The Strongest God

Chapter 376: Finals (1)

That night, Yu Xiangyang finished the shower in the bathroom. Hearing that the two mentors and apprentices were still chatting, the boring Xiao Yu had to turn on the nozzle and start washing the second time. Do not leave, Yu Xiangyang particularly regrets that he did not bring his mobile phone when he took a shower, at least he can still play a game to kill time!

Lan Weiran had forgotten Classmate Yu, but Ye Chenxi suddenly remembered it and asked with a smile: "Right, didn't your roommate go to the bath, how to wash for so long?"

Hearing this, Yu Xiangyang burst into tears-Ye team, you are such a good person, remember me!

Lan Weiran remembered the little guy, walked to the bathroom and knocked on the door, said: "Xiao Yu, come out, don't eavesdrop through the wall, we didn't tell any secrets."

Yu Xiangyang opened the door and scratched his head with a grinning smile, said innocently: "I didn't overhear, what are you talking about?"

"Just talk." Lan Weiran looked back at Ye Chenxi and said, "It's not too late. I'm going to take a shower too, or should you go back first?"

Ye Chenxi smiled slightly and stood up and said, "Then I will go back first, Master will rest early." Suddenly stopped when passing Yu Xiangyang, and looked at the young boy, "God milk, come on in the final."

Yu Xiangyang nodded: "Well, thank you!"

After Ye Chenxi left, Yu Xiangyang said excitedly: "The Ye team just called me God's milk. Has it been recognized because of my outstanding performance?"

Lan Weiran said: "You think too much, he is polite to you."

Yu Xiangyang: "..."

Lan Weiran patted his shoulder comfortably: "You are one step away from God's Milk, and continue to work hard in the finals."

***

The next morning, everyone in the Longyin team gathered on time to come to the Internet cafe for daily training.Wu Zewen saw that the captain did not mean arranging tactics, but asked everyone to sit in front of the computer and practice each one. He could not help but ask softly: "Tomorrow is the game, don’t you have to hurry and analyze the tactics?"

Liu Chuan said: "I have a good idea, how to arrange for the results of the afternoon semi-finals to come out."

Wu Zewen nodded and said seriously: "I have finished the statistics of the two teams, and you can give it to you at any time if you need it."

Liu Chuan stretched out his hand and rubbed his head with a smile: "I know, it's hard."

Wu Zewen stayed up late last night to sort out the data. Liu Chuan naturally saw it in his eyes. Liu Chuan performed very relaxedly for the finals. Instead, Ze Wen was very careful to prepare in advance.

In the morning, everyone was retrieving their status after training. After returning from lunch, the semifinals of Copper Sparrow and Qixingcao have started to be broadcast on the official website. The commentary of this game is still Hu Liang. See you are very concerned about this In the game, Liu Chuan simply enlarged the live broadcast on the projection screen: "Let's watch it together, and discuss and discuss our opponents by the way."

Minutes away from the game, Hu Liang and Zhang Shuping started to analyze the players of both teams. Liu Chuan said: "Tongpu has just played before. I think everyone is very familiar with the nine players in Tongque. Seven Star Grass."

On the big screen, a group photo of nine players from the Seven Star Grass team happened.

Zhang Shuping said quickly: "The Seven Star Grass team is one of the oldest strong teams in the league. Among the four strong teams in that year, the Changan team has been disbanded. Huaxia and Luohuaci have also experienced the replacement of the captain and deputy captain. Only Qixingcao was the first team leader and deputy captain. Xiao Sijing and Su Shilun led Qixingcao in the league as the deputy team leader for 13 seasons, and the two were the only one in the professional league. Old partner."

Hu Liang was also very emotional about this: "I was retiring in the fourth season. At that time, the Xiao team and the Lun Shen were very young, and I didn't expect them to persist for so long..."

Zhang Shuping said with a smile: "On this point, many partners in the league admire Xiao Su and I. I especially admire the two of them. It's so rare not to quarrel together for so long. "Itchy Years" argument, they have been better and better after seven years, they have already surpassed the husband and wife, how to describe it better? Well... soulmate?"

Everyone: "..."

Fortunately, Su Shilun could not hear him talking nonsense in the soundproof room. Otherwise, with the spirit of Lun Shen, he would definitely like to sew Zhang Shuping's mouth.

