With the deepening of anti-corruption efforts in women's volleyball, Lang Ping is increasingly gaining public sympathy, especially after famous sports journalist Fu Zhenghao revealed that during the Rio championship, Liu Wenbin, who was temporarily transferred over, worked hard to cooperate with Lang Ping. It was originally thought that after the Rio Olympics, Liu Wen's transfer would be made permanent, but at this point, Vice Director Li Quanqiang was directly promoted to the position of Volleyball Center Director. The content of this matter is so explosive that even the reporter only touched on it briefly.
However, Lang Ping's grievances do not stop there. It is reported that Lang Ping's greatest grievance lies in the fact that the peak lineup she personally built, when handed over to Cai Bin, the former "Lang family team" players were not given importance, especially players like Zhu Ting who had close personal ties with Lang Ping. Moreover, Yao Di, considered the best second passer in the country, did not even have the qualification to participate in the Olympics.
Why is Cai Bin so domineering? According to media reports, Cai Bin's return to the women's volleyball team was a major move before Li Quanqiang's retirement. And Lai Yawen, who succeeded Li Quanqiang, also gave Cai Bin the maximum support, it can be said that Cai Bin received a level of support that even the peak Lang Ping did not have.
However, Cai Bin has repeatedly been controversial in his use of Lang Ping's old subordinates, first and foremost being his lukewarm attitude towards Zhu Ting, who has repeatedly expressed her desire to fight for the country.
Remembering the match against the Netherlands during the Rio Olympics, Lang Ping ordered Ding Xia to give the ball to Zhu Ting and let Zhu Ting play. Ding Xia decisively passed the ball to position 4, but unexpectedly Zhu Ting's heavy smash was defended over the net by Beiling. What happened next? After Yuan Xinyue saved the ball, Ding Xia once again resolutely passed the ball to Zhu Ting, and this time, Zhu Ting didn't give the opponent any chance, scoring with a small diagonal explosive smash.
Why mention this incident? Is this an order as heavy as a mountain? Ding Xia followed Lang Ping's words without hesitation, and Lang Ping's trust in Zhu Ting remained unwavering, yet these qualities were never reflected during Cai Bin's coaching period, as if a superstar like Zhu Ting had become a hot potato.
Just take the World Club Cup held in China this time, where the 29-year-old Zhu Ting is still in excellent condition, as lively and energetic as everyone has seen, even her back attacks are so precise. Foreign coaches know how to use Zhu Ting, and Lang Ping knows even better how to use Zhu Ting, so why did it become a problem during Cai Bin's coaching period?
The general public opinion is that during Cai Bin's tenure, he encountered the peak period of Lang Ping-era players, with Zhu Ting still at her peak and an additional outstanding player like Li Yingying. He had a good hand, but he missed many opportunities and also missed out for Chinese volleyball.
The anti-corruption campaign comes at just the right time. The people expect this sword of anti-corruption to heal the wounds of the Chinese women's volleyball team, to restore justice to Lang Ping, and to provide some comfort to meritorious players like Zhu Ting.