As we all know, the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will come soon, and the five giants led by the Chinese women's volleyball team will take the lead in announcing the Olympic list. Due to the change in the rules of the Games, the number of participants in each team has also increased to 13, which is undoubtedly good news for some teams with a wave of injuries. In particular, the Turkish women's volleyball team, the former world No. 1, has recently revealed that a number of main players have suffered injuries, including Baladin, Ida and Zehra have injuries of varying degrees, which makes head coach Santadelli have to adjust the lineup. After all, there is not much time left before the Olympic roster is reported, and the teams are actively preparing for it, so every change in personnel may affect the trend of the Games.
Among them, the Chinese women's volleyball team, which is the favorite to win the championship, is the third team to announce the Olympic list, and Cai Bin's arrangement of the lineup is basically within the expectations of fans. However, on the eve of the Olympic list report, the news of Ding Xia's injury suddenly came out, which caused heated discussions in the outside world for a while. You must know that Ding Xia, as the oldest veteran in the team, has rich experience in the competition, and the main reason why Cai Bin was selected for her is to play a role in helping newcomers. Second, the cooperation between Ding Xia and Zhu Ting is more tacit than Diao Linyu, and the attack of their duo is full of power, which is the fundamental reason why Cai Bin brought Ding Xia.
However, at this critical juncture, Ding Xia was exposed to serious edema, and her participation in the Olympics was doubtful, and Cai Bin also urgently summoned Xu Xiaoting to return to the team, no wonder it attracted the attention of fans. Don't forget that during the Rio Olympics, Zeng Chunlei missed the Olympics because of a sudden injury, and now that Ding Xia is at the end of the announcement period of the team list, there is a difference, and Cai Bin may have to adjust the Olympic list. With Xu Xiaoting's return to the team, all this seems to have become a reality, and it is imperative for Xu Xiaoting to replace Ding Xia, but it will also trigger a chain of special effects, that is, the Olympic P card may also change.
Because the main offensive line of the Chinese women's volleyball team already has 4 players, Wu Mengjie, Zhang Changning, Li Yingying and Zhu Ting, the current health is not bad. With the role of Zhuang Yushan, it seems to be a bit redundant, even if any of them really have injury problems, there is no need to worry about no one being available. On the contrary, only one free man is brought with her, and the hidden dangers are much greater, and Wu Mengjie is also a player with old injuries, and her situation is actually much more difficult than the main offensive line. Therefore, the position of the free man actually needs a P card more than the main offensive position, and it is really difficult to say whether Cai Bin will make adjustments due to Ding Xia's injury, but it can only be said that Zhuang Yushan's position is unstable.
Of course, there is still a situation, that is, if Cai Bin insists on taking Ding Xia to compete, then there will be many uncertainties about Ding Xia's injury. At this time, Xu Xiaoting's appearance seems to have a more direct connection, that is, the Chinese women's volleyball team is very likely to bring three setters, and Xu Xiaoting gets the only P card. In other words, if Ding Xia has an injury problem at the Olympic venue, Cai Bin can use the P card to replace Xu Xiaoting, which is undoubtedly a double insurance for the setter position. After all, there is no doubt about the importance of the setter position, and it is only natural to bring three setters, not to mention that for the sake of insurance, Ding Xia's uncertainty must be solved, depending on which position Cai Bin will ultimately leave the P card. Who will be out of the game, let me wait and see!