The monster ace, who returned after two months of hunger, applauded first
Jan 08, 2025
|
Korean Air coach Tommy Tilikainen smiled satisfactorily as he watched the performance of Josbani Hernandez 'The Returned Monster'. Korean Air won the set score 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-23) in the fourth round match against Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance in the Dodram 2024-2025 V-League at Daejeon Chungmu Gymnasium on the 8th. The second-ranked Korean Air broke its two-game losing streak with 12 wins and 7 losses and 39 points in the season, and started to chase the leading Hyundai Capital (49 points).
It raised questions about how Yosvani, who returned after more than two months, will perform. Yosvani is a monster spiker wearing a Korean Air uniform as the No. 1 foreign tryout this season. Yosvani was expected to lead Korean Air to its first integrated victory in the V League history for five consecutive years, but he met a reef of shoulder injury in November last year. Korean Air once considered a complete separation from Yosvani on the diagnosis that the rehabilitation period takes six to eight weeks.
Korean Air tried to fill Yosvani's vacancy by recruiting an alternative foreign player, Maxim Zigalov, but joined hands with Yosvani at a time when it had to make a decision ahead of the All-Star break. This is because Yosvani's physical condition recovery is positive and he is much more explosive in attack.
Coach Tilikainen showed high expectations for Josbani, who will return to the team on the same day. He said "Josbani has been with the team for a long time and has trained normally. I want you to create new energy for the team. In the first half, there were some unlucky injuries. I want the players to be healthier in the second half of the year."
|
After the game, coach Tilikainen said "Josbani played an official game for the first time in a long time. I think I can show better performance. The good thing is that Yosvani is happy,' he said, encouraging the ace who returned from a tough injury rehabilitation.
I hoped to get rid of all the regrets of not being able to enjoy the court in the future. Coach Tilikainen said "Josbani did a lot of tasks in other areas, such as serve and blocking, in addition to offense. If Yosvani plays like today (8th), we have more chances of winning. Most importantly, all the players played really well in the back cover. Overall, it was good to play well. Yosvani is really hungry because it's been a long time since he's been in an official game, and he'll be trying to show his best. I'm looking forward to the future."
Meanwhile, Ribero Ryohei, a foreign player in the Asian quarter who was newly hired by Yolstar Break, contributed greatly to the stability of the defense.
Coach Tilikainen said, `Ryohei showed strong leadership. He delivered a message to the players, and did a good job overall in defense" he complimented.
|
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
