Surprisingly, they won a "post-00s" special weapon, and it was not surprising that the Chinese men's volleyball team lost to the Olympic champion. Their opponent | Men's Volleyball Team | China Men's Volleyball Team
On June 9th, Beijing time, at the Nagoya stage of the World Men's Volleyball League in Japan, the Chinese men's volleyball team faced their third opponent - the Tokyo Olympic champions and defending champions of the World Men's Volleyball League, the French men's volleyball team. Due to poor strength, the Chinese men's volleyball team ultimately lost 1-3 to their opponents. Losing is not surprising, it is important to learn from the opponent and train the team. Winning the second game from the world's second ranked powerhouse, the Chinese men's volleyball team has also shown exceptional performance, which is enough to build confidence for the players. Especially, Zhai Dejun, a young man from Shandong who represents the Chinese men's volleyball team for the first time, has become a major highlight.
In this game, the starting lineup of the Chinese men's volleyball team includes Zhang Jingyin and Yu Yuantai as the main attackers, Li Yongzhen and Peng Shikun as the secondary attackers, Jiang Chuan as the successor, Wang Hebin as the second setter, and Qu Zongshuai as the free agent. The starting lineup of the French men's volleyball team: main attacking Thillo and Kale, secondary attacking Burto and Giovanni, receiving Frey, setter Cory, and free agent Diaz.
Although the French men's volleyball team is a second team, their overall technical and tactical level is relatively high, and the Chinese men's volleyball team cannot use their fighting spirit to make up for the gap in strength. In the competition, Zhang Jingyin, the top attacking player of the Chinese men's volleyball team, was closely guarded by the opponent, and his skilled small diagonal line was blocked by the opponent's free agent. Fortunately, Captain Jiang Chuan stepped forward, and the main attacker Zhai Dejun who came on as a substitute in the second inning also bravely took on the heavy burden, helping the team open up the situation.
After the game, according to technical statistics, the only Chinese team with a double score scored 15 points, with main attacker Zhang Jingyin and substitute main attacker Zhai Dejun both scoring 9 points. Vice attacker Li Yongzhen contributed 8 points, and vice attacker Peng Shikun scored 6 points. The French team's main attacker Kale scored the highest 18 points of the game, while the main attacker Thillo and receiver Frey both won 17 points, and the secondary attacker Butler scored 12 points.
Being young means going to challenge opponents. Zhai Dejun, who is 23 years old this year, comes from Weifang, Shandong. He is 1.95 meters tall and comes from a receiving background. Later, he switched to main attack training. Zhai Dejun's main characteristics are good jumping ability, quick start, daring to fight on the field, and excellent competitive temperament.
In the match against the French team, Zhai Dejun put in a lot of effort, with high fighting spirit every time he scored a point, which can effectively create an atmosphere on the field. In the attack, he dared to take action and had a clear mind, becoming a surprise soldier, which effectively filled the gap left by Yu Yuantai after his departure. When Zhang Jingyin was stared at by his opponent and did not perform well, Zhai Dejun supported the Chinese team's left flank attack and teamed up with Jiang Chuan to complete the counterattack in the second inning.
In the first year of junior high school, by chance, Zhai Dejun entered Weifang Sports School and embarked on a career in volleyball. Before attending the sports school, Zhai Dejun was not aware of volleyball. "At that time, I only knew about basketball and football, and the women's volleyball team was only known later." Unlike the growth path of most volleyball players, Zhai Dejun did not make it to the Shandong Youth Men's Volleyball Team, but was directly selected to the Shandong Men's Volleyball Team through training in 2018.
On the total score list of the 2019-2020 Chinese Super League, Zhai Dejun scored a total of 101 points, making him the highest scoring player in the Shandong men's volleyball team. In the list of attack success rates, he scored 92 out of 196, with a success rate of 47%, ranking 7th on the list. He is the top ranked player in the Shandong men's volleyball team's edge attack team. On the first pass list, he received a total of 172 first passes, 100 in place, with a pass to pass rate of 58%, ranking 6th on the first pass list. Among the top 5, there are 3 free agents and 2 main attackers. From the domestic league to the world men's volleyball league, it has given Zhai Dejun greater challenges and a broader stage.
Losing to the French men's volleyball team is not unfair to the Chinese men's volleyball team. In 2021, the French men's volleyball team was able to break through and win the championship at the Tokyo Olympics thanks to their overall superb technical skills. They are able to fully integrate the role of star players into the team's technical and tactical system, thus forming a synergy. Especially with a strong technical foundation in the bottom three, the ball is finely connected and the defense is stable.
In this game, the French team not only focused on blocking Zhang Jingyin, but also learned a lesson from the performance of free agent Dizzy for the Chinese men's volleyball team. His defense area is like a copper wall and an iron wall, with no dripping water. Zhang Jingyin is best at cutting a three meter line, which is heavy enough to make Dizi pick it up with one hand, not to mention the powerful thrusts near the one meter line. Frequent defense is a normal operation.
Playing against strong European teams has exposed its own shortcomings, and the Chinese men's volleyball team still has a lot of homework to do. The low performance of Zhang Jingyin in this game is certainly one of the reasons why the team lost, but it is impossible to win the game with just one star player. How to allocate the ball reasonably in the second pass, and whether the secondary attack can share the pressure of the main attack, a series of problems still need to be solved in the game.
On the 10th, the Chinese men's volleyball team will compete with the Iranian men's volleyball team in an Asian derby.
