World League Chinese women's volleyball team Bulgaria 6 consecutive wins in sight, Gong Xiangyu injured main lineup adjustment?
At 20:30 Beijing time on June 16, the Chinese women's volleyball team will face Bulgaria, the second opponent of the World League Hong Kong, China. Given that China Insurance is not a team of the same grade, there is little suspense in the victory or defeat of this game, and the Chinese team should successfully achieve 6 consecutive wins when playing normally. Playing against the weak team, what is more concerned is whether the lineup of the Chinese women's volleyball team will be moderately rotated. Gong Xiangyu accidentally broke his foot when he played Canada on Tuesday, and in the event of a boss injury, how manager Cai Bin will line up has attracted a lot of attention.
The Chinese women's volleyball team took a group photo after defeating Canada 3-0
The Chinese women's volleyball team welcomes the rotation opportunity of the weak brigade Gong Xiangyu was injured and the main lineup may change for the first time
The Chinese women's volleyball team used the same starting lineup in the first five games of this year's World League, and few substitutes appeared. The World League is approaching the halfway point, and Bulgaria, the opponent in this round, is not very competitive, and the match against the Chinese team is an opportunity for the Chinese team to rotate the lineup and let the main players rest moderately.
Chinese coach Cai Bin has always been stubborn in his staff, and it is unlikely that he will adjust the starting line-up under normal circumstances, but the accidental injury of Gong Xiangyu during a match against Canada may cause the team's starting line-up to change for the first time in this World League. Gong Xiangyu can be called the "model worker" of the Chinese women's volleyball team, and has been working almost every year since entering the national team in 2016, and she is also a rare player in the team that is relatively "durable".
In the last round against Canada, in the third game, Gong Xiangyu stepped on his teammate's foot and injured when he avoided the ball with a pass, although he had the intention to continue to persevere, but was replaced by Cai Bin. Gong Xiangyu, who was asked about her injuries while attending the 100-day countdown to the Hangzhou Asian Games at the Hong Kong Association on Thursday, responded: "It's okay, it's fine." Although Gong Xiangyu himself said that the injury was not harmed, the author believes that in such a commercial event as the World League, there is really no need for an old player like her to play with an injury, not to mention that this game is still against the weak Bulgaria.
The Chinese women's volleyball team replaced Zheng Yixin
Facing adjustments, Zheng Yixin, Xu Xiaoting or Reused Gao Yi and others can make their season debuts
In view of Gong Xiangyu's accidental injury and a match with Bulgaria, the Chinese women's volleyball team is likely to make adjustments in the receiving position. Zheng Yixin, who changed from a secondary attack to a receiver, may have the opportunity to play the main game, and the main attack Du Qingqing also has the ability to serve as a substitute receiver when the second is exchanged for three. As a running receiver, Zheng Yixin has a certain difficulty breaking through the blocking of European tall players. But Bulgarian technology is relatively crude, and it may lead her to better opportunities. Whether Zheng Yixin is the most suitable substitute for the current Chinese women's volleyball team can only be verified in actual combat if she is given enough opportunities to play.
In the tactical vision of coach Cai Bin, Zheng Yixin and Xu Xiaoting are the first choice for this World League to undertake the task of "two points for three points", and the two cooperate relatively more in ordinary training. If Zheng Yixin replaces Gong Xiangyu as the main receiver, Xu Xiaoting may also have more opportunities. This time the World League Xu Xiaoting made several substitute appearances well, the stability of passing and the rationality of the distribution of the ball were significantly improved compared with the Super League, and against Canada, she helped the team to cash in with her serving power.
Cai Bin, the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, conducted the on-the-spot command
In view of Bulgaria's lack of strength, after the Chinese team controls the game situation, whether coach Cai Bin will give more opportunities to the substitutes is what everyone is concerned about. With five of the 12 World League games already out, and Vice attacker II-VI, Yang Hanyu and libero Ni Fanwei still not getting a chance to play, will they make their debut for the national team this season against Bulgaria?
The match with Bulgaria is an opportunity for the Chinese women's volleyball team to examine more players and let the main player rest moderately. The overall performance of the Chinese team in this World League is good, but a set of squads is not conducive to increasing bench depth, and the risk of injury will increase after the players enter the fatigue period. I hope that tonight's game the Chinese team can bring you some surprises in the lineup configuration!
Attached: The record of the match between the Chinese women's volleyball team and the Bulgarian women's volleyball team in the World League (Chinese team 1 win and 0 losses)
1. Beilun in Ningbo, China in the 5th week of the 2019 World League Preliminary Round: China beat Bulgaria 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-16)