Will he be able to get out of the nightmare of losing 27 consecutive games.
The Korean women's volleyball team, led by Fernando Morales, will play against China's FIVB ranking sixth in the first week of the 2024 International Volleyball Federation FIVB Volleyball Nations League VNL in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at 5:30 a.m. on the 15th.
This is the debut match of Morales, who replaced Cesar Hernandez Gonzalez. Morales was recognized for his leadership by elevating the Puerto Rican national team, which has been weakened by generational change, to 16th place in the world rankings. Notably, he performed well in the qualifying match for the 2024 Paris Olympics last year, recording four wins and three losses.
The Korean women's volleyball tournament is in crisis recently. At the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, the Korean team humiliatingly suffered no-medal loss at the Asian Games for the first time in 17 years.
Most of all, there is no victory in VNL. In 2022, he lost all games in 2023. If you add the last three consecutive losses in 2021, you will lose 27 consecutive games. Recently, the FIVB ranking has also fallen to 40th place.
"To be successful in an international competition, all resources must be available. You cannot always score more than 40 points on a team. You need training to evenly distribute your scores. You are also not tall. You have to make an attack before your blocking can settle down by going low and fast. In modern volleyball, everyone including middle blockers, strikers, and pipe attacks should be ready to attack," Morales told a news conference.
"It is true that the golden generation, including Kim Yeon-kyung, did not have a good time after leaving. Generational change always comes with adaptation and transition. It took two years of transition. As the new national team coach, I am ready to endure the transition period well and achieve generational change in earnest. I need to play the team," he said. "The players have excellent basic skills. They have good teamwork. They are adapting quickly because they have the will to do it and they have excellent individual skills. I am trying to introduce a new system to the team, and I think they are adapting quickly thanks to their outstanding basic skills."
With participation in the 2024 Paris Olympics over the course of time, the team is seeking a generational change. Korean women's volleyball has not been able to cheer up since the departure of Kim Yeon-kyung, Kim Soo-isang, Heungkuk Life Insurance, and Yang Hyo-jin and Hyundai Engineering & Construction. I want to make a new start with a new coach.
Will the Korean women's volleyball team be able to recover its reputation in this tournament. 스포츠토토
After the match against China, the Korean team will play Brazil at 2 a.m. on May 17, the Dominican Republic at 5:30 a.m. on May 19, and Thailand at 5:30 a.m. on May 20. The team will have its second week in Arlington, the U.S. After that, the team will play against Bulgaria at 1 a.m. on May 30, Poland at 2:30 a.m., and Turkey at 3 a.m. on June 2, and Canada at 1:30 a.m. on June 3. Lastly, the team will have its third week in Fukuoka, Japan. It will have a match against Japan at 7:20 p.m., France at 3:30 p.m. on June 13, Italy at 7:30 p.m., and the Netherlands at 11:30 a.m. on June 16.
Setter Kim Dain Hyundai Engineering & Construction, Kim Ji-won GS Caltex, Ph.D. Pepper Savings Bank, Libero Kim Chae-won IBK Industrial Bank, Han Da-hye Pepper Savings Bank, Middle Blocker Lee Da-hyun Hyundai Engineering & Construction, Lee Ju-ah Heungkuk Life Insurance, Chung Ho-jeong, Director Choi Jung-min IBK Industrial Bank, Outside Heater Kang So-hwi Korea Expressway Corporation, Park Jeong-ah Pepper Savings Bank, Park Soo-yeon Heungkuk Life Insurance, Jeong Ji-yoon Hyundai Engineering & Construction, Pyo Seung-joo, and Moon Ji-yoon GS Caltex and Lee Sun-woo, Director of Apogit Spiker were listed.