“I don’t think I have a fitness problem. It’s about what kind of mindset we have.”
Shin Young-cheol’s Woori Card lost the first leg of their Dodram 2023-2024 V-League postseason playoff against OK Financial Group 2-3 (20-25 19-25 25-22 25-21 11-15) at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on Wednesday.
After dropping the first and second sets, they won the third and fourth to push the match to a fifth set, but were unable to pull off the upset. Coach Shin said, “I’m very disappointed with the result. We didn’t play volleyball well in the beginning. 스포츠토토사이트 We changed the starting lineup and the Korean players played well together,” said Shin.
Artem and Issei struggled. “I’m worried,” Shin said, adding, “Lee Seung-won’s toss was fast, which increased the players’ concentration. In the fifth set, the opponent used fastballs early on, but his awareness and urgency in attacking after digging was disappointing, and he used plays that Han Tae-joon never uses. We played a completely different volleyball than usual,” he reflected on the set.
Leo wasn’t the only one who couldn’t stop Shin. Shin had 24 points behind Leo (29). They had a 70 percent attack success rate. “We saw what we were worried about before the match,” Shin said. The blocking ability of Song Myung-geun and Han Sung-jung was a little disappointing,” Shin said.
The team will play the second game in Ansan on May 25. “It’s something the players need to overcome. The most important thing is psychology. Even if we go to international competitions, we play with one day’s rest. I don’t think there will be a physical fitness problem. It’s about what kind of mindset they have,” he emphasized.