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Five of the seven head coaches are foreigners. In the V League, the rare season is about to open..
The Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO) held a media day for the men's V-League during the Dodram 2024-2025 season at The K Hotel in Yangjae-dong, Seoul on the 15th. From Korean Air, OK Savings Bank, Woori Card, Hyundai Capital, KEPCO, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, a head coach, a sign native player and a foreign player each visited the site.
Korean Air coach Tommy Tilikainen-Jeong Han-yong-Aref, OK Savings Bank coach Ogino Massage-Lee Min-kyu-Jang Binglong, Woori Card coach Mauricio Paes-Kim Ji-han-Ahi, Hyundai Capital coach Philip Blanc-Heo Soo-bong-Leo, KEPCO coach Kwon Young-min-Im Sung-jin-Yamato, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance coach Kim Sang-woo-Kim Jung-ho-Pazley, and KB Insurance coach Miguel Rivera attended due to condition.
South Korea is the first coach of the three teams except Tilikainen and Ogino this season. As more than 10 foreigners traveled around the site, the images of officials moving busily, including their own interpretations, drew attention.
`Defending champion' Korean Air `never stops and craves more" threw his hat in the ring. Players also point to the emblem and "I want to put more stars on it." revealed his intentions. OK Savings Bank put its hands together and pledged to do its best to 'OK Volleyball'.
Woori Card showed its passion and enjoyment for victory, while Hyundai Capital and KEPCO showed Leo and Elian's signature ceremonies, respectively. With a ceremony reminiscent of a mascot swordfish tiger, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance promised "We will show you a variety of colors." KB Insurance emphasized its strong appearance with the 007 ceremony while emphasizing 'Heart that beats with fans'
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Hyundai Capital, the winner of the Tongyeong Dodram Cup, topped the list with a total of five votes. Coach Blanc thanked "First of all, I will advance to the championship after reaching the playoffs." expressed his intentions. "The final of the cup was played against Korean Air, but I think all the teams are competitive in (winning)."
Director Kwon Young-min was selected as the number one video reading list. Director Kwon Young-min said, `I think I'm going to have the lowest success rate…I want to get more points," he said with a smile. The key to successful reading is "Trust the players. If you want, you usually do it."
Since there are five foreign coaches, in the field, Kim Sang-woo and Kwon Young-min seem to be foreign coaches who came to other leagues" came and went. Director Kim Sang-woo said, `Just as we respect other people's personalities and thoughts, I hope other people will recognize our thoughts. I feel a sense of responsibility." In particular, he emphasized the role of Kim Jung-ho and Fazley, adding that `I hope Kim Jung-ho will play a match for red and Fazley for blue.'
Coach Kwon Young-min also said, `Personally, it's unfortunate. Wouldn't we have to perform better than foreign coaches to have a place for domestic coaches?"
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Director Paes, who was newly appointed, said "Korean food is adapting well except for a little bit spicy. The night view in Seoul was wonderful." Blanc and Blanco stressed that `most of them are staying only at their accommodation and training ground' but that `Korea is an attractive country.'
A quiz was held in which Korean players guessed foreign players' thoughts on the popular Netflix entertainment show 「Favorite food" and the director's hateful words" by parodying the popular Netflix entertainment show"Black and White Cook" Leo, who has been living in Korea for seven seasons, cited budae jjigae and said, `When I'm in Cuba, I miss Korean food.' Kim Jihan, who didn't get the answer right, said, "I should go eat with Ahi more often in the future"I shuddered.
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Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance's parsley is 'Just do it!' and Hyundai Capital's Heo Soo-bong is 'Quality!' was presented as an answer to give an idea of the head coach's speaking habits. OK Savings Bank's Ki Ging-long responded, `All the manager's words are for the players,' embarrassing the scene.
As the most impressive foreign player in the cup competition, Woori Card Ali topped the list with four votes. In addition, Hyundai Capital Deng Xinfeng, Korea Electric Power Corp.'s Elian, and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance's Fasley each received one vote.
lunarfly@sportschosun.com
