The semi-finals of the Women's Club World Cup came to an end today, with two Turkish clubs successfully advancing to the final and will compete for the title and runner-up of the Club World Cup. The Tianjin women's volleyball team lost 3-0 to Wakifu Bank Club again in the second leg of the semifinals, which is also Zhu Ting's former club, and has won the UEFA Champions League. The Wakif Bank Club has the world's No. 1 main attacker Gabi, and she has created huge pressure on the Tianjin women's volleyball team.
The Tianjin women's volleyball team still lacks Yang Yi in the case of the all-Chinese class, and the receiving position is already weak, so it is reasonable to lose. Despite their good performance in the third game, some of the young players still did not seem mature enough when it came to handling key points. These two games are a good opportunity for the Tianjin women's volleyball team players who were not selected for the national team. Cai Bin rarely pays attention to the best players in the league, because the domestic league is too confrontational.
In this case, whether the performance of the players is overshadowed by the overall strength of the Tianjin team has become a question for coaches to think about. This clash with Turkey's top team is telling. For example, Wang Yizhu showed the level of the national team in these two games, which deserves Cai Bin's attention.
Wang Yizhu scored another 12 points in today's game, bringing her total to 24 points in her last two games, and both games were very well-balanced with 12 points. She became Tianjin's top scorer in both games, even scoring one more than Li Yingying. Especially in yesterday's group stage, she hit 10 of her 16 smashes, and the success rate was very high.
And today's success rate dropped slightly, with 11 of 28 smashes hitting. In addition, she also performed very well in blocking the net, scoring a total of 3 blocks in two games, which was enough to give Cai Bin some new options in the main attacking position. Before Zhu Ting's return, the issue of Li Yingying's main offensive partner has been the subject of much attention.
Wang Yizhu herself and Li Yingying's cooperation is very tacit, coupled with her outstanding performance in these two high-level games, I think Cai Bin can focus on examining her in the next national team to see if she is suitable to participate in the World Women's Volleyball League, or even a major tournament like the Olympic Games, and experience it.