Watanabe: It’s no use keeping those players who can’t win the ball in the national team all the time!
Live broadcast on July 29, Xundu edge Xiong Tai talked about the upcoming 2023 basketball World Cup in an interview recently. He said: “No one wants to see us lose no matter the players or our fans. If we still bid farewell to the game with a continuous defeat this time, I am ready not to wear this national team uniform any more. This is my determination to this basketball World Cup!” He added: “As a leader, I think I have to lead the team to victory, but in major international competitions, we suffered five consecutive defeats in the last World Cup, I suffered three consecutive defeats at the Tokyo Olympics. As a core player, I believe I must perform my duties there.” “It is useless to let those players who can’t win the ball stay in the national team all the time. If so, it is better to finish the transition as soon as possible, because there are still many talented young players, I have such a feeling that if I can’t lead the national team to the Paris Olympics, I will no longer be qualified to be a national team player.” Said Watanabe Xiong. In this World Cup, Japan and Germany, Finland, Australia and other strong teams are divided into Group E. The men’s basketball World Cup in 2023 will produce seven places for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. These places will be allocated to the teams with the highest ranking in this World Cup on all continents, of which Asia has only one place. Special topics for reporting the men’s basketball World Cup in 2023
