The women's volleyball group stage at the Paris Olympics will be played in the final round. In addition to the competition for the first place in each group, the life-and-death battle between Netherlands and Dominica, which took the lead, also touched people's hearts. The win or loss of this game will not only affect the qualification of Netherlands and Dominica, but also directly affect whether Japan will qualify.
Now the final place in the group is qualified, Netherlands Dominica played 5 games, and Japan advanced to the quarterfinals; Netherlands 3-0 or 3-1 Dominica, Netherlands advanced to the quarterfinals; Dominica 3-0/3-1 Netherlands, Dominica advanced to the quarterfinals. In other words, if Japan wants to break into the quarterfinals, it needs to look at the faces of Netherlands and Dominica.
Therefore, some Japan netizens are worried that the two teams will play tacit ball and deliberately kill the Japan team. For example, the Netherlands and Dominican Republic formed a tacit agreement that as long as one side gets two games first, the losing side will let go of the game and let the opponent enter the quarterfinals. Of course, tacit ball may be immoral, but for Netherlands and the Dominican Republic it is a good one, avoiding a five-game losing game and increasing the chances of both sides qualifying.
The Netherlands Dominican Republic is ranked eighth and 11th in the world, and the two teams are on the same level. Whether it is Netherlands or Dominica, there is the characteristic of "people come crazy", that is, once the game is smooth, how to play, and vice versa, it will be suppressed, especially the Dominican women's volleyball team, as long as the start is good, their defense and offense will become more delicate and fierce.
However, in terms of playing style, Netherlands and Dominica are very different. Netherlands mainly rely on playing as a whole, without a prominent attacker, and need to be dispatched through the second pass to be able to score points; The Dominicans, on the other hand, play on their own, and as soon as they pass to the three-metre line, they are able to use their physical fitness to score, and Castillo is a libero with super defensive ability, providing the team with many counter-attacking opportunities.
If the Netherlands wants to beat the Dominican Republic in four games, they still have to fight the serve, destroy the Dominican pass, and then focus on blocking the strong attack of the second and fourth positions, the strength of the Dominican main attack Pena is weak, which is the gap that the Netherlands has broken through; If the Dominican Republic wants to beat the Netherlands, one is to be more aggressive on the serve, and the other is to improve the state of the main attacker Martinez, so that she and Gonzalez can take on the offensive responsibility of the team.
For Japan, in addition to expecting Netherlands and Dominica to play five games, they also have a prerequisite for defeating Kenya. Kenya women's volleyball team is the first sister in Africa, their physical fitness is better, the smashing power is also heavy, but the overall technique is rougher. Japan and Kenya are the two shortest teams, so Japan should not have the disadvantage of the net, and they can tear through the Kenya women's volleyball team's defense through quick attacks. Kenya's presence on the Olympic stage is a big victory.