Chapter 258 The first game of the playoffs

Maybe it's because the sound of praise alone seems monotonous.

With the arrival of the playoffs, various words that are not optimistic about Excellent Era began to appear one after another.

In fact, this is not just Excellent Era's situation. Which year's regular season champion has not experienced such treatment.

No matter how high the overall expectations are, there will always be people with contrary opinions.

Otherwise, should we be used as decorations by the fans of the other seven clubs?

What's even more subtle is that since the establishment of the professional league, most of the teams that finished first in the regular season failed to win the championship.

Although there are exceptions in the second season, and the protagonist is still Excellent Era, the situation is still very different.

Therefore, another group of metaphysicists began to talk about it.

In addition to the fact that regular season champions often fail to win the championship, Zhang Jiale's debuff is also highlighted.

The combination of these two means that Excellent Era is definitely going to take the runner-up spot this year.

Surprisingly, Zhang Jiale seemed to be particularly calm and unaffected at all when he saw that all these things seemed to be unfavorable.

Three times runner-up, no one would mind or feel more regretful than Zhang Jiale.

So much so that he sometimes seems a little pessimistic, but since the end of the 38th round of the regular season, he has never been more confident than now.

"How about it? The first round is our competition. Are you nervous?"

Zhang Jiale looked at Chen Xing and others behind him.

"It's still stable." Lin Jingyan said with a smile.

When he was playing for Whistling, Whistling could occasionally make it to the playoffs. Although he was eliminated in the first round every time, it wasn't stressful at all.

Speaking of which, he is still a little unaccustomed to their ranking first in the regular season and the feeling of being the center of attention.

"I...a little bit."

Zhao Yang told the truth, his All-Star level ability is real, but the fact that he has not made it to the playoffs is really a bit painful.

Just like when the book comes to use, Zhao Yang is particularly upset about why he has never made it to the playoffs once before. After all, he was also a newcomer who attracted much attention when he debuted in the third season!

In contrast, Chen Xing and Qiu Fei looked extremely calm at this time.

A player with a big heart seems to be born and his appearance remains unchanged even if the mountain collapses in front of him.

Even though Qiu Fei said, "There is still tension," when everyone saw that calm face, they all expressed strong doubts in their hearts.

But considering that most of the time Qiu Fei keeps his emotions and anger a secret, let's just assume that he is indeed a little nervous.

As for Chen Xing, he smiled calmly:

"It's a small scene, not worth mentioning."

These words really made everyone scratch their heads. Can this guy show off his cool according to the occasion?

They tried hard to see even the slightest flaw in Chen Xing's face, but to no avail.

Yes, this guy is so good at acting, and they have learned this lesson a long time ago.

"Actually, there is no need to be too nervous. The playoff experience actually lies in the mentality,"

Unexpectedly, Chen Xing then started to share his experience,

"For example, it's just like bungee jumping. A novice who has just started bungee jumping will definitely have a different mental state when standing in front of the bungee jumping platform than an experienced person who has bungee jumped countless times. So... we need to adjust Yes, it’s actually the kind of mentality you have when you’re standing on a bungee jumping platform and about to jump off.”

"Well, I feel it..."

Zhao Yang's face was a little pale, he seemed to have a strong sense of empathy, and he might be a little afraid of heights.

But Qiu Fei frowned slightly and said, "So what should we do?"

Obviously, his main problem is not adjusting his mentality, but not knowing how to deal with the playoffs.

"Haha, why have we won all the way? To pursue victory, prove ourselves, and accumulate confidence? This is actually not the most important thing anymore. The most important thing is that we have reached this point, even if it is the playoffs, we have to face

, they are just a group of defeated generals, what else is there to be afraid of?"

Saying that, Chen Xing laughed again, "Of course... I jumped down boldly."

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On June 14, the much-anticipated opening game of the playoffs officially began.

Void vs. Excellent Era at home.

Because the playoffs themselves are eye-catching, and with a behemoth like Excellent Era, Void's home stadium is filled with people and every seat is packed. There are cheers and cheers for Excellent Era, as if this is Excellent Era's home stadium.

