Chinese men's volleyball team can also have their own world-class main attack, making "Little Sun" a "big killer" in the Netherlands | league | big killer
On June 25th Beijing time, the Chinese men's volleyball team ended the World Men's Volleyball League in Rotterdam, Netherlands with a victory. After losing one game first, the Chinese men's volleyball team reversed the world's 18th ranked German men's volleyball team 3-1 and regained confidence after a six game losing streak. The Chinese team's main attacker Zhang Jingyin scored the highest 25 points of the game. More importantly, the world ranking of the Chinese men's volleyball team has risen by four positions, returning to 23rd place and temporarily lifting the alert for relegation.
"Little Sun" Zhang Jingyin returned to the starting lineup in the previous match against the Italian men's volleyball team, which took a break. The Chinese men's volleyball team has sent out the strongest starting lineup, with the main attacking Zhang Jingyin and Yu Yuantai, and the secondary attacking Peng Shikun and Li Yongzhen, replacing Jiang Chuan. The second setters are Wang Hebin and free agent Qu Zongshuai.
In this game, the Chinese men's volleyball team showed a high level of performance in the serving and receiving stages, with almost no match played. Under the organization of Wang Hebin in the second pass, Zhang Jingyin, Yu Yuantai, and Jiang Chuan from the Chinese men's volleyball team's attacking positions performed excellently and fully blossomed. Especially Zhang Jingyin, who can still score points even when dealing with difficult balls, has become an indispensable powerhouse in the Chinese men's volleyball team.
According to post match data statistics, Zhang Jingyin's condition has improved, with 20 successful dunks out of 30, achieving a dunking efficiency of 53%, and completing 3 blocks and 2 serve points. Jiang Chuan scored 18 points, with 16 successful dunks out of 24, achieving a dunking efficiency of 54%. Yu Yuantai scored 14 points, with 13 successful spikes out of 19, achieving a spike efficiency of 63%.
"One hero, three helpers" also shows the collective strength of the Chinese men's volleyball team in this competition, just like winning the opening game against the Bulgarian men's volleyball team. It cannot rely solely on Zhang Jingyin's solo performance. And the efforts of the whole team could help Zhang Jingyin take it to the next level.
As early as 2018, Zhang Jingyin demonstrated the style of a heavy gunner in the World League. At the age of 18, he surpassed Jiang Chuan to become the team's top scorer in matches against Russia and Iran, and also had to take on six rounds of one pass. However, injuries dragged down his growth progress and he missed all the national team matches in the Tokyo cycle that followed.
In the 2021 Asian Championships, Zhang Jingyin once again wore the national team's jersey and performed well as the starting main attacker, helping the Chinese team win the third place and qualify for the 2022 World Championships.
In the 2022 World Men's Volleyball League, the Chinese men's volleyball team defeated the world's number one Brazilian men's volleyball team 3-0. In the game, Zhang Jingyin took on the team's offensive responsibility, scoring the highest 25 points of the game alone, with an attacking efficiency of 43.59%, directing this miraculous battle.
In the 2022 Men's Volleyball Asian Cup, Zhang Jingyin was the top scorer of the Chinese men's volleyball team in all six matches, winning the all-time scoring championship four times, ultimately helping the Chinese men's volleyball team reach the pinnacle of Asia after a decade.
With a height of 2.07 meters and a spike height of 3.57 meters, Zhang Jingyin's high point spike is extremely threatening, and some fans refer to him as "Zhu Ting" of the men's volleyball team. But in order to enter the international attacking lineup, height alone is not enough, especially for someone as tall as him, passing is a weak link.
At the beginning of this year, Zhang Jingyin became the first Chinese player to land in the Polish Super League, studying abroad to recharge. In the 11 games he played for Gdansk men's volleyball team, he scored a total of 105 points, with a success rate of 57% in attack and a one pass rate of 38%. Zhang Jingyin admitted, "Through training in overseas leagues, I feel that I have greatly improved in serving and passing."
It is not difficult to see in the game that Zhang Jingyin's current attacking style is more diverse, and his ability to read the game is also stronger. He is not just blindly attacking, but playing more efficient attacks. "Little Sun" is becoming increasingly mature, and because of it, it has raised higher expectations for the Chinese men's volleyball team from the outside world.
This Chinese men's volleyball team is young and full of vitality, which means it needs to be tempered and also contains infinite possibilities. Under the leadership of head coach Wu Sheng, the Chinese men's volleyball team has made progress in terms of mental outlook, basic skills, and technical and tactical literacy. The Chinese men's volleyball team will next move to the Pasai station in the Philippines, facing teams from Japan, Slovenia, Brazil, and Canada. The World League is also a valuable opportunity for training, and the Chinese men's volleyball team will also gather strength for the Paris Olympics qualifiers and fight for their dreams.
