.
"In the second round, the Chinese team faced the Soviet team. As early as in the 1978 World Championships, the Chinese team was defeated by the Soviet team and stopped in the semi-finals. The Soviet team is different from the Brazilian team. This is a strength. Intensity that cannot be underestimated."

I haven't encountered it for more than three years. In the political background (the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, and the deterioration of Sino-Soviet relations), the atmosphere is somewhat frozen.

"In the first game, the Chinese team beat the Soviet Union 15:4 and got off to a good start. This result made everyone feel incredible"

Wang Liang still remembers the way the head coach of the Soviet team, Calpoli, yelled and shouted on the field.

Roaring is Calpoli's signature. In the last century, the Soviet Union has not yet disintegrated, and an era has not yet come to an end.

The head coach Calpoli scolded the beautiful Russian girls on the field, and wave after wave of blond beauties came to the Soviet team, and the coaches were all Calpoli.

This hot-tempered coach always seems to have to be furious to express his intentions. No matter whether he wins or loses, he always yells endlessly, shouting heart-piercingly with red eyes, like a man before he is about to strike in a rage.

In that era, this has become a unique landscape.

Calpoli once said: "I want to stimulate the tired players by shouting loudly, and remind them to maintain a high degree of concentration on the court. I hope they can inspire their fighting spirit and fight until the last moment of the game."

The content of Calpoli's roar was nothing extreme, he just kept reminding the players.

"How do you guys play?!"

"Are you worthy of your grandmother who just passed away by playing like this?!"

It's not a reprimand, but more like an elder's spur and encouragement to the younger generation.

Wang Liang recalled that scene, with thousands of words stuck in his throat, and there was a lot he wanted to say.

Eager to go back to the past, watching Calpoli's signature roar, everything has become a thing of the past.

a feeling.

"The second game started. Calpoli's roar played an obvious role. The players who were stimulated started the high point attack very well. However, there was a problem with the first pass of the Chinese team. Great blocker Alahamia blocked."

“创造了开门红的中国队竟以0：9落后！1978年以0:3负于苏联队的巨大阴影瞬间就笼罩了上来，难道历史又要重演？中国队又要重蹈覆辙？”

Wang Liang continued: "Considering that the old players of the women's volleyball team have psychological pressure, and the haze of three years ago is lingering, the head coach of the Chinese team Yuan Weimin sent a substitute Cao Huiying to replace Chen Zhaodi who was unstable in the first pass. Cao Huiying because of He was injured and did not participate in the match against the Soviet Union in 1978, so he has no psychological shadow, and Cao Huiying, who is the best blocker in the world, also gave the players a lot of confidence."

Sure enough, Cao Huiying did not disappoint Coach Yuan, chasing the score to 10:10 not long after playing.

The Soviet team made continuous substitutions, and the head coach Calpoli kept screaming, hoping that this would mobilize his players.

It also played a certain role, and has been biting hard.

In the end, the Chinese team won the second game with difficulty at 16:14.

(End of this chapter)