Along with Zhang Shuping's remarks, a picture of Xiao Sijing leaning into Su Shilun's ear happened to appear on the big screen. Su Shilun's mouth was smiling, and Xiao Sijing's eyes were gentle. The two were discussing something, occasionally glancing at each other. It's unspoken—the kind of tacit understanding that outsiders can't get involved in, is worthy of being the league's oldest partner.

Hu Liang was not clear about Zhang Shuping's natural black commentary style, and he did not respond to the "soul mate" statement at all. He continued to say frankly: "I don't know any other players of Qixingcao except Xiao Team and Lun Shen. It seems that he made his debut after the fourth season?"

"Well, the other players made their debut after you retired." Zhang Shuping also returned to the topic, and then said, "In addition to the Xiao team and the Su team, the oldest player of Qixing grass is Ye Zhou. Zhou made his debut in the fifth season, and was the same player as Lu Xiang and Shao Zehang at the same time. Now he is considered an old player. He is a seven star grass player who only plays in the ring. He plays Wudang Jianzong like Yang Jian, but Yang Jian's fight. The Fa is more radical and Ye Zhou is more stable."

Hu Liang said: "What about this female player? The league rarely sees female players."

A picture of a girl with long hair appeared on the big screen, and she smiled very sweetly.

Zhang Shuping said: "This female player should also focus on introducing you to her. Her name is He Fang, ID Tianya Fangcao, the only female treatment in the league, and the awareness is very good. Anyone who knows Qixingcao knows that her sister He Yue is The president of the Seven Star Grass Association, the Seven Star Grass Association has developed steadily in various regions, and the female president is absolutely indispensable. The two sisters He Yue and He Fang are also the strongest help of Xiao Su."

Hu Huidian nodded and said: "Girls play a lot of treatment, but it is rare to reach the level of professional players. The treatment awareness of Qixingcao is really good."

"This player is the assistant Song Siyuan and ID Yuanshan who transferred from the Changan team." The information on Song Siyuan was released on the big screen, and Zhang Shuping immediately changed his mouth. "He took over after the assistant retired from Qixing Grassland, Tai Chi Wudang. The school, who won the championship with the Changan team, played very calmly."

"These two youngsters are Xue Ke and Chen Xiaobei, who are very familiar to everyone. As the apprentices of Team Xiao and Lun Shen, the two have received much attention from the league since their debut. Of course, the two youngsters themselves have worked very hard. Disappoint fans who support Qixingcao, and the two are now among the first-tier players."

The information of the last two players appeared on the big screen, Hu Liang said: "These two players are also very young. I have seen a few games before, and they seem to rarely play?"

Zhang Shuping explained: "These two are the rookies who have just debuted this season. They are only 16 years old. Qi Fei, ID Luoxia and Guhu are the same boxing Shaolin players as the Xiao team; Liu Xuelin, ID Xuehai Wuya, is The Five-Poison Gu Master with a similar style of lunshen."

Hu Liang suddenly realized: "It seems that these two people are going to take the team of Xiao Team and Lun Shen?"

"I think so." Zhang Shuping said, "This season has rarely seen two newcomers. It is probably just that Xiao team brought them to the league to hone."

***

Seeing this, Yu Xiangyang couldn't help but interjected: "Why wouldn't it be a secret weapon to play in the playoffs?!"

"That's not true." Liu Chuan laughed. "Xiao team doesn't like to play this kind of trick. Zhang Shuping was right. Qi Fei learned Xiao Sijing's boxing style. Liu Xuelin's Gu Wudu inherited the style of Su Shilun. Even if Xiao team and Lun Shen are retired, Qixing grass will not appear to be out of touch."

"The Xiao team led people most like this step-by-step, steadily advancing mode. In the previous seasons, he placed Xue Ke and Chen Xiaobei on the bench. This season, Xue Ke and Chen Xiaobei can directly play the main role. Everyone Seeing the power of those two newcomers. Obviously, Liu Xuelin and Qi Fei are the second batch of players that the Xiao team is bringing. They will definitely be able to play the main force next season, but they should not be the key event in the finals. Because they will conflict with the schools of Lao Xiao and Lun Shen." Liu Chuan explained in detail.

