A goal or two doesn't mean much.
Furthermore, before the game started, the Greek head coach had repeatedly told his players that Tang Long was a difficult player to defend.
Sometimes it's inevitable to concede one or two goals; don't be discouraged. Even if Tang Long scores a few goals, there's no need to worry.
Because the other players from Long Country are not strong enough, they can score more points on offense.
Therefore, although Tang Long's goals were spectacular, they did not affect the mindset of the Greek players at all.
It must be said that the Greek team's head coach indeed had some skill.
But he just happened to run into Tang Long. Tang Long now intends to overcome all strategies with sheer force.
Just defend against Spanoulis!
As the Greek team reorganized their offense, Tang Long went to mark Papaloukas, the strongest European player in 2005.
"Yonas, I'll say it again. This is a crucial moment to equalize the score. If you take Yao Ming off, our perimeter defense won't be able to stop Greece, and we'll definitely lose this game!"
"We've already qualified for the next round, and the upcoming games will be very tough. If you don't let Yao rest, he might not have the stamina in the fourth quarter, which will also affect the knockout stages."
"I understand what you mean, but we can't lose this game."
Team Leader Guo shook his head and said, "This is a game in Beijing. Do you know how many people are watching? Besides the tens of thousands of spectators here, hundreds of millions in Long Country are watching, not to mention the whole world is following the Olympics. This game is more than just losing a match!"
"I don't understand all that," Yonas shrugged. "I'm the head coach now, and I only know that players need to rest, especially Yao. The most I can promise you is that we'll try not to let Tang off the court for now!"
This was partly because Tang Long was an anomaly, seemingly never tiring.
Having played for so long without any signs of fatigue, otherwise Yonas would definitely have made Tang Long rest as well.
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