When the Chinese women's volleyball team lost to the Italian women's volleyball team, it was not just Zhu Ting who was missing? , the audience rang "Change Zhu Ting"
On the evening of June 2, at the Macau Station of the World Women's Volleyball League, the Chinese women's volleyball team lost 0 to 3 to the Italian women's volleyball team. In this way, the Chinese women's volleyball team ended the Macau leg with two wins and two losses. After losing this game, the Chinese team was deducted 9.3 points, falling to seventh place in the world rankings, and the Japanese women's volleyball team overtook it to sixth place. The prospect of the Chinese women's volleyball team competing to qualify for the Paris Olympics has become confusing again.
In the last game against Thailand, Zhu Ting started the game and played the entire game, scoring the team's second-highest 17 points. Zhu Ting's role on the court is not only an attacker, but also has good interaction with her teammates and is the spiritual leader of the team. Especially in the third game, Zhu Ting's spike reached a speed of 105 kilometers per hour, setting a personal record for the fastest spike, and she was in heroic form. Just when the fans thought Zhu Ting could play a greater role in the next match, Zhu Ting became a substitute again and only served one ball in the match against the Italian women's volleyball team.
In the Zhongyi battle, the Chinese women's volleyball team's starting lineup consists of main attackers Li Yingying and Wu Mengjie, secondary attackers Yuan Xinyue and Wang Yuanyuan, and supporting Gong Xiangyu, setter Diao Linyu, and libero Wang Mengjie. The starting lineup of the Italian women's volleyball team consists of Serra and Posetti as main attackers, Danesi and Lubian as secondary attackers, supporting Egnau, setter Oro, and free agent De Gennaro.
The problem of the Chinese women's volleyball team's slow start is still there, but the score was very tight with the opponent in the first two games, and there was even a chance to win. However, the opportunity to turn the tide of the game was fleeting. The Chinese team was not very good at defensive counterattacks and grasping key points. In the third game, the Chinese women's volleyball team performed abnormally and looked like two different teams. Although Ding Xia, Zheng Yixin, and Zhang Changning were substituted one after another, the score was very different and they were unable to change the result of the loss.
Statistics after the game showed that the Chinese team lagged behind its opponents in terms of offense, blocking, serving, etc., and its own mistakes were 4 points more than its opponents. Facing a strong opponent like the Italian team, there could not be any mistakes. Italy connected with Egonu and scored a game-high 16 points. The Chinese team's Yuan Xinyue scored 12 points, Li Yingying 11 points, Gong Xiangyu 10 points, and Wu Mengjie 7 points.
As the core of the current team, Li Yingying has the most "right to fire". However, under the dual pressure of defense and offense, relying only on her fourth position to attack is easy to be marked by the opponent, and she is tired from playing, and the success rate is not high. . Zhu Ting's return is Li Yingying's best opponent. She neither started nor became a surprise player on the bench against the Italian women's volleyball team, making all outsiders wonder, why? If it is because the Italian women's volleyball team knows Zhu Ting too well, then knowing yourself and the enemy, Zhu Ting knows the Italian women's volleyball team better, and the deterrent effect she gives to her opponents on the court is sufficient.
Looking back at the entire game, the Chinese team's blocking was ineffective, putting great pressure on the first pass defense and making it difficult to organize a defensive counterattack. Yuan Xinyue and Wang Yuanyuan failed to score a single point in this campaign, while substitute offensive attacker Gao Yi has yet to get any playing time. I remember that in last year's World Women's Volleyball League, Gao Yi came on as a substitute in the battle between China and the United States and played the role of a surprise player.
After watching the Zhongyi battle, many fans sighed and missed the former "Northern Great Wall" Yan Ni of the Chinese women's volleyball team, the "double best secondary attacker" in the World Championships and World Cup. As a secondary attacker, Yan Ni is not only unique in fast breaks, she is also the team's first line of defense in terms of blocking. Although the current secondary offensive line of the Chinese women's volleyball team has a world-class net height, the data of effective support and direct blocking are not ideal.
The secondary attacker is a relatively difficult position to develop. First of all, the secondary offense needs to be both offensive and defensive, sharing the pressure for the side offense at critical times. If the secondary offense is active, the entire team's tactical system will be more three-dimensional and threatening, making it difficult for opponents to defend against. Secondly, blocking is the duty of the secondary attacker. But now the volleyball technology is getting faster and faster, and the requirements for secondary attack blocking are getting higher and higher. The secondary attackers are usually big and tall, so it is not easy to be as fast as possible.
In Macau, the Chinese team only brought two setters, which seemed to be a miscalculation. When Diao Linyu's performance is unstable, who can replace her and change the offensive rhythm? Ding Xia's performance seems to have answered the question. Her appearance as a substitute after she has passed her peak is just a formality. The outside world has high calls for Xu Xiaoting's return.
In the free agent position, Wang Mengjie's performance was not too flawless, but the past performance of young player Ni Feifan proved her ability and she can definitely get more playing time. Proper rotation can also ensure the physical fitness and concentration of the players.
The performance of the Chinese women's volleyball team in Macau cannot satisfy the fans. The team will make adjustments next week to prepare for the subsequent Hong Kong competition. By then, the Chinese women's volleyball team will face the Bulgarian team, the German team, the Turkish team currently ranked No. 1 in the world, and the Polish women's volleyball team, which has been very aggressive in the past two years.
