On the closing day of the World Women's Volleyball League in Macao, the match between the Brazilian women's volleyball team and the Thai women's volleyball team attracted a lot of attention. As the final match of the tournament, this matchup will not only be about the standings and points of the two teams, but will also have a profound impact on future Olympic qualification.
The Women's Volleyball World League Macao is one of the important events of the season, attracting many strong teams to participate. The match between the Brazilian women's volleyball team and the Thai women's volleyball team is the finale of the Macau leg and is highly anticipated. The Brazilian women's volleyball team has won 7 consecutive victories and entered this game with a strong attitude. The Thai women's volleyball team, on the other hand, performed poorly and urgently needed a victory to improve its ranking and morale.
The Brazilian women's volleyball team has performed well this season, winning the first seven games. However, due to the stronger performance of the Polish women's volleyball team, the Brazilian women's volleyball team temporarily ranked second in the standings. This team strives to perform at their best in every competition in preparation for the Olympic Games. The match against the Thai women's volleyball team was a key game for them to continue to maintain a winning record. The girls of the Brazilian women's volleyball team made it clear before the game that they would go all out and leave no regrets.
Compared with the strength of the Brazilian women's volleyball team, the performance of the Thai women's volleyball team this season can be described as unsatisfactory. With only 2 wins and 5 losses in the first 7 games, they are in 12th place in the standings and are getting farther and farther away from the Olympic finals. This time against the Brazilian women's volleyball team, the Thai women's volleyball team not only faced a strong opponent, but also needed to overcome its own poor state and psychological pressure. Although they made full preparations before the game, the gap between them and the Brazilian women's volleyball team is still obvious.
At the beginning of the game, the Brazilian women's volleyball team quickly entered the state and took the lead with a stable performance. The Thai women's volleyball team looked a little flustered and made frequent mistakes. Thailand's return is not consistent enough, and several passes make people sweat. Although the coach called a timeout in time to try to make the players adjust their mentality and tactics, the Thai women's volleyball team still failed to fully recover its form. After the timeout, Thailand's offense picked up somewhat, especially with a couple of beautiful smashes from their main attacker that gave the audience hope. But the Brazilian women's volleyball team's defense was too solid and barely gave the Thai team too many chances. The score gradually closed, and the Thai team narrowed the gap to three points at one point, however, the Brazilian team relied on their experience and strength to firmly grasp the rhythm of the game, and finally won the first game 25-22.
In the second game, the state of the Brazilian women's volleyball team was even better. Soon after the start, they quickly opened up the score with a series of sharp serve and strong attacks. In contrast, the Thai women's volleyball team is becoming more and more passive. Their small fast attacks were almost threatening, and multiple attempts were unsuccessful. The timeout was called again, and the coach kept cheering the players on the sidelines, hoping that they could calm down and find a breakthrough. However, the Thai team still made frequent mistakes, either with poor passes or leaky defences. With a score from 3-10 to 8-17, the Thai women's volleyball team almost fell into a desperate situation and finally lost 14-25. After this game, netizens discussed on social media, and some people lamented the strength of the Brazilian team: "The Brazilian women's volleyball team is really invincible today, and it doesn't give the Thai team a chance at all." Some people also cheered for the Thai team: "Come on the Thai women's volleyball team, don't give up, do your best in the next game!" ”
After the start of the third game, the Thai women's volleyball team still failed to find a way to deal with it. At the beginning of the game, the Brazilian women's volleyball team continued to remain strong, smashing many times and directly pulling the score away. Although the Thai team also tried to counterattack many times, they did not seem to have much to do in the face of the Brazilian women's volleyball team's solid defense and sharp attack. Several of Thailand's counter-attacks were successfully intercepted by Brazil, and the crowd at the scene let out exclamations from time to time, clearly raving about Brazil's performance. The gap between 3 and 5 points remained between 3 and 5 points, and the Thai team was unable to close the score despite their best efforts. The game gradually came to an end, and the Brazilian women's volleyball team still firmly controlled the situation, and finally won the third game 25-20, and defeated the Thai women's volleyball team 3-0 throughout the game.
After the game, the online discussion became more lively. A netizen commented: "The Thai women's volleyball team really tried their best today, but the Brazilian women's volleyball team is too strong, and this game is really exciting." Another netizen pointed out: "The Thai team needs to be more calm at critical moments, many mistakes can actually be avoided, I hope they can learn a lesson." Some people are also full of praise for the Brazilian women's volleyball team: "The overall cooperation and individual ability of the Brazilian women's volleyball team are very good, no wonder they can win more than once, and I look forward to their better performance in the next games." ”
The Brazilian women's volleyball team defeated the Thai women's volleyball team with a score of 3-0, continued to maintain a winning record, and ranked second in the standings. The victory not only continued their winning streak, but also laid a solid foundation for their preparation for the Olympic Games.
"With Cai Bin's stubborn thinking and guiding ability, the Chinese women's volleyball team has to lose the ball that can win. This is the reality of a losing streak. It's a shame to enter the Olympics at this level, and it's better not to go, and it's even more ugly to be at the bottom. ”
In the context of the continuous defeat of the Chinese women's volleyball team, many netizens questioned the coaching ability of head coach Cai Bin. A netizen posted on social media: "Cai Bin's stubborn thinking and guidance ability are one of the main reasons for the consecutive defeats of the Chinese women's volleyball team. Look at the balls we lost, it was clear that we could have won it, but we lost it. This remark immediately sparked a discussion among other netizens, and some people agreed, believing that Cai Bin had deficiencies in tactical arrangements and player incentives, which led to a losing streak. There are also those who disagree, arguing that Cai Bin should not be blamed for all the problems, after all, the performance of the players is also an important factor.
Another netizen said in the comments: "At such a level, it is a shame to enter the Olympics, it is better not to go." These words sparked a lot of discussion. Some people agree with this view, believing that the current state of the Chinese women's volleyball team is indeed worrying, and if it cannot make adjustments in a short period of time, participating in the Olympics may become a humiliating performance. But there are also people who disagree, believing that the achievements of the Chinese women's volleyball team in history cannot be ignored, and as long as they can find their form in the Olympic Games, everything can change.
Some netizens bluntly said: "At this level, it's better not to go, it's even more ugly at the bottom." These words make one fall into deep thought. The Chinese women's volleyball team used to be a strong volleyball team in the world, but now it has been defeated frequently, which is emotional. Many people are thinking about what went wrong with the Chinese women's volleyball team that led to the current situation.
The Thai women's volleyball team has a record of 2 wins and 6 losses after this game, with only 5 points, and continues to rank 12th and 13th in the world. Back-to-back defeats have disqualified them from competing for the top spot in Asia and made their Olympic hopes even slimmer.