Cai Bin, the current head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, is leading the team to train at the Zhangzhou Sports Training Base in Fujian Province. The training was fully enclosed, so it was difficult for the outside world to understand their situation.
When the Volleyball Association appointed Cai Bin as the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, many people were not very optimistic about the national team. There are two reasons, one is that Cai Bin is not capable, and the other is that there are not many players with high levels.
However, Xiang Chu felt that there was no need to look down on the Chinese women's volleyball team, and do not distrust Cai Bin! As long as they do a good job in all aspects, the Chinese women's volleyball team can rise quickly and soon stand on the top of the world.
First of all, let's talk about Cai Bin. "Little Zhuge Ge" has proved himself in the domestic league. In recent years, the domestic league, the only thing that can really compete with the Tianjin team is the Jiangsu women's volleyball team. The overall performance of the Jiangsu women's volleyball team is not as good as the Tianjin women's volleyball team, but it is also necessary to see the difficulties of the Jiangsu women's volleyball team. They did not introduce internal and external assistance, and they were able to achieve good results with the all-Soviet class to compete in the Volleyball Super League, the National Championship and the National Games, and Cai Bin was the greatest. In addition, the Jiangsu team has cultivated many high-level players and entered the national team, making great contributions to the national team. For example, Hui Ruoqi, Gong Xiangyu, Zhang Changning and other famous national players, as well as diao Linyu, Ni Feifan and other high-level players. It can be seen that Cai Bin's ability to cultivate players is not bad.
Cai Bin has previously served as the head coach of the national youth team and the national team, and is familiar with the operation of the national team and can familiarize himself with the work process as soon as possible. The only one in China that can compare with Cai Bin is Wang Baoquan. The problem is that Wang Baoquan is older and is not very interested in the position of head coach of the national team. Therefore, at this stage, letting Cai Bin serve as the head coach is the best choice.
Moreover, don't worry about Cai Bin not being able to be the head coach of the national team, and don't worry that he can't lead the team to achieve good results. Cai Bin may not be as good as Lang Ping, but it will not be worse than Chen Zhonghe. Chen Zhonghe can quickly lead the Chinese women's volleyball team out of the trough and win the championship, and Cai Bin can also do it. Therefore, having Cai Bin as the head coach of the national team is a correct choice.
Secondly, let's talk about the level of the players. Many people are not optimistic about this national team, mainly because they are worried about the strength of the players. Yan Ni, Lin Li, Liu Xiaotong and other players have retired; Zhu Ting, Zhang Changning, yao Di have to recuperate; Wang Mengjie is in a sluggish state, and even the national team cannot enter. The seven fairies that Lang Dao had previously cultivated had been torn apart. In the new national team, the strength and fame of the players cannot be compared with before, no wonder they are looked down upon.
So, does that mean the national team can't do it? I really can't say that.
Player turnover is a normal rule, and good players are cultivated. Any player has a time to go to the top and then gradually fall into the trough. When a player is older, or injured, the form goes down. It's a law of nature! Some people may worry that Cai Bin will not be able to improve the level of the players in a short period of time. This fear is justified. It takes time for any player to improve. However, we must also see that there are more high-level players in China. They have a foundation and do not need a lot of time to polish. Young players such as Wu Mengjie, Wang Yizhu, Xu Jiannan, Ni Feifan, Wang Yifan, Miao Yiwen and other young players have proved their strength through the league. As long as they train their skills well during the national team training camp, and then participate in some international competitions to gain experience, they can become a high-level player.
The Chinese women's volleyball team has fallen into a trough twice, and it can rise quickly, which has proved this truth.
In 2001, Chen Zhonghe served as the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team. Previously, the Chinese women's volleyball team only achieved fifth place in the 1999 World Cup and the 2000 Olympic Games. After Chen Zhonghe took office, he began to make a large number of substitutions. Sun Yue, Yin Yin, Wu Yongmei, He Qi, Qiu Aihua, Li Yan, Wang Lina and other main players did not stay, and soon promoted young players such as Zhao Ruirui, Liu Yanan, Feng Kun, Zhou Suhong, Li Ying, Yang Hao and so on. They won the World Cup in 2003. The main force during Hu Jin's tenure as head coach was basically not reused here in Chen Zhonghe. Chen Zhonghe dared to make a breakthrough and quickly achieved results.
Lang Dao served as the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team for the second time in 2013. The Chinese team also fell into a trough before, ranking tenth at the 2010 World Championships, fifth at the 2012 London Olympics, and losing to the Japanese team, suffering a moment of humiliation. Lang Dao watched the Chinese women's volleyball team lose to Japan before deciding to serve as the head coach of the national team for the second time.
After Lang Dao took office, he also made drastic changes. Wang Yimei, Ma Yunwen, Zhang Lei, Zhang Xian and other high-level players left the team. Lang Dao appointed Hui Ruoqi as the captain and began to cultivate young players, so that unknown young players such as Zhu Ting, Yuan Xinyue, Zhang Changning, Gong Xiangyu and other young players became the main force of the team. The Chinese women's volleyball team, under the leadership of Lang Dao, also rose quickly. The Chinese women's volleyball team won the runner-up of the World Championship in 2014, the World Cup championship in 2015, and the gold medal at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016. Coupled with the 2019 World Cup championship, this group of players who were tapped by Lang Dao won three world championships. The Chinese women's volleyball team has entered the super platinum era.
In fact, although the Chinese women's volleyball team lost to the Tokyo Olympics, the players were not bad. It's just that Lang Dao was a bit stubborn in the later stage, too trusting the Seven Fairies, and did not make a good alternative plan, resulting in no good results. During the Tokyo Olympics, Zhu Ting, Yan Ni, including Zhang Changning had different injuries, and Wang Mengjie was in a slump. "Seven Fairies" have different problems with "Four Fairies", how to play this game? If Lang Ping dares to face up to the problem and dare to change the lineup, the Chinese women's volleyball team can also achieve better results.
Although the Chinese women's volleyball team did not perform well in the Tokyo Olympics, there are still many good players. You can't deny the abilities of girls just because of one tournament. Players like Zhu Ting, Zhang Changning, Li Yingying, Yuan Xinyue, Wang Yuanyuan, Yang Hanyu, Gong Xiangyu, Ding Xia, Yao Di, Diao Linyu and other players can still play for several years, and they can also maintain a relatively high state. If Cai Bin can still cultivate 4 to 6 high-level players, the Chinese women's volleyball team is a team with strong combat effectiveness, and it will soon be able to revitalize its prestige and stand tall in the forest of the world!
Therefore, we must believe in the Chinese women's volleyball team, believe in the women's volleyball girls, and believe in Cai Bin!