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Post by CAI BIN MUST GO on Jun 20, 2021 13:14:39 GMT -5
I think this is the team to beat. - A concerned Serbia fan won't know anything until China actually faces a strong team (no, USA's backups with Hill at L doesn't count) |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2021 16:00:47 GMT -5
What is scary is that this team probably runs the third fastest offense behind Japan and the USA but they also run it high. They just hit over the block as if it doesn't exist. That is why teams that have the capability to train up taller players (coughs, USA) need to do that just to be in the conversation.
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Post by ericleo on Jun 20, 2021 16:31:09 GMT -5
I think this is the strongest Chinese team I've ever seen since Athens 2004.
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Post by matte on Jun 20, 2021 17:28:15 GMT -5
I'm personally impressed by Gong, who's become an offensive threat and Li YY, who's a beast right now.
I feel that only Egonu (ehm Italy lol) will be able to stop peak China in Tokyo.
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Post by CAI BIN MUST GO on Jun 23, 2021 15:14:43 GMT -5
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Post by matte on Jul 4, 2021 16:02:33 GMT -5
Ding "In order to stay sharp and set the ball perfectly during the match, we have to do the setting practice about 500 to 600 times a day"
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Post by ironhammer on Jul 4, 2021 19:17:38 GMT -5
Ding "In order to stay sharp and set the ball perfectly during the match, we have to do the setting practice about 500 to 600 times a day" Thats a lot of sets per day. But not surprised. China is well-known for their intense hardcore training. |
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Post by CAI BIN MUST GO on Jul 8, 2021 19:45:08 GMT -5
interview with team members (from left to right: Wei Qiuyue (16 gold; 08 bronze; 10 best setter), Yang Hao (04 gold; 08 bronze), Zhang Changning, Gong Xiangyu, JLP, Li Yingying, Ding Xia) www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Bf4y1b7zFsome important parts of the livestream: - The most unforgettable match for Wei Qiuyue was London QFs loss to Japan (2-3). She still doesn't look back at it today. - jenny did not give a clear answer on if she would stay after Tokyo. (To be fair, this was a dumb question to begin with so don't get your hopes up just yet) - LYY is the "secret weapon" (I have a different opinion on this -- people already know LYY so probably LYH will be the "secret weapon" like LXT's role in Rio) News not from the livestream: An jiajie is not expected to be with the team -- for the first time the assistant is Lai Yawen |
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Post by ironhammer on Jul 8, 2021 20:22:11 GMT -5
interview with team members (from left to right: Wei Qiuyue (16 gold; 08 bronze; 10 best setter), Yang Hao (04 gold; 08 bronze), Zhang Changning, Gong Xiangyu, JLP, Li Yingying, Ding Xia) www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Bf4y1b7zFsome important parts of the livestream: - The most unforgettable match for Wei Qiuyue was London QFs loss to Japan (2-3). She still doesn't look back at it today. - jenny did not give a clear answer on if she would stay after Tokyo. (To be fair, this was a dumb question to begin with so don't get your hopes up just yet) - LYY is the "secret weapon" (I have a different opinion on this -- people already know LYY so probably LYH will be the "secret weapon" like LXT's role in Rio) News not from the livestream: An jiajie is not expected to be with the team -- for the first time the assistant is Lai Yawen I wonder if this means An is not going to takeover the head coaching job once Lang Ping retires. An has been groomed for the head coaching job for years under Lang Ping. No question he works extremely hard and has devoted all his energy to help the team. But fans and commentators have questioned whether An has the "right stuff", whether he has the ability to really lead the team on his own. So does leaving An behind means Lang Ping has given up on him to take over as head coach? Lai on the other hand has been an assistant coach for a very long time, pretty much since she retired from playing in the late 90's. She played under Lang Ping during her first stint as head coach in the 90's. Lai was there assisting Chen Zhonghe when China won gold at Athens. In addition, she has been in charge of administrative duties with the Chinese volleyball federation, organizing the domestic league and look after the welfare of the players. So she has a lot of power in determining how the entire sport of volleyball is run in China. She understands Lang Ping very well, she knows what to do if Lang Ping just give her a nod. That sense of camadarie and almost telepathic ability to read each other's intention without saying a word is very important during big tournaments and I guess that is what Lang Ping values. |
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Post by ironhammer on Jul 20, 2021 20:53:57 GMT -5
Reuters has a report on Lang Ping: China's women's volleyball coach Jenny Lang Ping is not banking on a repeat performance of their gold medal win in 2016 as she attempts to lead her country to back-to-back Olympic success in Tokyo. Lang steered the Chinese to their first Olympic title in 12 years in Rio and knows her team face significant challenges in their quest to retain the crown. "We are not going to defend the title, we are here to fight hard for the title," she was quoted as saying by Xinhua.
"Things have changed a lot since the 2016 Rio Games and our opponents have improved a lot. We can take nothing for granted."The 60-year-old Lang, an Olympic champion as a player in 1984, will lead her team into their first Group B game against Turkey on July 25. China will also face the United States, Russia, Italy and Argentina, with the top four teams in the group advancing to the quarter-finals. The Chinese are among the favourites after winning gold at the World Cup in 2019 and bronze at the 2018 world championships. "All the teams are going to do their best at the Olympic Games, we have to be fully prepared for all kinds of difficulties," she said.
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Post by CAI BIN MUST GO on Jul 21, 2021 15:45:33 GMT -5
From We love Volleyball wechat account, they practiced at the game court and the starting lineup was
Zhu, Li
Yan, Yuan
Ding, Gong
Wang Mengjie
two (male) assistant coaches played the other side with the remaining five players
Zhang, Liu Xiaotong
Yao, Liu Yanhan
Wang Yuanyuan
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Post by CAI BIN MUST GO on Jul 24, 2021 12:59:08 GMT -5
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