Xiao Sijing's idea is actually very simple. First take Xue Wu, the whip and Shaolin Chen Xiaobei, and then bring Shaolin Qifei and Gu Wudu, Liu Xuelin, so that he and Lun Shen leave. After that, Xue, Chen, Qi and Liu can form the core of Qixingcao's new generation lineup.

He risked the decline of Qixingcao's performance, spent a few seasons patiently training these newcomers, and gradually brought up the future of the Qixingcao team, laying the most solid foundation for the Qixingcao team after he left.

——This is the old captain of Qixingcao.

Xiao Sijing's eyes have been on for a few years. His goal has never been the gains and losses of a certain season, but the more long-term prospects of the team of Seven Stars.It is conceivable that in a few years, Qixingcao, after being succeeded by four young main players, will still be able to gain a foothold in the professional league of the strong team, because Xiaosijing, the old captain of Qixingcao, has paved the way for the next generation of players. Good way.

——The same as the captain, Lao Xiao spent no more effort on Qixingcao team than Liu Chuan did on Longyin team.

Speaking of which, Liu Chuan couldn't help raising a little respect for the long-term plan of this old opponent.

"According to this statement, the lineup of the Seven Star Grass Finals should not change much, or the seven men." Lan Weiran said, "Lao Xiao is still in this temper, playing directly and simply, he rarely plays tactically with people. The trick, but this stable lineup is more difficult to break, because their cooperation will be very tacit."

"Yes," Liu Chuan nodded. "Qixingcao is a team with very distinctive characteristics. Team Xiao and Shenshen form a dual core near and far. The melee can be impacted, the long-range can be consumed, the attack can be attacked, and the defense can be defended. This system is the most stable tactical system in the entire professional league. It is not as extreme as the teleportation stream and the kite flow of Shengtang. The lineup of Qixingcao does not sound obvious, but likewise, it has almost no weaknesses. !"

There are no obvious weaknesses and the lineup with tacit understanding tends to play more stable during the game, which is why Seven Star Grass has a very high win rate in the regular season.

Looking closely, if this system of Qixingcao encounters melee teams such as Copper Sparrow and Snow Wolf, it is not so easy for the opponent to break through the defense of Xiao Sijing and Chen Xiaobei Shuang Shaolin. Even if it breaks through, it is easy to fall into the back Qixing grass surrounded the circle, and was counter-killed by the chakra god who was waiting for the opportunity.Conversely, if you encounter a team of long-range crispy skins such as Sheng Tang and Luo Huaci, you want to fly the seven-star grass kite remotely, it also depends on Xiao team disagree. Qiang Shen and Xue Ke, it's not difficult to lose a few crisps in seconds.

This is the advantage of one core and one far core. Qixingcao can move forward and backward no matter what lineup it faces. Xiao team and Lun Shen have been voted as the best partners many times, not only because of their many fans. And, more importantly, the cooperation between them is indeed very good, creating trouble for many teams that is difficult to break through.

Liu Chuan said with a smile: "Today in this scene, although I said in front of the reporter that there are chances of winning on both sides, in fact, I am more inclined to Qixingcao will win."

"The victory will be settled within four innings." Qin Ye, who has been silent, said suddenly and calmly, "The Copper Sparrow is not weak, so that the team battle will not be shaved, but it is difficult to reach the final game in the fifth inning. Seven Star Grass is a very stable and mature team. The perfect integration of the new generation of players with the old generation of players plus the proficient use of three five poisonous poisoning techniques superimposed tactics. Seven Star Grass has a very high winning rate in the regular season. The team battle is strong, but the seven-star grass is stronger, and I also bet that the seven-star grass will win."

"Every night is very correct analysis." Liu Chuan looked back at him and said with a smile, "Tongque Qiang's melee impact in the Shaolu duo, but Qixing Cao has the league's strongest front row Xiao Sijing and his lovers. Chen Xiaobei, Copper Sparrow's advantage is difficult to play in front of Qi Xing Cao, and Qi Xing Cao is also a master in the stage of the competition."

The three great gods are analyzing the situation of the two teams. The others are listening carefully, because everyone knows that Qixingcao is likely to become their opponent in the finals.

***

The game started quickly, the captains of both parties went to draw, Lao Xiao got the first choice, Shao team got the second choice.

