Hyundai Capital head coach Choi Tae-woong has announced a major reform of his team.
Hyundai Capital suffered a 0-3 (24-26 17-25 16-25) defeat against Korean Air on Sunday in the men's Dodram 2023-2024 V-League at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon.
After failing to win three in a row, Hyundai Capital (4-12, 15 points) remained in sixth place. They are in a position to drop to the bottom at any time.
Hyundai Capital's foreign players Ahmed (13 points) and Heo Su-bong (12 points) led the offense, but it wasn't enough to change the outcome. The team's offensive success rate was below 40%.
They were also outrebounded 3-15. The defense was also shaky and committed errors at crucial moments.
Hyundai Capital is a volleyball powerhouse, 바카라사이트 having won five regular season titles and four championships. They are a powerhouse team that has reached the championship stage 12 times and have played many epic matches.
Last season, they finished second in the regular season and runner-up in the championship, so they had ambitious plans for this season, but they ended up in the bottom half of the standings.
In the previous match, they showed a performance that didn't live up to their past reputation.
Hyundai Capital took the first set 23-19 and looked to be in control. However, after allowing Korean Air's Kwak Seung-seok to strike, they were blocked by Han and Espejo in quick succession. Setter Kim Myung-kwan's monotonous tosses cut off the complacent attacks of Heo Su-bong and Ahmed.
Hyundai Capital's organization faltered sharply. At 24-21, they gave up a back attack to Lim Dong-hyuk and then a block through Han. Ahmed's attack immediately went out of line, allowing a deuce. After that, Choi Min-ho and Ahmed were unable to complete their attacks and lost the first set.
After dropping the second set easily, Hyundai Capital tried to turn the tide in the third set with a 13-10 lead, but their defense was shaky and their attacks were often blocked by the opponent's blocking wall. Hyundai Capital was unable to regain its full strength until the end. Coach Choi Tae-woong scolded and encouraged his players during game time, but they were unable to revive themselves against the opponent's momentum.
Choi was furious at the helpless defeat.
“I felt like I had to make big changes,” he said. I'm always telling them that they should become professional players, but I don't think they know what it's like yet,” he said, adding, “There are a lot of our players in the national team, and I'm wondering if our players are ruining Korean volleyball.”
He emphasized the need to rebuild the mindset of the younger players through high-intensity training in order to rebound the team's performance.
