Recently, the Chinese women's volleyball team announced the list of participants for the preparation of the World League, and what is striking is that senior players such as Zhu Ting and Zhang Changning have returned to the team strongly. However, the high-profile scene was that Yao Di, who had won the World Cup and won many best setter awards, was not included in it, which aroused widespread attention and discussion.
Yao Di, with his superb skills and unique passing style, has won the best setter and MVP of the World Youth Championship, won the appreciation of Lang Ping, and has been selected for the national team to participate in the Rio and Tokyo Olympics. However, in the selection of the Paris Olympic cycle, she was incompatible with the fast and changeable tactics advocated by the head coach of the national team, Cai Bin, and seemed to have been influenced by other unspeakable influences, so she never won the call-up to the national team.
After a Club World Cup match, Yao Di tearfully expressed her desire to play for her country, but her lack of selection was not due to her lack of ability. In fact, she has proven herself on the field many times and has been the best setter in the league for many years. If it's because her style doesn't match the current style of play for the national team, why not give her a chance to prove herself?
Lang Ping once gave Yao Di the opportunity to enter and exit the national team, but now he doesn't even give the possibility of a trial. When the national team roster failed to reach 30 players, Yao Di was not selected, this choice is incomprehensible.
Is it just because Yao Di omitted to sign up for the first national team training camp? Is the selection criteria of the Volleyball Association and the coaching staff based on ability or obedience? This confusion is hard to let go. The choice of leadership should be more open and fair. Perhaps, Yao Di can try to follow Wei Qiuyue's example and take the initiative to contact Cai Bin to seek an opportunity to prove himself. This is not only for herself, but also to give Cai Bin a chance to reconsider, after all, Yao Di is undoubtedly one of the top setters in China at present.