I'm going to go to China. Chen Xintong, who was too strong...IBK in crisis must have been a 19-year-old rookie
Feb 05, 2025
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IBK Industrial Bank coach Kim Ho-chul expressed regret over the loss of his main setter Chun Shin-tong ahead of the Hyundai Construction Match held at Hwaseong Gymnasium on the 4th. IBK Industrial Bank of Korea picked Chen Shintong, a Chinese player, as an Asian quarter player and shared this season, but recently broke up after being diagnosed with an ankle injury that took four to six weeks to recover.
Chen Xintong was determined to return to his hometown of China for treatment. IBK Industrial Bank of Korea is ranked fourth with 12 wins, 14 losses and 37 points in the season as of the 5th. There is a 10-point gap with the third-place Jeong Kwan-jang, but it is not yet in the stage to give up spring volleyball. In addition, it was very ambiguous to recruit a new player because it had already entered the fifth round. For the club, there was room for Chen Shintong to cope with his recovery once he stayed in Korea and received treatment, but it was difficult to turn a blind eye to the player's voice.
Director Kim said "Chen Xintong himself said he wanted to go to China for treatment. I don't know if I'm in Korea, but he said he wants to go to China even though he does his best to treat it. The game is already over in four to six weeks. It's the last six rounds, and after we shared our opinions, we came to the conclusion."
Coach Kim looked at the replacement to be recruited in the Asian quarter with the club, but it was not easy to find a player suitable for the current team situation with so few options. Coach Kim is also considering the worst situation of finishing the season without an Asian quarter player.
Coach Kim said, `There are not many substitutes in the Asian quarter. It's not a situation where we're going to put in a striker, and our Rivero was sick, so I looked at Rivero in many ways, but there was no suitable player. I'm trying my best to find it, but if there's a player who gets saved as we thought in the middle, and if not, I can go (to the end of the season) without it" he said.
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Director Kim even joined " (Kim) Ha-kyung, (Kim) Yoon-woo, and (Choi) Yeon-jin." Yeon-jin didn't join the team this year, but only trained him, trained him in the off-season, and skipped practice to use it next season. Chun Shin-tong suddenly left, so she even called Yeon-jin. I hope the three will work together and do well."
However, the coach's wish did not come true. IBK Industrial Bank of Korea kneeled on Hyundai Engineering & Construction on the 4th with a set score of 1-3. Kim Ha-kyung, the most trusted setter, was sent out first, but it kept shaking, and even Kim Yoon-woo and Choi Yeon-jin tried to evoke the atmosphere once in a while, but it was not enough.
Coach Kim said after the game "Today, Ha-kyung went in and showed difficulty in the first set. 'It's okay. Do whatever you want to do, but it doesn't seem to have been solved. If it was frustrating, I had to put Yeonjin in it. That's a bit of a concern. Ha-kyung needs to quickly return to her seat and give her some confidence so that she can support her when she can't. He swallowed his regret, saying, "It must have been hard for him because I couldn't do it today."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
