The surging news reporter Pu Yaolei came from Ningbo
With the record of three consecutive wins in the opening game, the Chinese women's volleyball team suffered a head-on blow in the game on the evening of September 20.
The 2-3 upset defeat to the Canadian women's volleyball team was not only the first defeat the team suffered in this Olympic qualifying tournament, but also the second time in the team's history to lose to the Canadian women's volleyball team in an international official competition.
After this defeat, the battle for Olympic tickets was instantly complicated, and the Chinese women's volleyball team had no way back in the remaining three rounds of matches.
"We'll go back and make a summary. In terms of blocking and defending, we have to do a little better. After the game, Cai Bin, the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, said.
Li Yingying 30 points difficult to savior
This match between the Chinese women's volleyball team and the Canadian women's volleyball team can be described as ups and downs.
The Chinese women's volleyball team fell behind twice and equalized twice, dragging the game into the tiebreaker, but with a 7-3 lead in the tiebreaker, the Canadian women's volleyball team had the last laugh.
Walking off the court, the frustration of the Chinese women's volleyball players was visible to the naked eye.
"I think losing is losing, there is no objective reason." When interviewed by reporters, the tone of the main attacker Li Yingying was full of regret, "In fact, it also sounded the alarm for us, and the first three games were still played too smoothly." ”
Li Yingying in the game.
Statistics show that Li Yingying scored 30 points in this game and won the scoring championship, including 25 offensive points, 3 blocking points and 2 distribution points.
In the view of team member Gong Xiangyu, in addition to the technical and tactical level, this is a contest of willpower, "On the field, it is still testing the mentality." Everyone is nervous when the score alternately rises, but it is at such times that we have to learn how to overcome our nervousness and how to release ourselves better. ”
Yuan Xinyue (left) blocks the net.
This time, Canada is the better player to play at its level – as Van Reich, the team's main attacker, said, self-confidence is key when it comes to crunching time.
"China is a very strong team, both teams are fighting today and I am proud that the team did not give up, especially when they were behind in the fifth game." She said in an interview.
"We were glued together and believed in ourselves, and because of that, in the end we won."
Cai Bin said that the team needs to be more resolute.
At critical moments, it is a little more "ruthless"
The victory or defeat of this game is in a millimeter - in the fifth tiebreaker, although the Chinese women's volleyball team was overtaken by the opponent when it was in the lead, it still won the match point at the end of the game, but unfortunately could not grasp it.
Throughout the game, China scored 10 points less offensively than their opponents, but scored 8 more points on the net, 7 more points on serve, and even outscored 114-107 in total.
Losing a game with a total score lead also shows the team's lack of ability to grasp the key points that determine the outcome of the game.
In the summary after the game, head coach Cai Bin emphasized this point, he mentioned that at the key moment of the tiebreaker, the "mentality of the Chinese women's volleyball team was a little chaotic".
Wang Mengjie flew to save the ball.
"There is pressure on both sides to play such a game, relatively speaking, the other party's mentality is a little better and more open today, and our side will still be a little restrained after being chased for a few points."
Team member Li Yingying also admitted that the team has fallen behind in psychological adjustment ability, "It is still some of the balls in the key points that have not been handled well, and they are not solid enough in the key points, and there have been some cooperation problems and mistakes." ”
"It shows the ups and downs of our mentality and it proves that we are not consistent enough on the pitch. I think it's also because of lack of confidence, there will still be some panic at critical moments. ”
Chinese women's volleyball players bowed to thank the spectators.
There is no way back in the remaining three games
An unexpected defeat has made the prospect of the Chinese women's volleyball team competing for tickets to the Paris Olympics also come to a sharp turn.
After four rounds of matches, the Serbian women's volleyball team, which won all 4 games and lost only 1 game, topped the standings, while the 3-1 team had three teams at the same time: China, the Netherlands, and Dominica, and the Chinese team temporarily ranked second in the standings by relying on the small point advantage.
Considering that only the top two teams in the group of eight teams will receive tickets to directly qualify for the Paris Olympics, the Chinese team has no way back for the rest of the schedule.
According to the game arrangement, the Chinese team will play against the Netherlands, Dominica and Serbia from the 22nd to the 24th. These three opponents are also direct opponents who are currently at the top of the standings and compete with the Chinese women's volleyball team for qualification.
Fans cheering for the women's volleyball team at the scene.
Therefore, every subsequent game can be called a "life and death battle" for the team. Head coach Cai Bin said the team's "goal remains the same", still to seize the Olympic ticket, "In terms of blocking and defending, we have to do a little better." ”
In the face of the harsh challenge, the female volleyball players who had just experienced defeat quickly collected their mood, "I think everyone is fine, and our Chinese team must be fine." Before leaving the arena, Gong said.
Li Yingying also said, "I don't think losing is necessarily a bad thing, in the next game I hope to learn the lessons of this game, can play more decisively, more confident, rely more on the team, and use the strength of the whole team to win the game." ”
Editor of this issue Xing Tan