Will the middle blocker let go of the 1m96"I felt a great sense of pressure"
Aug 21, 2024
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Pepper Savings Bank is currently sweating while completing its off-season training schedule in Kawasaki, Japan. Pepper Savings Bank, which has not been at the bottom for three consecutive seasons since its foundation, recruited 1m96 middle blocker Zhang Wei from China as the No. 1 overall pick in the Asian quarter ahead of this season.
It's been almost two months since I joined the team. Jang-wi is adapting quickly by working with his teammates. Pepper Savings Bank lost 1-3 in a practice match against the local Japanese team NEC Red Rockets held in Kawasaki on the 20th, but Jangwi showed a lead in the atmosphere by scoring six offensive points and one blocking point. In the practice game held the previous day, Jangwi also scored five points in offense and two points in blocking.
"I think I've completely adapted to Korean life. "The soup tastes good…" Jang-wi said, "Overall, I am close to the players. The players learn Chinese and talk, and I learn Korean and communicate with them"It is quickly melting into Pepper Savings Bank.
His teamwork with the players is improving, too. "I'm still practicing because I'm continuing to practice breathing with the setter, and blocking is also difficult to set the timing" was put together by practicing with Lee Won-jung and Park Soo-bin for more than a month. (Park) Sarang has just been to the national team, so she is matching. I think Japanese teams have really high overall skills and have a high ability to handle detailed plays. He explained, "I also changed my attacking style, communicated with the setter, and played by changing tactics in the middle so that the opponent could not predict it."
Haruyo Shimamura, a former member of the Japanese national team for the Tokyo Olympics and a middle blocker for NEC, said, `I felt a great sense of pressure, and I kept hearing that I had to attack to avoid it.'
Barbara Javic, who was called the `Twin Tower' along with Zhang Wei, is also in charge of another pillar of Pepper Savings Bank, also said that although Zhang Wei and the language they use are different, there is something that works on the court"He expressed confidence in his performance next season.
Pepper Savings Bank plans to take a day off on the 21st and then play its last practice game against NEC on the morning of the 22nd.
youll@sportschosun.com
