On May 19, the Chinese women's volleyball team came to an end in Brazil. They finished 3-1 in the group stage and finished third in the standings, with a mediocre overall performance. Although the final victory over Serbia ended the losing streak, the Chinese women's volleyball team also exposed some problems and shortcomings that need to be solved urgently in this game.
First, the transfer capacity is insufficient, and he still relies too much on Li Yingying
In the match against Serbia, head coach Cai Bin chose Wang Yunrui and Li Yingying to double attack. Judging from the data on the field, Li Yingying, Wang Yunrui and Gong Xiangyu have the same number of passes, and the pressure seems to be dispersed in terms of numbers. However, in the actual match, the opponent still focused his firepower on Li Yingying, and interfered with her first pass and attack through continuous service impact.
This shows that the current offensive and defensive transfer ability of the Chinese women's volleyball team is still insufficient, and it is too dependent on Li Yingying to take the lead alone. Although Wang Yunrui can also take on some of the first-pass tasks, her offensive ability is limited and she cannot form enough threat, so her opponent can safely focus on Li Yingying. In contrast, the offensive threat of young main attackers such as Zhang Changning is greater, but the quality of their first pass is not yet to the point where they can be borne as the main force.
Therefore, improving the level of one pass of other main attackers and forming a comprehensive offensive and defensive transfer ability is an urgent problem for the Chinese women's volleyball team to solve. Relying too much on Li Yingying not only increases her burden, but also creates opportunities for opponents, and once Li Yingying is restricted, the entire offensive system will be paralyzed.
The defensive ability of the second-high team is insufficient, and the shortcomings of anti-hanging ball are serious
The high physique has always been the advantage of the Chinese women's volleyball team, but it has also brought some problems, the most prominent of which is the lack of defensive ability, especially the poor defensive quality against the drop ball and the small ball. In the matches against Canada and Serbia, this shortcoming was once again exposed.
In the disastrous defeat against Canada, Canada's excellent small-ball tandem caused great problems for the Chinese team. In the game against Serbia, the defensive quality of the Serbian second team surpassed that of the Chinese team. Cai Bin has led the team to train for a while, but the progress of the Chinese women's volleyball team in this regard has not improved much, and the shortcomings of defensive ability still exist.
To change this situation, the Chinese women's volleyball team needs to improve the flexibility and reaction ability of players on the ground, and also need to improve the tactical arrangement of defense and make more targeted defensive arrangements. After all, in the modern women's volleyball arena, flexible small-ball tactics are becoming more and more important, and the quality of defense is directly related to whether you can win the game.
The ability of the three antibodies to jump vigorously is lacking, and receiving a pass is the top priority
An important reason why the Chinese women's volleyball team won the first two games against South Korea and the United States was that there were no strong jumping players in the opponent. But once it encounters high-level jumpers like Canada's Van Rijk and Serbia's Boskovic, the Chinese women's volleyball team falls into passivity.
Among them, the most serious problem is Li Yingying's performance when receiving serves. Whether it's Van Rijk or Boskovic, their jump targets are directly aimed at Li Yingying. Once Li Yingying is suppressed, the entire offensive system of the Chinese women's volleyball team will be paralyzed, and the other players on the court will not be able to form enough threats to balance the opponent.
This requires the Chinese women's volleyball team to make every effort to improve its ability to receive a pass, especially its resistance to strong jumps. Only by making the first ball steady can we lay a solid foundation for the follow-up attack. At the same time, the pressure of receiving a pass needs to be reasonably distributed throughout the team, and it cannot be overly concentrated on Li Yingying alone, so as not to be exploited by the opponent.
On the whole, the performance of the Chinese women's volleyball team in Brazil is regrettable, not only did they not have an ideal final ranking, but also exposed many problems that need to be solved during the game. Transferability, defensive quality, jump resistance and other aspects need to be improved and improved in the next preparations. The world's top volleyball teams are eyeing each other, and the Chinese women's volleyball team must not stop moving forward, and must comprehensively improve its strength in order to achieve ideal results in the Paris Olympics next year.