On May 17, Beijing time, in the 2024 World Women's Volleyball League, the Chinese women's volleyball team continued its victory in Brazil, losing one game in the second round and then winning three games in a row, reversing the American women's volleyball team 3-1 and winning two consecutive victories. With this victory, the Chinese women's volleyball team rose two places in a row to fifth place in the world, and among all the teams that have not yet qualified for the Olympics, the Chinese women's volleyball team ranks first. More important than the win is the improvement, and this team has improved significantly from last season.
After the whole game, the Chinese women's volleyball team showed 5 highlights:
First of all, the temperament of the whole team is sublimated, whether it is leading or lagging behind, the Chinese women's volleyball team has a good control of the rhythm, it will not suddenly fall into chaos, nor will it mess up for a long time, and the overall performance of the team is more stable. To put it simply, the execution and play of skills and tactics by the players on the field are relatively in place, and every player on the field will contribute strength, and then form a joint force to play the effect of 1+1 greater than 2.
Secondly, head coach Cai Bin is also improving, he has obviously learned the lessons of last season, and has become more flexible and in place in terms of hiring, substitutions, technical and tactical adjustments, and time-outs. Cai Bin boldly used a young player like Wu Mengjie, and still started in the face of a strong opponent, and in the case of being restricted by the opponent, Cai Bin immediately arranged for Wang Yunrui to play, and the latter played a role from the second game. In addition, like arranging Zhang Changning to serve at the critical moment in the third game, Cai Bin's substitution was more decisive.
Third, when it comes to progress, of course, we must consider the technical and tactical level, Li Yingying is still the team's number one attacker, and she did play a very important role at critical moments, but she is more flexible in the choice of offensive lines, and there are more attacks in the back three. To put it simply, the Chinese women's volleyball team's offensive line is richer, which is obviously better than last season.
Fourth, the 26-year-old assistant attacker Wang Yuanyuan has undergone a comprehensive transformation, and Wang Yuanyuan has often been criticized by fans in the past, such as weak smashing, no threat to serve, etc. And now? Wang Yuanyuan has a fast shot, a tough attack, and an accurate blocking point, she and the setter have a very tacit understanding, and the game temperament is also outstanding, and she has truly become Yan Ni's successor. In summary, the cooperation of the setter and Wang Yuanyuan is definitely one of the most stable offensive combinations of the Chinese women's volleyball team.
Fifth, Li Yingying, Wang Yuanyuan, Gong Xiangyu, Yuan Xinyue, and Wang Yunrui all played good offensive efficiency, and Cai Bin is building the strongest offensive line. Zhang Changning may not have recovered to her best level and cannot provide more help in the front row, but her experience and mentality can still contribute to the bench at critical moments, such as serving and scoring. and Zhu Ting, who is about to return in the second stop, I believe she will help the Chinese women's volleyball team to further sublimate.
The Chinese women's volleyball team reversed the American women's volleyball team 3-1, which is a typical team victory, which can improve the self-confidence of the whole team. More importantly, the Chinese women's volleyball team rose to fifth in the world, once again left the Japanese women's volleyball team, and the initiative to advance to the Olympics was firmly in their own hands. Of course, the Chinese women's volleyball team still exposes some problems, such as the small ball and chaotic ball are not handled delicately enough, and there are many mistakes of their own, and the key ball must dare to change. I believe that Cai Bin will also summarize in time and lead the Chinese women's volleyball team to make continuous progress!