The upward trend has been dampened. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, the men's professional volleyball team, produced satisfactory results in the first round of the Dodram V League in the 2023-24 season.
He lost the first game of the season, the set score of 1-3 against Woori Card, but won all five games in the first round. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance was excited by winning five consecutive games for the first time in a long time since the 2017-18 season.
However, he failed to increase his winning streak to six games because he was caught by OK Financial Group, his first opponent in the second round. In an away match against OK Financial Group on the 10th, he brought the first set first, but lost two to four sets.
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance's Eddie is warming up by practicing his serve on the court before the start of the V League home game in the 2023-24 season. 스포츠토토
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance coach Kim Sang-woo is worried, although he ranks third with five wins and two losses (14 points) as of the 14th. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance is evaluated as having a thin player base compared to other teams.
There is a skill variation between the main player and the backup. As such, there is a clear weakness that the team's offense will not work out well if Kim Jung-ho and Park Sung-jin, who are supporting the main gun Josvani (Cuba), do not explode.
Coach Kim knows this part better than anyone else. Rather than the joy of winning consecutive games, I continue to care about minimizing the situation of losing consecutive games.
Therefore, head coach Kim said after the game with OK Financial Group, "I hope the players will be less damaged in this defeat." It's not just because the winning streak has been cut off.
This is because they can face losing consecutive games for the first time since the opening of the season. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance will meet with Korean Air at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 15th.
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance coach Kim Sang-woo (left) talks to Eddie, who is coming into the bench due to a replacement during the V League home game in the 2023-24 season.
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance has a good memory for Korean Air in the first round. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance beat the Korean Air 3-2 in a full set match held at Chungmu Gymnasium in Daejeon on October 19.
It was the team's second game this season and it looked like it would give up the flow by winning the first and second sets in a row and then giving up the third and fourth sets. But Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance laughed in the last five sets. It became the starting point for five consecutive wins in the first round.
Korean Air is also seeking revenge. If Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance loses on this day, it will be its second consecutive loss following the OK Financial Group match. The first losing streak of the season becomes a reality. In the meantime, coach Kim made one choice to balance the team's power.
This is a change in the position of Eddie (Mongolia), who was recruited through the Asian Quarter (AQ). Eddie appeared on Apogit early in the season. This is because Yosvani occupies a seat outside the heater.
However, in the match against OK Financial Group, Eddie played in the middle blocker position. Coach Kim explained about Eddie's change of position at the time, "To check the high RBI of Leo (Cuba), the opponent's main gun."
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance players are cheering after scoring an offensive score during an away game against OK Financial Group on the 10th.
Of course Eddie could go back to Apogit. Because I can play both positions. Eddie can go to Apogit if side height reinforcement is needed or Park Sung-jin's attack does not go well.
However, for now, coach Kim is supporting the middle blocker Eddy's side. This is to put more strength on the middle blocker side, where veteran Ha Hyun-yong, Kim Joon-woo and Son Tae-hoon are coming out.
Coach Kim also said, "[Eddie] is practicing more with a middle blocker if it's based on now." If Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance breaks Korean Air once again in the second round following the first round, it will rise to second place. On the contrary, if Korean Air wins against Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance on the same day, the team's winning streak will be its fifth game.