In the first game of the ring stage, Seven Star Grass was personally defended by Su Shilun. Lu Xiang lost 3 points in the hands of the round god. However, in the second game, Seven Star Grass was played by young Xue Ke and the Shao team of the Copper Sparrow. Solve out Xue Ke, and the two sides draw 3:3 in the ring stage.

The capture of the flag during the team battle was also very intense, but as Liu Chuan said, the lineup of the Copper Sparrow was difficult to play an advantage when playing against the front row of Qixing Cao. In the third game, the Copper Sparrow was beaten by Qixing Cao at home. It was 7:5, so that the away seven stars in the fourth game once again won two flags and won directly at 11:5!

Zhang Shuping said excitedly: "It is another semi-final that ended early! Congratulations to the seven-star grass team to enter the finals of the 13th season! This is the sixth time the seven-star grass team has reached the finals. Their opponent was just from yesterday. Longyin team in the semifinals! Xiao team and Chuan Shen met again in the finals!"

Liu Chuan turned off the big screen with a smile, and said: "Okay, our opponent is determined to be Seven Star Grass, and we can rest assured to prepare for the lineup."

In fact, before watching the game, everyone also had a hunch that the finals will meet Qixing Cao. After all, Qixing Cao was placed there in the regular season, and the overall strength is indeed slightly stronger than the copper bird. After playing in Group B, you don't want to play against Copper Sparrow for the second time. They look forward to playing against Qixingcao.

Lan Weiran turned back and said: "Since it is Qixingcao, you will be in charge of this scene? You know Lao Xiao best."

Qin Ye agreed: "I also think Liu Chuan should direct it."

It was then that Liu Chuan’s cell phone suddenly rang and opened it. It was a text message from Xiao Sijing, with three simple words: "See you in the final."

Seeing this text message, Liu Chuan was really in a complicated mood. As long as Xiao Sijing drove the Qixingcao trumpet's trumpet for the first time to prove Liu Chuan's identity and intentions in the online game a long time ago, he was very domineering. These three words: see you in the final.

At that time, Liu Chuan also brought Zewen and Li Xiang in the online games. The Longyin team was not formed. Qixing Cao of that season was also bringing a newcomer, and the results were very poor. In the end, he didn’t even get a trophy. .But Xiao Sijing has such a strong self-confidence, he just believes that he can lead the team to the finals, Liu Chuan can too!

If it is known that Xiao Sijing will play with him in the finals when Liu Chuan didn't even make up the team, they will definitely become the biggest joke.

——But Liu Chuan knows clearly, that is Xiao Sijing's greatest affirmation to his opponent for many years.

Only Xiao Sijing always believed that Liu Chuan had the ability to bring up a new team. Even during the period when the Longyin team lost the lowest point of five games in a row during the regular season, even if the Longyin team encountered various voices of doubt from the outside world, Xiao Sijing I have never underestimated this new team led by Liu Chuan himself.

Because that was his most respected opponent, he believed in Liu Chuan's strength, just as he believed in himself.

Facts have proved that his understanding and trust in Liu Chuan is indeed correct, they really met again in the final!

Liu Chuan smiled and returned a text message to him: "See you in the finals:)"

Retracting the phone, Liu Chuan glanced at the teammate beside him, smiling and said: "Well, since everyone has no opinion, then I will be the commander of this finals! Ze Wen, take the data you summarized first Show it to everyone."

Wu Zewen immediately approached him and handed him the U disk that he had already prepared. Liu Chuan said: "Don't give it to me, you will speak for yourself."

"...Well." Wu Zewen nodded and opened the database folder on the big screen. This database was sorted out at the end of the regular season, but the analysis of the playoffs has been added in recent days. A folder is named Qixingcao, obviously storing all the players of Qixingcao.

Wu Zewen first opened the data of the Xiao team and the round god, saying, "Everyone can see that the Xiao team and the round god have scored more than 8.8 points on several items of personal ability, coordination ability, and tactical core value. God is currently ranked first in the ring killing list, and the volatility index of the two is very small, which is a player with a strong overall strength and a very stable play..."

After analyzing the data, Wu Zewen's expression on his face became particularly serious. He analyzed all the characteristics and data of the Qixingcao team in detail, and then looked back at Liu Chuan.

