"Even if training is stopped" Even if we have four MVPs, are we going to make a mistake?Why did Jung Ji-seok say "I'm sorry" first

Nov 06, 2024

'Even if training is stopped' Even if we have four MVPs, are we going to make a mistake?Why did Jung Ji-seok say 'I'm sorry' first
A V-League match between Korean Air and KB Insurance held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 5th. Korean Air's Jung Ji-seok is cheering after scoring. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.11.05/



'Even if training is stopped' Even if we have four MVPs, are we going to make a mistake?Why did Jung Ji-seok say 'I'm sorry' first
A V-League match between Korean Air and KB Insurance held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 5th. Korean Air's Jung Ji-seok is cheering after scoring. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.11.05/
Jung Ji-seok (29, Korean Air) is back.

Jung Ji-seok led his team's set score 3-2 victory with a 19-point attack success rate of 47.06% in the men's KB Insurance of Dodram 2024-2025 V-League held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 5th.

Jung Ji-seok is an outside heater representing the V-League in name and reality. However, Jung Ji-seok's attack was not seen in the four games after the opening, including the Cup.



It was difficult to attack in the aftermath of the shin injury, and he played Libero. He was named the MVP of the 2018-2019 and 2020-2021 regular league and won the MVP of the 2023-2024 championship game between 2020 and 2021. He was selected as an outside heater for four times in the Best 7.

The best outside heater the award record proves was a situation where the attack was tied up. On the 5th, Jung Ji-seok finally released the shackles. He recorded a serve ace by inserting a strong serve, his main weapon, from the beginning. Except for the third set, all of them showed an attack success rate of more than 50%.



'Even if training is stopped' Even if we have four MVPs, are we going to make a mistake?Why did Jung Ji-seok say 'I'm sorry' first
A V-League match between Korean Air and KB Insurance held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 5th. Korean Air's Jung Ji-seok is trying to serve. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.11.05/
He returned to his original position, but he couldn't hide his tension as he stepped out for the first time in a long time. Jung Ji-seok thought there would be no problem with his sense of play because he let the team go to Libero. However, I was too nervous in the first set, so I couldn't breathe from the second set. I wondered if I over-faced myself, but I had a hard time finding my pace."

He served hotly from the start, and he was confident by preparing for his return match in good physical condition while training. I tried to target the sub course and luckily fell between the opponents. I trained, and the image training worked as well."



Time to be forced to step up to Libero due to injury. I wasn't just as light at the thought of taking another Libero's place. He "At first, I felt sorry for my junior Rivero. The coach and the coaching staff made the decision, so I was grateful that they recognized my defense. It's not that other Libero players are less skilled than me. But I played a lot of gamesLooking at it, I think I went out because I thought there would be something I wanted junior players to see and learn. I worked hard so that I didn't feel sorry, but at first I was excited, but later I got more and more sorry. In particular, it was the same room as Seung-il (Kang)."

'Even if training is stopped' Even if we have four MVPs, are we going to make a mistake?Why did Jung Ji-seok say 'I'm sorry' first
A V-League match between Korean Air and KB Insurance held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 5th. Korean Air's Jung Ji-seok is cheering after scoring. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.11.05/
He had shown his best skills as an outside heater, but it was not easy to adapt as a libero. Jung Ji-seok said "It was hard to come in and out when, and there were many mistakes, such as tossing in the attack line. I caught the ball during training and it was interrupted, so there was an enemy"More than anything, mind control was important, as it was not a position to score on its own. During the cup competition, (Jung) Han-yong was also outside the court against Hyundai Capital, and the opponent hit a strong serve. On the other hand, it was frustrating because we felt like we were only being beaten up after playing gently. I felt that Libero was a difficult position."

Jung Ji-seok's return to the outside heater was also welcome to the team's striker. Korean Air played without both foreign player Yosvani and Asian quarter foreign Aref. Jeong Han-yong, who filled the gap with 'triple crown', said "When Ji-seok (Jung) entered the attack, the receiving side was similar, but the attack was more comfortable." I thought that there was someone who would beat me in my mindset" he expressed a firm heart.

Jung Ji-seok continued "Our team has an outstanding player named Jeong Han-yong. Today, he achieved triple crown and became a hexagonal player. Last year, I believed in (Im) Dong-hyuk, but this year I believed in (Jeong) Han-yong," he said, vowing to work with his colleagues.



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