(Tokyo Olympics) Once again losing 0:3, can the Chinese women's volleyball team "turn the clouds and see the sun"?
China News Service, Tokyo, July 27th, title: Once again 0:3 defeat, can the Chinese women's volleyball team "turn the clouds and see the sun"?
China News Agency reporter Xing Chong
When the Ariake Gymnasium kicked off on the 27th, the sky in Tokyo was clearer, and the typhoon hit and rained constantly.
For the Chinese women's volleyball team, this is also a dark day.
Two consecutive 0:3 losses. This is the worst start to the Chinese women's volleyball team in 21 years since the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
On July 27, local time, the Chinese women's volleyball team, which lost the first match, ushered in the second group stage of the Tokyo Olympics.
Captain Zhu Ting played with an injury and scored a team-high 18 points, but the Chinese team still lost 0:3 to the US women's volleyball team and suffered a two-game losing streak in the Tokyo Olympic group stage.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Du Yang
The performance of the Chinese women's volleyball team in the past two Olympics has been quite slow.
Five years ago in Rio, the Chinese women's volleyball team won 2 wins and 3 losses in the group stage, and advanced to the fourth place in the group, and finally completed a shocking reversal.
However, in Tokyo, the start of the Chinese women's volleyball team was more "adventurous" than Rio.
In the opening match 0:3 lost to the Turkish team, the Chinese women's volleyball team was suppressed throughout, even the head coach Lang Ping called "surprised."
If it is unexpected to lose to the Turkish team, the second round of the match with the United States is an expected tough battle-not to mention that the Chinese team lost to the United States 1:3 in the last Olympic group stage. The United States currently ranks in the world. Ranked first, and recently won the World Women's Volleyball League in one fell swoop, it is naturally a stumbling block on the way to defending the Chinese women's volleyball team.
However, in two key international competitions in recent years, the Chinese women's volleyball team has beaten its opponents: the Chinese team won the World Cup in 2019 by 3:0; last month, although the US team won the World Women's Volleyball League, the Chinese team sent the main lineup in the last round. Also defeated the U.S. team 3:0 and ended the U.S. team's 14-game winning streak.
After losing the first game, Lang Ping revealed that the team is still preparing for the game in accordance with the normal rhythm.
The Chinese team that has experienced losses is bound to make certain adjustments. The Chinese women's volleyball team has already rebounded in the 27th against the US team. For example, in the first round, the two sides competed with each other and fiercely attacked. At one time, the stalemate reached 27. Regrettably, The critical moment was still taken by the opponent in a thrilling manner.
The player's competitive state is actually recovering.
Zhu Ting, who scored only 4 points in the first game, despite being affected by a wrist injury, has already scored the team's highest score of 18 points. In the second game, Li Yingying, who played with Zhu Ting's partner as the main attacker, also scored 11 points.
On the whole, the Chinese women's volleyball players have made a lot of progress compared to the first game.
However, just like the first game, the problems exposed by the Chinese team are equally prominent. The first pass is still fatal. Starting from the first game, the US team used the serve to frequently destroy the Chinese team's first pass, causing the Chinese team’s offense to be repeatedly blocked; when the Chinese team After regaining the initiative through an effective block, another pass is not in place and the offense is unfavorable.
Missed a good game in the first round, mostly because of this.
The US team clearly mastered the weaknesses of the Chinese team. In contrast, the quality of attack and block defense is much higher.
In particular, the main attacker Thompson has repeatedly used heavy spikes to penetrate the Chinese team's defense line, and one person scored an astonishing 34 points.
Zhu Ting's injury greatly affected the Chinese team's attack point.
During the match, Zhu Ting was wrapped in a thick bandage on her wrist, which was also wrapped with a splint. It was obvious that her injury had not fully recovered.
"Zhu Ting has done her best today. We hope that other main attackers and secondary attackers will take more responsibility." Lang Ping said after the game. Zhu Ting actually knows her physical condition, but it is not time to rest. She hopes to continue.
Speaking of this defeat, Lang Ping said that in fact, the team played well today and adjusted well, but the blocking was not enough, especially in response to Thompson's strong attack. The blocking was always broken and there was no chance of counterattack to score.
After two consecutive defeats, the Chinese women's volleyball team was at the bottom of the group rankings. The next three games against the Russian Olympic Committee, Italy and Argentina are not to be missed.
Facing such an opening, Lang Ping seemed very calm.
"I think we still have to face the reality, one after another, we have to let go a little bit. We are still a little bit'tight' today, and we have to let go a little bit more."
In Tokyo, how many typhoons and rain await the Chinese women's volleyball team?
the sun is always behind the storm.
After the Chinese women's volleyball team won the 2004 Athens Olympics, this melody became a symbol of the women's volleyball spirit and was widely sung.
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In 1981, the Chinese women's volleyball team won the World Series championship for the first time in the World Cup in Japan. Lang Ping joined the team as a member.
Forty years later, in the once "blessed place", can the Chinese women's volleyball team led by Lang Ping "turn the clouds and see the sun" this time?
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