March 2 is the 35th birthday of former Chinese female rankingist Yan Ni. However, on this day, the Chinese women's volleyball official Wei wei did not issue a blessing. According to the past practice, as long as there is a player's birthday, the Chinese women's volleyball official Wei will post a "happy birthday" to the athlete on time and make her own exclusive card.
Perhaps because she has retired, the Chinese women's volleyball official Wei wei forgot about it, and the fans can only celebrate her birthday, slightly lonely. As the pillar of the Chinese women's volleyball team's Rio Olympic cycle and the Tokyo Olympic cycle, Yan Ni's career is admirable. Although the Chinese women's volleyball team was selected by Cai Bin in 2009, it was abandoned by the team due to its weak offensive ability. When Lang Ping coached in 13 years, Yan Ni did not have a smooth sailing, and it was by relying on the spirit of not giving up to gain a firm foothold in the national team.
After helping the team win the Rio Olympic Championship, Yan Ni wanted to retreat, but Lang Ping considered that there was no one available in the secondary attack position, so he persuaded him. After much thought, Yan Ni decided to stay. In the 5 years of preparation, Yan Ni endured the pain that ordinary people could not believe, and it took a long time of ice to relieve the shoulder injury after each training, but even so, she did not give up.
The results of the Tokyo Olympics are not satisfactory, but we still want To say "Hard work!" After the National Games, Yan Ni chose to retire and underwent surgery. Through Yan Ni's posts and photos on the social platform, we once again felt her difficulty, her right shoulder was full of steel nails, and she still needed to undergo secondary surgery to repair the damaged body. I have to say that Yan Ni perfectly interprets the true meaning of the "spirit of the women's volleyball team".
In the new cycle, with the retirement of Yan Ni, the Chinese women's volleyball team will also usher in a new twin-tower combination. So, who will be Yan Ni's successor partner Yuan Xinyue? As far as the current situation of the candidates is concerned, no player has been able to reach Yanni's current strength. Yan Ni not only has excellent blocking ability, but also a variety of offensive means, in addition to the familiar Three position short and fast, there are also offensive means such as back flying and back mistakes, which is a secondary attacker with comprehensive attack and defense and a high down rate.
In the existing secondary attack, whether it is Wang Yuanyuan or Yang Hanyu, or even Gao Yi, they all belong to the "partial family" secondary attack. If you want to pull out a general among the short men, Wang Yuanyuan has the best chance of becoming Yan Ni's successor. After several years of training, Wang Yuanyuan's physical fitness has strengthened, and her netting and attacking have also been enhanced a lot. However, limited by her own conditions, it is almost difficult for Wang Yuanyuan to go further.
In the 2021 Women's Volleyball World League, we can see Wang Yuanyuan's shortcomings. When she is a substitute, she does not have much pressure, she can always make people shine, but when she is alone, her attack, blocking the net will have problems, and even the serve can be empty thrown. This is enough to show that her psychological resistance to stress is not enough. What makes people feel helpless is that Wang Yuanyuan is still much better than competitors Yang Hanyu and Gao Yi. In the new cycle, Wang Yuanyuan will most likely become Yuan Xinyue's starting partner. For more exciting content, come and follow Volleyball GoldenEye