Yosvani's return to team training → The deadline is 10 days away...Head coach in agony

Dec 20, 2024

Yosvani's return to team training → The deadline is 10 days away...Head coach in agony
The V League match between Woori Card and Korean Air at Jangchung Gymnasium on the 12th. Korean Air's Maxim is cheering after scoring. Jangchung = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.12.12/



The deadline is approaching. However, the concerns of Korean Air and head coach Tommy Tilikainen are ongoing.

Korean Air will play against OK Savings Bank in the third round of the V League in the 2024-2025 season at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 20th.

Korean Air is currently running Maksim, a substitute foreign player. Now he's perfectly adapted to the V League. He leads the team's offense with an average of 27.8 points in the last five games. Thanks to the quick judgment of Korean Air, which decided to re-enter Maxim despite Yosvani's absence, it was able to maintain its second-tier system with first-place Hyundai Capital and maintain a five-point gap in second place.




However, the contract period with Maxim is until the end of December. We have to decide whether to go with Maksim in 10 days at the most or to return Yosvani instead of Maksim.

Josbani has recently returned to team training and has been training together. The chronic shoulder pain is gone. From the club's point of view, they are paying keen attention to whether Yosvani's shoulder pain is likely to recur.

Yosvani's return to team training → The deadline is 10 days away...Head coach in agony
The V-League men's match between KEPCO and Korean Air at Suwon Gymnasium on the 23rd, and Korean Air's Yosvani is cheering after successful attack. Suwon = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.10.23/
Even if Yosvani returns, his position is expected to be an apogit. Jeong Han-yong has already grown into a player who will be responsible for the main spot, and as long as Jung Ji-seok and Kwak Seung-seok are present, Yosvani's task is to focus on the attack in Apogit. In the end, Korean Air has no choice but to move assuming a face-off with Hyundai Capital.




Korean Air coach Tommy Tilikainen, who met before the game, asked whether Maxim and Yosvani will choose, said, `What is important to Afogit is serve and attack. I'm thinking about it with a focus on that" he replied only.

Now, the Korean Air Training Center is an exhibition hall for multinational athletes. Cuba (Josbani), Maxim (Russia), and Arev (Iran) all have different nationalities. Tilikainen said, `With more players of nationality coming together, more quality training is being done," he smiled.

Yosvani's return to team training → The deadline is 10 days away...Head coach in agony
The V League match between Woori Card and Korean Air at Jangchung Gymnasium on the 12th. Korean Air coach Tilikainen is directing the operation. Jangchung = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.12.12/
Regarding Maxim's recent performance, "Our weakness is that it is easy to see because we maintain a team with similar power and style. As a result of talking about various attacks, decision-making power or ball handling for situations..." "Both Yosvani and Maksim are professionally minded players. be working for the team," he added.




As for Kwak Seung-seok, who played as a libero in the last game, "I will play as a libero again today. Training is in both positions. However, now, the team needs more presence in the rear (Libero)."

OK Savings Bank has also recently stepped up its power after overcoming a long slump. Jung Sung-hyun, who came up as the main libero instead of Bu Yong-chan, will participate as it is.

Yosvani's return to team training → The deadline is 10 days away...Head coach in agony
A match between OK Savings Bank and KB Insurance held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 1st. OK Savings Bank Chris is cheering after scoring. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.12.1/
Chris, a foreign player who should be the main gun, has some ups and downs. The playing time is also in a situation where Shin Ji-jin and replacement are taking place.

Coach Ogino said, `Chris serves and blocks well. Compared to the potential, the attack from the rear is good. "But our team's biggest problem is sub-receiving. When Ki Sung-long enters, the weakness of receiving grows, so there are times when he puts more emphasis on stability by putting in signals instead of Chris." The key is how to overcome the serve aimed at Ki Sung-long again today. It is also important to cover the attack once and seek the next opportunity when the attack is not going well.'



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