China NT 2022

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Li has matured. ZT + LYY is gonna be TERRIFIC. Maybe the most powerful duo in CV history.

btw 106.8 km/h? 😅😂

Along with ZCN, I still hope she'll return to the CNT, healthy and fit. At least for the sake of the Paris 2024 cycle!!

Only LYY alone cannot carry the team against the Top-4, even though she makes significant progress compared to last year. But LYY together with ZT, ZCN, GXY, YXY/YHY/WYY, WMJ, NFF, DX/DLY/YD are surely capable to compete against any opponent. WYL just not fit the shoe for those fiercest competitions. Now GXY has no one to sub, as well as LYY. Just not adequate fire power to compete with the Top-4 under the current line-up.

No miraculous coach will make it when the line-up ain't up to the scale! Just imagine an Italy with no Egonu, or Serbia without Boskovic, or even Brazil without Gabi.

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Honestly, they should just replace that duo of JY/WYL. Sure WYL played above my expectation, but her technique is just odd with that body twist in her attack. JY was just on for a bit here and there throughout the tournament but she seems fearful and hesitant in all aspects of her game. I agree with the above, maybe give the younger players a chance. Ie WYF

In particular Jin Ye, if she can only tip instead of spike, I don't think the team has the luxury to hire a serve specialist... what a waste of a position. WYL works very hard but she is just not good enough for the highest competition... maybe weight issue, athleticism, technique, height... not sure which one... to compete in Asia she is okay. Against the Top-4 she just won't do, the team need a better player! Pray that both ZT and ZCN will rejoin the the team for Paris, and all players are healthy and fit. Having key players injured is a curse... what a fate... no team will survive the highest level competition when its two key players are out due to injury.

Quote from fire_cai_bin

got VNL bronze.

To be fair, in 2019 Jenny rested 8 (!!) starters, left the B team with An JIajie, and still got VNL bronze.

Please don't count the VNL... it's a great venue for training purpose and trying everything... entertaining but not significant for the CNT.

Just watching the match between Brazil and Italy! Amazing match and highlighted by the blocking of Carol. She’s 183 cm in height and blocking the lights out of Eganou and co! The chinese blockers need to improve if they are to challenge at the highest levels.

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Just watching the match between Brazil and Italy! Amazing match and highlighted by the blocking of Carol. She’s 183 cm in height and blocking the lights out of Eganou and co! The chinese blockers need to improve if they are to challenge at the highest levels.

She wouldn't have a place in the Chinese team....except maybe being a libero....the selectors will say that she's too short for other positions, especially MB !

I would have given space to Wu MJ (to say the least). She has a great reach and powerful spikes.. she just needs to polish her reception. What was the point to bring WYL? Not to mention JY and Chen P.??? We need athletic / reactive player and none of them seems to be… 🥲

Carol is 1.83 and So is Gabi. I can’t recall any Chinese player who has that kind of athleticism. (Wu Han was not as explosive as the former two)

btw I’m so happy for Brazil 🇧🇷. They won because they are a team. Kudos!

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I would have given space to Wu MJ (to say the least). She has a great reach and powerful spikes.. she just needs to polish her reception. What was the point to bring WYL? Not to mention JY and Chen P.??? We need athletic / reactive player and none of them seems to be… 🥲

Did you watch games??? WYL was not the problem. She held her own in reception and made some key points offensively. She may not be LYY level, but much better than the other wing spikers brought.

The problem was bringing Jin Ye and Wang Yizhu who offered nothing. Wu Mengjie should've had one of their spots if chosen.

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Carol is 1.83 and So is Gabi. I can’t recall any Chinese player who has that kind of athleticism. (Wu Han was not as explosive as the former two)

In recent years the Chinese selectors have avoided players who are 1.83cm or shorter for OH, MB.... If Carol, Gabi, Herbots, Bozetti or Koga were Chinese they wouldn't even be looked at

I think lots of Chinese fans hate Cai Bin because first overusing injured player (GXY), bringing substitute players and hardly letting them play and not choosing younger promising players instead chose matured (older) ones. The Chinese fans are concerned and aware that it is not ok to overuse injured players causing irreparable damage to their health or career ending injuries. They have seen lots of good players prematurely retire because of injuries that were not taken care early / immediately.

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Did you watch games??? WYL was not the problem. She held her own in reception and made some key points offensively. She may not be LYY level, but much better than the other wing spikers brought.

The problem was bringing Jin Ye and Wang Yizhu who offered nothing. Wu Mengjie should've had one of their spots if chosen.

She is a decent player but we don’t need DECENT players. She might have made some key points but it was by pure luck cuz most of the time she hits the ball without thinking and without knowing what to do.. and her approach to spike has no timing at all. Moreover, she can’t dig. Even ZT with her 198cm is a better digger. Everybody saw her and JY’s dreadful performance during VNL. No point in bringing them at the WCH.

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She is a decent player but we don’t need DECENT players. She might have made some key points but it was by pure luck cuz most of the time she hits the ball without thinking and without knowing what to do.. and her approach to spike has no timing at all. Moreover, she can’t dig. Even ZT with her 198cm is a better digger. Everybody saw her and JY’s dreadful performance during VNL. No point in bringing them at the WCH.

Given the players brought Wang Yunlu was still not the problem. Of the players available she was still better and more useful than Jin Ye and Wang Yizhu.

Yes her performance in VNL was not good, but she made up for it in WCH. Jin Ye and Wang Yizhu didnt have any improvements.

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agreed, i think wang yunlu can leave Italy with her head held high.

Not sure if I can say the same for Cai Bin, Jin Ye, or Wang Yizhu (granted, it's not their fault they are selected)

The fact of the matter is that she redeemed herself and could still be a useful bench option.

Cai Bin probably just gonna resign and stay in Netherlands. Lol.

Chinese coaches need to develop their younger players with more proper skills

and athleticism and not focus on just height.

The likes of Carol and Gabi are the best examples!
Even though WYL performed better during this tournament it does not change the fact that her spiking actions are faulty and it does not matter how much weight she loses, there will not be much improvement in her!!
Of the younger brigade, I like Zhuang YS, she’s has a good spiking action, is aggressive and has an attitude!!! One to bring on for the future but alas she’s only 183 cm, and as my good friend and volleyball teammate, Julian Chow say, she’ll won’t get a look in!!