discovered Gong Xiangyu in 2016, Lang Ping could not find a second reliable answer in the following four years. In this training team, there is still only Gong Xiangyu who was selected as a genuine candidate, and Liu Yanhan and Li Yao, the two high-profile "reception substitutes", are still shortlisted as the main attackers.
Regardless of whether the cards are correct, Liu Yanhan and Li Yao are both inferior to Gong Xiangyu. They are not useful when they want to come to the Olympics when they encounter difficulties. In this way, perhaps Lang Ping had to sacrifice the trick of letting Zhang Changning play the 2nd position during the Rio Olympics, and the use of this trick is more a test of Lang Ping's courage.
The reason is simple. Once Zhang Changning is moved to the position, the 21-year-old Li Yingying must come forward. There is no denying that Li Yingying is not inferior to Zhang Changning in technical aspects, especially in terms of offense. It can even be said to be slightly better, but Li Yingying has not been tested by the competition after all.
In the 2019 World Cup, the Chinese women's volleyball team won the championship, and Li Yingying is already one of the main substitutes in the team. But because Zhang Changning's performance was very exciting, she rarely had the opportunity to play and didn't get many exercise opportunities. In the Olympics, if she and Zhu Ting are allowed to play the 4th position, they will run the risk of abnormal performance and continuous failure to output normally.
At this time, we may miss Hui Ruoqi, the experienced former captain, or Liu Xiaotong, who was young and powerful five years ago. After all, it is far more worry-free to place the burden on two well-informed generals than to put the burden on the shoulders of the teenager. But the current situation of the team is like this. If you dare to do this, it depends on Lang Ping's courage.
Does Lang Ping have such courage? The answer should be yes. After all, under her leadership, the Chinese women's volleyball team has been able to achieve very good results. This is a very good life jacket that allows her to dare to break the boat in times of difficulty. Of course, we hope that this situation will not happen. The Chinese women's volleyball team wins all the games smoothly, which is what we are most happy to see.
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