Seoul cannot sleep, French head coach is also surprised 'Ceremony'What's happening in Korea'

Dec 04, 2024

V League match between Woori Card and KB Insurance at Jangchung Gymnasium on the 27th. Woori Card manager Mauricio Paes is giving operational instructions. Jangchung = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.11.27/

"What the hell is going on in Korea?"

The president declared the emergency martial law a surprise, and martial law troops stormed the National Assembly. Although it ended with lawmakers quickly declaring the lifting of martial law, it was a sleepless night for the French head coach from a foreign country.

Woori Card coach Mauricio Paes, who met at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 4th, replied with a smile to the question about the previous night.

Director Paes "I've received a lot of messages from French acquaintances. It was a question of 'what the hell is going on in Korea?'"I don't know what's going on, and I was embarrassed because it was my first time going through it."

He then added a blessing that "'I hope everything goes in a good direction.'"

V League match between Woori Card and KB Insurance at Jangchung Gymnasium on the 27th. Our card manager Mauricio Paes is lost in thought. Jangchung = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.11.27/

Woori Card's foreign player, who was waiting and waiting for the night of the 1st, arrived. It's Nicolich, Ahi's replacement.

Nikolic was issued a visa through the quick steps of Woori Card's front office, such as visiting Japan the previous day, and even completed registration as a Korean Volleyball Federation (KOVO) player. There is no problem playing in the Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance match on this day. `I have high expectations for playing in the V-League,' he said.

However, head coach Paes "I think we need to look far away. I don't intend to make you use up energy today. He said he was not able to train normally with the entire team, but added, `I'm ready to play in the game," he said.

photo courtesy of Woori Card

In the last KEPCO match, he suffered the most disappointing shutdown defeat of the season. In response, manager Paes said "Our players were very tired from the Hyundai Capital-KB Insurance match, and it was not easy to solve the game because there was no Apogit striker. There was also a player who got sick from a cold. There were many things that overlapped."

I also agree with the recent criticism of the V-League's sixth round schedule by foreign coaches, including Heungkuk Life Insurance coach Marcelo Avonza. There is too little time to recover and improve. "The players have to run to the point where they don't run out of energy."

"Today, I'll add more energy from the bench. I also hope that the players will be more active and show sincere attitudes on the court."

A volleyball V-League men's match between KEPCO and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance at Suwon Indoor Gymnasium on the 26th. Manager Kim Sang-woo of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance watching the game. Suwon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.11.26/

"Lee Si-mon should do more at a time when Kim Jung-ho's efficiency is very low," said Kim Sang-woo, head coach of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance. Attacks and serves weaken, but on the contrary, mistakes also decrease. I look forward to connecting or playing a role as an on-court leader."

As for Grosdanov's offbeat, which is showing below expectations unlike Paisley, who is showing a strong performance, "In the end, the outside heater should have an offensive power." If the attack becomes smoother, we will be able to get closer to victory."

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Seoul cannot sleep, French head coach is also surprised 'Ceremony'What's happening in Korea'

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