Jeong Kwan-jang and Heungkuk Life Insurance will play the second round of the Dodram 2023-2024 V-League Women's Playoff at Daejeon Chungmu Gymnasium at 7 p.m. on the 24th.
In the first round on the 22nd, Jeonggwanjang lost. In the past V-League, there have been no cases in which a team that lost the first round of the playoffs reversed and advanced to the championship game. Jeonggwanjang must now challenge the 0% probability.
Coach Ko Hee-jin of the association told reporters ahead of the match, "I thought about recovery from fatigue and psychological fluctuations. We have to forget the past. We should make ourselves comfortable." He said, "Tactically, we have to break what the opponent is trying to do. We prepared well."
Jung Ho-young, who injured his left knee in the last game, will not be absent. "It's not a big injury, but we need to protect our players. I have had cruciate ligament surgery before. I have pain, so I have to take rest today. I have suffered a lot of injuries, too. Protecting players is my philosophy. It is not right in this era to bear that in mind."
Kim Se-in will play in lieu of Lee. "Se-in is good at receiving and has the ability to make enough holes in situations of one blocking. He has good serve. He tries to make changes. I also want to see how he responds to that change," Koh said.
Heungkuk Life, on the other hand, is up for 100 percent chance. If the team wins the second round, it will be able to advance to the championship game without playing the third round. The result could also be beneficial in terms of physical strength.
"I don't believe in that. I missed the title once. We don't know until the end of the game," said Avon Danza, head coach of Heungkuk Life Insurance.
"I don't think I was that good in my last game. I need to do better. Blocking and defending should be better," Avon Danza said, stressing that in order to play in the championship game, I need to show better performance.
If the team advances to the third round, it will consume a lot of physical strength. "I haven't talked about it separately, but anything can happen. Of course, I know it's better to finish it today. I hope we win, but we'll get results on the court," Avon Danza said.
BY: 사설토토