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As we all know, since entering the Los Angeles Olympic cycle, the world sports arena has experienced a major reshuffle. Many veterans have had to bid farewell to the audience due to their age, unable to compete in Los Angeles again. Among them, the volleyball project, one of the three major ball sports, has been hit particularly hard by retirements, which is, of course, a normal phenomenon. Competitive sports are inherently cruel, with natural selection and the constant renewal of generations being unchanging laws. Just recently, the top-ranked women's volleyball teams in the world have successively announced their new head coaches for the new cycle. Only Turkey and the United States women's volleyball teams have replaced their head coaches, while Italy and Brazil have retained their original coaches. The Chinese women's volleyball team is the most special among them, as there is still no specific news confirming who the head coach will be.
Judging from the attitude of the Volleyball Association, it is highly likely that Cai Bin will remain in his position, as he has been conscientious and responsible during his tenure, and the team's performance has not been bad. After several years of cooperation, Cai Bin has become the coach who knows the women's volleyball team best after Lang Ping. If the association were to replace the coach, they would have to start all over again, which would be another long wait, and it would not be easy for the Chinese women's volleyball team to achieve results in the short term. Therefore, keeping Cai Bin is currently the most ideal outcome, but the national team's lineup must change. Within the Paris Olympic cycle, Cai Bin only selected two newcomers, Wu Mengjie and Zhuang Yushan, while the rest were players left behind by Lang Ping. There was very little change in the team's overall tactics and personnel rotation.
Therefore, in the new cycle, the replacement of personnel is an inevitable path, which requires Cai Bin to work hard to select newcomers and lay the groundwork for the new cycle. During the closing stages of the league's regular season, Cai Bin also appeared at the scene of the game to watch, with the main purpose obviously being to observe talent. However, the current problem facing the Chinese women's volleyball team is not only the observation of talent but also the fact that some national players will gradually withdraw from the national team. Among them, Gao Yi in the vice attack position is likely to be the first to leave, with a very small chance of being selected for this year's women's volleyball training list. Years of training have not allowed Gao Yi to grow into the player that fans expected her to be, and her performance in the Super League this season has been a complete mess. The value of continuing to train Gao Yi is indeed too limited.
On the contrary, Yang Hanyu, who returned from injury, exploded with a comprehensive performance, giving her full confidence to replace Gao Yi. With Yang Hanyu, Cai Bin no longer needs Gao Yi. Speaking of the veteran Zheng Yixin, her situation is actually quite awkward. She is not tall enough to play as a vice attacker, and her effect as a receiver is not great either. In the new cycle, new stars such as Duan Mengke, Yang Shuming, Miu Yiwen, and Zhou Yutong at the same position have gradually matured, and they are clearly more valuable to cultivate than Zheng Yixin. Therefore, it will be difficult for Zheng Yixin to be selected for the first phase of the women's volleyball training list, and her position may be taken by these newcomers. As for the veterans Ding Xia and Wang Mengjie, Ding Xia is more affected by her age, and it is unrealistic for her to continue competing in Los Angeles.
Rather than continuing to use Ding Xia, it would be better to cultivate new second passers early. Other second passers such as Jie Shengyu, Zhang Zihan, and Sun Yan have outstanding volleyball talents and have performed well in this year's league. It is time for Cai Bin to activate them. Wang Mengjie's situation is different from Ding Xia's. Wang Mengjie has entered the marriage hall and has recurring old injuries. She recently missed consecutive Beijing women's volleyball games, leading the team to the brink of elimination. Therefore, Wang Mengjie and Ding Xia will eventually leave, and they are likely to miss out on the first phase of the training list.
In this way, the latest training list for the Chinese women's volleyball team is about to be announced. Zhu Ting, who is far away in Italy, and Yuan Xinyue, who is in the Turkish Super League, even if selected, will not return to the team for training in the short term. Li Yingying, Gong Xiangyu, Wang Yuanyuan, Wu Mengjie, and Zhuang Yushan, the five main players of the Paris Olympics, will undoubtedly be selected for the training list. Zhang Changning and Diao Linyu have already paved the way for their retirement, and they should not leave so quickly in the short term. There should be no problem for them to participate in the first phase of training. Finally, there are some newcomers, such as Miu Yiwen, Duan Mengke, Chen Xiyue, Zeng Huilin, Jie Shengyu, Zhou Yutong, etc., who were promoted by Cai Bin last year, and they should all be selected for the training list.
There are also many outstanding players from Tianjin, such as Wang Yizhu, Chen Boya, Liu Liwen, and many from Jiangsu, such as Wan Ziyue and Tang Xin, who have the opportunity to be selected. In summary, Tianjin and Jiangsu will still be the main contributors of national players, and they will definitely be the top winners of the training list. Whether other newcomers can be promoted by Cai Bin is something to look forward to. Therefore, we also hope that the first phase of training can start soon, laying a solid foundation for the World Championships and striving to perform excellently to achieve ideal results. Go for it!