"You can't put a player in danger." Foreigner joining like a welcome rain, why didn't he play? The French coach emphasized the "responsibility"

Dec 04, 2024

'You can't put a player in danger.' Foreigner joining like a welcome rain, why didn't he play? The French coach emphasized the 'responsibility'
A volleyball V-League men's match between Woori Card and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance was held at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 4th. Woori Card Nicholich enters by sharing high-fives with colleagues. Jangchung-dong = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.12.04/



Joining foreigners like welcome rain to fill the gap in the main gun's injury. But in the first game, he only stayed in the warm-up zone.

Woori Card's 23-year-old Nikolic is the main character.

Our card's front desk moved quickly. He entered the country on the 1st, and on the 3rd, he went to Japan to receive a work visa and completed registration as a player with the Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO). According to KOVO regulations, registration must be completed by the day before the game to play. I've done everything I can for the club.



However, Jangchung Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance on the 4th. Nicolich did not play on the court. He warmed up in the warm-up zone and focused on condition management. Woori Card coach Mauricio Paes, who met before the game, said, `I can play today, but I have to look far away. I don't mean to make you use up energy today."

On this day, Woori Card lost to Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance by 1-3 on the set score, giving up the third place. Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance match will be held on the 7th, when the stage will be moved to Daejeon, Gyeonggi-do. Hyundai Capital and Korean Air lost the first of the two games that were important for the mid-ranking battle at a time when they were in the second-tier system.



After the game, Paes said "We couldn't put the player in danger," emphasizing the responsibility of the head coach.

'You can't put a player in danger.' Foreigner joining like a welcome rain, why didn't he play? The French coach emphasized the 'responsibility'
A volleyball V-League men's match between Woori Card and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance was held at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 4th. Woori Card Nicholich enters by sharing high-fives with colleagues. Jangchung-dong = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.12.04/
"Nicholich is a young player. All I worked with my teammates was practicing for about an hour this morning. It wasn't even intense training because it was the day of the game. We need three to four days to work with the team. We may need more time."



On this day, Woori Card won the first set with Ali in good spirits, but lost after losing three sets. From the second set, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance took out Grosdanov and set up an outside heater with Kim Jung-ho and Isimon.

Ali scored seven points in the first set alone, but only added two points in the second or third set. He couldn't even play on the court in the fourth set. Coach Paes said, `The first set also had a lot of ups and downs. There were many minor mistakes in the details. I look forward to seeing a better performance in the next game."

'You can't put a player in danger.' Foreigner joining like a welcome rain, why didn't he play? The French coach emphasized the 'responsibility'
A volleyball V-League men's match between Woori Card and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance was held at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 4th. Kim Hyung-geun of Woori Card roars after scoring a goal. Jangchung-dong = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.12.04/
Following Ahi, Lee Kang-won was absent due to pain, leaving the Apogit spot empty. Woori Card used Kim Hyung-geun, a second-year player, as an apogit for two consecutive games instead of Song Myung-geun or Kim Ji-han. Coach Paes said, `If you don't give me a chance, there's no reason to call the team. We need to lay the groundwork for growth", he explained. "Kim Ji-han has an advantage in receiving or pipe, and blocking is better on the left than on the right side," he added.

"Grozdanov is not doing his part," said Kim Sang-woo, manager of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance. If your receiving is shaky, you have to show other advantages such as good offense, but you can't"It's not about injuries or physical conditions, but I think my confidence or fighting spirit as a player is broken right now," he said.

As for Kim Jung-ho, who filled the gap, "He did his part well. Good reception, good attack success rate"I was delighted.

'You can't put a player in danger.' Foreigner joining like a welcome rain, why didn't he play? The French coach emphasized the 'responsibility'
A volleyball V-League men's match between Woori Card and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance was held at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 4th. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance's Grosdanov watching his teammates play in the warm-up zone. Jangchung-dong = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.12.04/
As for Paisley, who has scored more than 30 points in three consecutive games, "He is responsible for it. He is also a desperate player. He stressed that he is gaining the trust of his colleagues even at a young age.

Then, what will happen to the player's management in the future. Coach Kim Sang-woo said, "In the first round, there were many ups and downs, but as Paisley survived in the second round, the organization of native players is also improving"It is a situation where it is impossible to reinforce a great player, so only strengthening organizational power is the way to do it."



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