With the advent of the new cycle, all teams have carried out the replacement of old and new, and the Chinese women's volleyball team is no exception, and many veterans have retired or absent due to injury. As the core of the Tokyo Olympic cycle, Zhu Ting is now facing injuries, and whether the new cycle can return to the peak is still unknown, so when Zhu Ting has not yet returned, the team urgently needs a new core.
Many fans recommend Zhang Changning or Li Yingying, but Zhang Changning's current situation is similar to Zhu Ting's, and her competitive status is affected by injuries, while Li Yingying's side has been recognized by domestic fans, but it has not yet had a bright performance in international competitions, so it will take time to take over. Just as fans are pondering who can become the core of the new cycle, a poster of the International Volleyball Federation seems to have announced the core candidates of the new cycle of the Chinese women's volleyball team in advance.
In the poster of the 2022 World League Philippines, Gong Xiangyu and 7 other world-class players appeared together, and Gong Xiangyu also occupied the center position, which also shows that Gong Xiangyu has been recognized by the world. Indeed, as far as the current situation is concerned, Gong Xiangyu is the first choice for the Chinese women's volleyball team to receive the position. Although many fans believe that the Chinese women's volleyball team should change the way of playing, strengthen the attack of the receiver, and abandon Gong Xiangyu, who has weak attacking power. Through the 2 games of the All-Star Game, we can clearly understand that Gong Xiangyu's offensive power is not weak.
As the captain of the blue team, Gong Xiangyu scored the highest score in the whole team in both games, and was the biggest contributor to the team's two victories over the red team. If Li Yingying's attack is alone in a gear, then Gong Xiangyu should also be a gear himself. According to technical statistics, Li Yingying scored 6.2 innings, Gong Xiangyu scored 5 innings, and the third place was Yuan Xinyue's 4.2, but Yuan Xinyue was a secondary attacker, playing the ball in place, so it should not be compared with the side attack, and the rest of the players' innings were either 3 or 2.
In addition to the high efficiency of the average score innings, Gong Xiangyu's scoring efficiency is also good, ranking fourth with 41%, and the top three are all sub-attack players, that is to say, Gong Xiangyu is the first in the side attack. As far as the data is concerned, Gong Xiangyu's attack is not worse than other strong responses, but it is stronger. In addition, Gong Xiangyu's pass and defense is also one of her best skills, since the score of the strong receiver is not as good as Gong Xiangyu, and the back row guarantee is not as good as Gong Xiangyu, then Gong Xiangyu is the first choice for receiving.
Through the first stage of the league, fans have great expectations for Chen Peiyan and Sun Xiaoxuan, especially Chen Peiyan topped the scoring list after the first stage, but in the All-Star Game, Chen Peiyan's offense was completely limited, and the offensive efficiency was only 8%. You know, Chen Peiyan is a strong receiver who does not pass one after another, and this data can only be said to be unqualified. Maybe some fans will blame the second pass, but isn't the effect of strong reception just playing some adjustment balls? If every ball is in place, why do you need to respond strongly?
In addition to Chen Peiyan's dew filling, Sun Xiaoxuan's situation here is not ideal. In her few appearances, she had only a 20% success rate with a slam, which is a non-conforming statistic for a strong receiver. With the exposure of Chen Peiyan and Sun Xiaoxuan, the two newcomers, the Chinese women's volleyball team still has no one to use, and can only rely on Gong Xiangyu to support the right wing attack.