Philippe Blain, who has been appointed as the new coach of the Japanese men's volleyball team, held an online meeting on the 19th and expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "I want to achieve a result that surpasses Tokyo at the Paris Olympics."
Mr. Blanc, who was decided to become the new coach of the Japanese national team at the board of directors of the Japan Volleyball Association held last week, held a press conference online on the 19th.
In this, Mr. Blanc said, "I am honored to have an important position as a coach at the important timing after the Tokyo Olympics. I want to achieve a result that exceeds the Tokyo Games at the Paris Games three years later."
Mr. Blanc, a Frenchman, has been coaching the Japanese national team since 2017, saying, "Japan's strengths are speed and flexibility. I think it can be used for attacks and performance can be further improved." Japan will be wary of other countries for being in the top 8 of the Tokyo tournament, so I think it will be necessary for the team to strengthen their mentality. Also, for tall overseas teams such as block and post-defense attacks. I would like to improve the technical aspects to counteract it. "