Chinanews client, Beijing, June 19 (Reporter Xing Rui) On the evening of the 19th, Beijing time, the Chinese women's volleyball team ended the second week of the World League.
In four games, the girls have a 2-2 record.
In the last match against the Japanese women's volleyball team, although the Chinese women's volleyball team tried their best, they finally returned 1:3.
Data map: In the 2022 World Women's Volleyball League, the Chinese women's volleyball team 3:0 Belgium.
Image credit: Osports All Sports
an all-out challenge
The match against the Japanese women's volleyball team is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges the Chinese women's volleyball team has encountered since the start of the World League this year.
In the face of the Japanese team, which had previously maintained a complete victory, the Chinese team adjusted the starting lineup for this game.
On the main offensive line, Li Yingying partnered with Wang Yunliang, and on the secondary offensive line, Yuan Xinyue joined hands with Wang Yuanyuan to support Gong Xiangyu, the second biography Ding Xia, and the free man Wang Weiyi.
It is worth mentioning that coach Cai Bin returned to the game today.
After the first game started, the Chinese women's volleyball team quickly entered the state.
The defensive effect of the back row is remarkable, and the attack of the front row has repeatedly worked.
The girls quickly went to the next city at 25:19.
In the second game, the Japanese women's volleyball team continued to hit the Chinese team's pass through serving. Li Yingying was alone. The Chinese women's volleyball team fell behind by a large score, and was finally pulled back by the Japanese team at 16:25.
In the third game, the Chinese women's volleyball team was replaced by freeman Ni Feifei, but the first pass was still unstable, and the Japanese women's volleyball team quickly took the lead.
In the second half of the game, the Chinese women's volleyball team's offense and first pass improved, and the score between the two sides has been tight.
But in the end, the Chinese team failed to stop the opponent's attack and lost another game at 23:25.
In the fourth game, the Chinese women's volleyball team got off to a bad start, losing 4 points in a row.
The Japanese women's volleyball team continued to gain points with its tenacious defense and Koga Sarina's offense, while the Chinese women's volleyball team faced difficulties on the offensive end.
The morale of the Japanese team soared, and they won the final victory at 25:12.
A long-planned drill
Entering 2022, the Chinese women's volleyball team started the journey of the Paris Olympic cycle with a new coach and a new lineup.
This year's World League is also the first time that new coach Cai Bin and the new women's volleyball team led by him will appear in an international competition.
Different from the previous World Volleyball League, this year's league is "linked" to the qualifying points for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, and it is self-evident that the teams around the world attach great importance to this competition.
After the Tokyo Olympics, with the retirement of some of the main veterans, the Chinese women's volleyball team entered a painful period of alternating old and new.
In the roster for the World League this time, there are not only the backbone that fans are familiar with, but also a lot of "fresh blood".
But objectively speaking, the current strength of the Chinese women's volleyball team is not the strongest. It is not an unacceptable result to lose to the Tokyo Olympic champion US team and the Japanese women's volleyball team known as the "Oriental Witch".
As early as in an interview earlier, Cai Bin said that the team has made preparations and plans for possible difficult situations.
The main plan of the Chinese women's volleyball team this year is to use the game as a substitute for training and to promote the game through practice.
Since the new women's volleyball team has a relatively short time to set up, it also takes time for the players to get in touch.
The ongoing World League is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for the Chinese women's volleyball team to fill in the gaps and accumulate experience.
Data map: In the 2022 World Women's Volleyball League, the Chinese women's volleyball team 3:0 Belgium.
Image credit: Osports All Sports
A spirit of never giving up
Through several losses, the Chinese women's volleyball team has also exposed shortcomings such as unstable passing, lack of experience, and lack of grasp of key points.
Solving these problems does not happen overnight. The young Chinese women's volleyball team also needs to practice hard skills and continuously improve their abilities.
It is said that "victory and defeat are common affairs in military affairs".
After two weeks of competition, the Chinese women's volleyball team has tasted the taste of victory, but also swallowed the bitter fruit of defeat.
Regarding the current record of the Chinese women's volleyball team, we cannot be blindly optimistic or underestimate ourselves.
Victory without arrogance and defeat is the mature mentality one should have in the arena.
The fans are gratified that even in the face of strong enemies, the Chinese women's volleyball team still played their style.
The high fighting spirit and strong desire to win displayed by the girls make us look forward to the future of the Chinese women's volleyball team.
After the match in the Philippines, the team will move to Bulgaria to continue the journey of the World League.
Whether facing a weak team or a strong enemy, we all want to see the girls of the women's volleyball team play their best selves.