Li Xuan, the captain of the Void Team, saw that the game had not even started yet, and the cheers for Excellent Era were already heard one after another. It is conceivable that no matter what new and eye-catching comments have appeared on the Internet recently, the actual situation is still very real.

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On the Internet, regarding this game, the winning rates of Void and Excellent Era are predicted.

Excellent Era occupies a full 82% support rate, while Void only has a paltry 18%.

The pressure is really great.

Can it create miracles?

Li Xuan couldn't help but ask himself.

He actually knows very well that even if the new playoff rules are discussed online, he feels that such rule changes will have a huge impact on Excellent Era.

But in fact, the rule change of the entire competition system affects all eight teams entering the playoffs, not just Excellent Era.

The unknown they have to face is actually the same as Excellent Era.

It's just that Excellent Era grabbed all the attention and made everyone ignore this matter.

Moreover, he believes that Excellent Era has become stronger precisely because of the changes in the playoff format.

In the one-on-one session, only five players are used, which can reduce the number of newcomers holding back.

Other clubs should have already realized this problem.

Wen Li, a newcomer, may still have a lot of room for growth, but compared to others in Excellent Era, he is obviously still lacking.

All in all, this battle was quite stressful.

But Li Xuan is still stable. They are also a team that can often enter the playoffs. It is not certain who will win or lose until they are the last one!

"Good evening, audience friends! This is the scene of the Glory Professional League Season 9 playoffs. Today's game will be the first round of the playoffs, between Void and Excellent Era. I think everyone should be with me

Same, I’m quite curious about Excellent Era’s performance tonight…”

Pan Lin said the same opening remarks, but there was some sincere excitement in his tone.

I don’t know how Excellent Era will perform tonight.

After simply going through the process, and under the glance of the live broadcast camera, all members of Excellent Era did not seem to be as nervous as they imagined.

Then, in the first game, Lin Jingyan took the field for Excellent Era.

For Lin Jingyan, there are not many opportunities for him to play anymore. Of course, he must cherish every game. Wen Li also knows that his strength is not reliable enough. On a stage like the playoffs, he should leave it to his seniors.

On Void's side, the first person to take the stage was actually captain Li Xuan.

This was a bit surprising, because Li Xuan was actually a formation ghost, so he didn't have much of an advantage in a one-on-one fight. However, they soon realized Vukong's intention to do this.

"Facing a behemoth like Excellent Era, even if Void has playoff experience, the pressure should still be great. Therefore, let the captain take the lead first to boost morale. This can actually reduce the psychological burden on the people behind.

Unfortunately, it’s a formation ghost after all, so it won’t be too uncomfortable to lose. Moreover, as Void thinks, Lin Jingyan is on the field for Excellent Era, and he is an opponent he can handle." Li Yibo said.

This reason is also very reasonable.

If Lin Jingyan's opponent is Lin Jingyan, Li Xuan's pressure will not be that great. It will be as if he goes on the court and bumps into Qiu Fei, Chen Xing or Zhang Jiale.

"As for Lin Jingyan, Excellent Era must consider the overall situation and focus on preserving the state, so they sent him to play first." Li Yibo continued to analyze Excellent Era's side. This has long been a commonplace topic, and anyone with a discerning eye will know it.

It can be seen.

"Speaking of which, Excellent Era's entire season has been arranged like this," Pan Lin also lamented,

"Furthermore, because of Excellent Era's arrangements, the decline in Lin Jingyan's performance this season is not very obvious. Judging from some data... Lin Jingyan's performance is actually very good, especially against weak teams, and his winning rate is quite good.

Assure."

Although it seems that Lin Jingyan is not strong enough when facing some stronger opponents.

In fact, his overall performance this season is actually quite good.

However, most of these results are buried under those beautiful 10-0.

That's why it was ignored by people.

After all, most people were a little numb to Excellent Era's sweep in the later stages, and no one would care. Behind these sweeps, everyone actually needs to put in enough effort, otherwise the result would be 9 to 1 or 8 to 2.

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"Speaking of which, I'm still a little used to the changes in the rules of this year's playoffs. This is actually not an individual competition, but a group competition. I believe I'm not the only one who didn't react, haha." Pan Lin announced his appearance.

After seeing the staff, he also reacted and smiled.
To be continued...