Liu Chuan smiled slightly and patted his shoulder and said, "Very good. The situation of the Seven Star Grass team is probably what Zewen said. The two newcomers Qi Fei and Liu Xuelin are not stable enough at present, but the other seven players are all playing well. Very good, expecting them to make mistakes in the finals is almost impossible. The ring should be played by Xiao, Su, Xue, Chen, Ye Zhou, Xiao team, Lun Shen, Xue Ke are likely to defend, we need to target them Selected pictures and sent people to arrange the candidates, several players playing the output must be ready to play..."

The meticulous tactical analysis lasted for half an hour. Liu Chuan's expression relaxedly finalized the map and arranged the team battle lineup. It seemed very confident.

Next, we played several man-machine battles in succession, familiar with the team battle lineup, and several ring players were also discussing with each other, and they practiced very seriously.In fact, at this stage of the training, the training has not played much role. Everyone only needs to maintain the feel and state, and make no mistakes when playing on the spot, but everyone still dare not relax, and the mechanized training has become theirs. Part of life.

***

When I returned to the hotel at night, I just met the people of the Copper Sparrow team. Lu Xiang ran over and said: "Master, come on in the finals, get rid of Lao Xiao!"

At this moment, the people of the Seven Star Grass team also came back. Su Shilun heard this and said, "Who are you going to kill Lu Xiang?"

"..." Lu Xiang immediately turned to chat with his teammates.

Liu Chuan stepped forward with a smile: "Lun Shen looks quite confident? How are you preparing?"

Su Shilun laughed: "Of course, a lot of strategic deployments have been made against you, and tomorrow you will definitely be beaten to the ground."

Liu Chuan also laughed: "Really? How do I remember that you broke several mechanical keyboards after PK with me?"

Su Shilun: "..."

Xiao Sijing walked over and said, "Go for supper, together?"

Liu Chuan said: "Okay, just hungry."

Everyone was really hungry for a day of training. Everyone organized a group to eat supper, and in the hall they met the people of the Luohua resignation team.

The teams that entered the semi-finals in this professional league are rare to gather together at once. Tomorrow is the final game. Even if you are in a tense mood, you can certainly not lose to the other party with your opponent. So everyone is very confident and relaxed, even Eating is competing secretly-of course, in this regard, Lu Xiang of the Copper Sparrow team can kill the whole game alone.

***

According to the league's arrangement, the 4th is the third place competition on the 29th, and the finals is at 7pm.Arranging the final day on the weekend is also convenient for office workers and the student party to visit the scene in person, and the two games also save a lot of foreign spectators from spending one day in Shanghai on the same day. The spectators can just go out for dinner after watching the game. After dinner, I went back to the finals. The two games sold pass tickets. Of course, tickets for the 29th final day were sold out as early as a month ago.

The team members of Longyin were still making final arrangements in the Internet cafe at 4 pm on the 29th. The third place battle was already 5 o'clock when they saw the third round of the team battle. Everyone had dinner and prepared to go to the scene. I had to close the window and use my phone to scan Weibo to see the event report.

Luo Huaci entered another six-line extreme lineup today, and the home curse finally played a magical effect. In the third game, he scored 6 consecutive points at home to determine the advantage. Finally, he won a thrilling 11:7 and won a third place medal.

When Lan Weiran saw this news, all the members of the Longyin team were on the way to the arena, and Xiao Yu was also on Weibo. When he saw the event report, he said excitedly: "The third place is a rhetoric. The bronze tits used to take bronze medals. I didn't get it this time, but Luo Huaci completed the collection of three tokens of gold, silver and bronze."

Indeed, as Yu Xiangyang said, Ye Chenxi won the championship, runner-up, and third place. As the captain of the younger generation, his achievements in leading Luohua Ci made many people very admired.In the same way, Shao Zehang also has two gold medals and a lot of bronze medals. It’s a pity that he didn’t get the medals this time, but the Copper Sparrows have always been a team of blood, sunshine, enthusiasm, and vitality. Everyone believes that With lively deer flying, the Copper Sparrow players will not be hit by this.

After the third place battle ended, many of the audience went out for dinner, and some people were so excited that they didn't want to eat dinner, just waiting for the finals between Long Yin and Qixingcao.

At 18:30 in the evening, the players from both sides finally entered the lounge from the backstage channel. Although Longyin and Qixingcao's lounge were separated on both sides, everyone arrived at the scene at about the same time. It happened to meet in the background. Zhang Shuping and Hu Liang are also waiting in the background.

