Hwang Taek's effect is certain, but Na Kyung Bok? Head coach's concerns "I was shaken by the reception."

Nov 13, 2024

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Last season, he won only 5 games in 36 games. KB Insurance waited only for the return of Hwang Taek-ui and Na Kyung-bok this season, the reason why KB Insurance endured a hard time.

However, the new season is also tough. Just before the opening of the season, former coach Miguel Rivera resigned due to health reasons, and head coach Martin Blanco took over as acting coach from the opening game.

And the opening five in a row, Chapo in the last game??He met KEPCO and managed to break the losing streak. However, on the 13th, foreign player Maxim was defeated by Korean Air, which newly joined, and became 1-6 in the season.

On this day, KB Insurance won the second set after giving up the first set. Until the middle of the third set, it was a fierce exchange, but at some point, it collapsed. In the fourth set, he was unilaterally hit and lost 16-25.

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After the game, Blanco, the acting coach, said "Korean Air players are definitely experienced. He also has excellent ability to handle difficult balls. We didn't do like them. The atmosphere naturally moved toward the other side."

Hwang Taek-ui, who played his second game after returning, led the team's atmosphere throughout the day by scoring five points, including two serve aces and two blocks.

On the other hand, Na Kyung-bok scored only 12 points, including two serve aces. With five mistakes, the attack success rate was below 50%.

Regarding Na Kyung-bok's performance, the head coach said, `Korean Air bothered a lot with its serve today. As I was shaking in receiving (the attack was easy, too)"

Then "He's a good player. I'm doing my best right now, and it helps the team a lot. It's difficult to evaluate today's game by itself," he added.

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Australian Max Staples is also back from injury, but he has not been of much help to the team yet. Acting coach Blanco "After returning from injury, he trained for a day and played. I'm not in 100% condition. We need to raise it up a little more in the future. He explained, "The player who will take the center stage of our team."

Korean Air coach Tommy Tilikainen said, `We had room for better play, but we built up the points well anyway. It's a happy result. Maxim joined, and now that the second round has begun (forgetting the first round with 3 wins and 3 losses), it is a new start."

A V-League men's KB Insurance and Korean Air match held at Uijeongbu Gymnasium on the 13th, KB Hwang Taek-ui is cheering after successful blocking. Uijeongbu = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.11.13/

As for Maxim, who scored 21 points on the day, "I also had experience last year, so I knew what the team wanted and melted quickly." It's a good start", he said, expressing satisfaction.

Regarding the use of Aref in the Asian quarter instead of Maxim during the third set, "It's hard to explain, but there are moments when I feel that I need some energy to boost." So I used Aref (won), and the fourth set worked out well, so I didn't have to"I looked back.

"It's only the first round is over now. We have many opportunities. I don't care about winning, losing, losing, or anything like that. I want to keep going the way we went."

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Hwang Taek's effect is certain, but Na Kyung Bok? Head coach's concerns "I was shaken by the reception."

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