Break the VNL 27th consecutive loss
First tournament under Morales...Starts with China match on the 15th
The Korean women's volleyball team, led by Fernando Morales, has taken a new start.
The women's volleyball team left for Brazil on the 7th to participate in the 2024 International Volleyball Federation FIVB Volleyball Nations League VNL.
He will start the first week of the competition in Brazil after getting used to the local area. The first match will be against China, which will take place at 5:30 a.m. on the 15th in Korean time. He will then meet Brazil at 2 a.m. on the 17th, the Dominican Republic at 5:30 a.m. on the 19th, and Thailand at 5:30 a.m. on the 20th.
Held in Arlington, the U.S., they will face Bulgaria June 30, Poland June 31, Turkiye June 2, and Canada June 3. The final third week in Fukuoka, Japan, will face Japan June 12, France June 13, Italy June 14, and the Netherlands June 16.
This VNL is the first competition under Morales.
Morales, who is from Puerto Rico, was appointed as the head coach of the Korean women's volleyball team in March. The Korea Volleyball Association explained, "Like Korea, I was recognized for my leadership by taking charge of the Puerto Rican national team, whose power has weakened due to generational change, and raising it to 16th place in the world rankings."
South Korean women's volleyball, which has fallen into the dark age, also desperately needs a turnaround in the atmosphere.
After making the semifinals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Kim Yeon-kyung, Kim Soo-ji Hingkuk Life Insurance, and Yang Hyo-jin Hyundai Engineering & Construction returned the national flag, greatly weakening their power.
But the new faces have yet to be discovered. As the new faces have failed to be changed in generations and achieve good results, the Korean team has been pushed to the periphery of the international stage.
In the last two years, I've only built up losses in VNL.
Due to the humiliation of losing all 12 games in the VNL in 2022, Korea ended the VNL with "0" without obtaining a single point. Korea was the first team that recorded "0" in all games and points in the VNL that was launched in 2018. Korea was the only country that failed to post even a single win in the VNL last year. It also had "0" points.
Having lost all games for two consecutive years, Korea has lost a lot of pride. Including the last three consecutive games in 2021, it will be 27 consecutive games in the VNL.
The world ranking of Korean women's volleyball, which was ranked 14th in December 2021, gradually declined to 40th place.
The immediate task is to escape the VNL losing streak.
It is true that the atmosphere of the national team has subsided a lot before due to repeated helpless losses. Winning a victory will not only change the atmosphere but also gain confidence.
The national team players, who started the new round with Morales, entered the Jincheon National Training Center on the 15th of last month to match their hands and feet.
Since the inauguration press conference, Morales has emphasized that team members, not volleyball, who depend on one player, should unite. During the open training on the 1st, he also checked his skills by using several players without confirming the elite lineup.
"The VNL schedule is long, and the intensity of the game is high, so everyone should be ready," Morales said.
Players are also renewing their will to avenge them.
Kang So-hwi Korea Expressway Corporation said, "My team lost a lot over the past two years. I'm not confident, but the coach told me to try active play because it's okay," adding, "I'll show you aggressive plays often." 토토사이트
"I haven't won a single game in the VNL in the past two years. I felt bitter and miserable about the result. This time, I will win one game unconditionally. I will always do my best to meet expectations," said Jeong Ji-yoon of Hyundai Engineering & Construction.