There was also a man standing with them. The man was tall, wearing a tailored suit, the profile of his side face was very firm, the smile on his face was very clear, and standing there was very imposing.

"...Yo, who is this? Am I right?" Liu Chuan looked surprised.

Xiao Sijing was silent for a moment, and also stepped forward, reaching out his hand and said: "I haven't seen you for a long time."

The other party smiled and reached out: "Xiao Sijing, nothing changed!"

Qixingcao everyone: "..."

At present, no one in the league has ever dared to call the full name of the Xiao team. Even when Liu Chuan saw Xiao Sijing, he also called the Xiao team, the old Xiao, and the Emperor Xiao. What did this person dare to call Xiao Sijing?What's even more strange is that Sichuan God and Xiao team seemed very respectful when they saw him?Many newcomers looked at each other suddenly.

As a result, Lan Weiran also took a step forward and smiled and said: "Lin team came to watch the game?"

The other party said: "I am a special guest in the finals."

Everyone finally realized that Silan called him Lin team, this man should be the founder of the legendary Changan team: Lin Liming!

Among the four captains of the first generation, Xiao Sijing was rigorous and decisive, Liu Chuan was full of bad water and always loved his mouth. Lan Weiran acted in a carefree manner, but Lin Liming was a kind of man who was hearty and talkative, and the Lin team was in the league. Very good, but he retired earlier. There is indeed no problem in directly calling Xiao Sijing's full name, because he is two years older than Xiao Sijing. He used to call it that way.

Qin Ye's face turned pale when he saw this person. Li wanted to notice this and asked softly in his ear, "This person is your old captain?"

"Huh." Qin Ye nodded.

Lin Liming also discovered Qin Ye, bypassing Liu Chuan, Xiao Sijing, and Lan Weiran, and walked in front of Qin Ye, whispering, "I never thought I would come?"

Qin Ye reluctantly smiled and said, "Did you not clean up with the Wulin Alliance long ago?"

Lin Liming said: "I didn't want to join in the excitement, but the chairman said that Hu Liang also came over. The first and fourth team leaders and deputy captains all gathered together this season, so I was the only one. When the chairman called me personally, I had to give him a face, just right. Come back and see you and Yang Jian."

"Look at what I do with Yang Jian?" Qin Ye raised his head and said, "Just speak if you want to criticize me."

"..." Lin Liming smiled and patted Qin Ye's shoulder and said, "Your temper is still the same. I'll go to the explanation room to make preparations and wait until the game is over."

Lin Liming turned and left with Zhang Shuping and Hu Liang.

After he left, Li wanted to gently hold Qin Ye's hand, only to find that Qin Ye's fingers were unnaturally stiff and cold.

The appearance of Lin Liming made Qin Ye very uncomfortable. The Changan team, once as brilliant as Qixingcao, Luohuaci and Huaxia, was destroyed in the hands of him and Yang Jian. Yang Jian bears the greatest responsibility, but he Qin Ye is not completely innocent. As the deputy captain, he did not adjust the disputes in the team in time. As a senior, he did not correct Yang Jian’s mentality in time. He was also wrong.

At this point alone, he has no face to face the old captain of Changan...

I still remember when Lin Liming left, I gently embraced Qin Ye and Yang Jian, and said with confidence: "The future Chang'an will be handed over to you."

Qin Ye said calmly: "Relax, Lin team." Yang Jian also expressed his enthusiasm: "Relax Lin team, we will refuel and bring Changan!"

Today, he is back as a guest speaker. The old opponents such as Xiao Sijing, Liu Chuan, and Lan Weiran are still there, but his Changan is no longer there... Probably uncomfortable for the Lin team?

Seeing that Qin Ye had a complex look, Li wanted to immediately hold his hand tightly and said softly, "Ye Ye, let's go to the lounge first. I brought you your favorite drink and adjusted the mood with a drink. The game is about to start. Don’t think about the past. Your old captain is only invited to be a guest of comment today. Seeing his expression is not dissatisfied with you, don’t blame yourself.”

In the ear came the long-winded comfort that Li Xiang was familiar with, but the tone was exceptionally gentle. Qin Yewei smiled and shook his hand back and said, "I know, let's go."

Taking a deep breath and driving away the chaotic thoughts in his mind, Qin Ye turned and walked into the lounge with his teammates.