Kwon Young-min, head coach of KEPCO, took a breather by escaping two consecutive losses with a complete victory over OK Financial Group. Head coach Kwon also responded unfortunately to the news of Hyundai Capital’s Choi Tae-woong’s dismissal.

KEPCO played an away game against OK Financial Group in the third round of the V-League at the Ansan Sangnoksu Gymnasium on Dec. 21 and won the game 3 to 0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-15). Having escaped two consecutive losses through the victory, KEPCO maintained its fourth place in the league with nine wins and eight losses (27 points) for the season. On the other hand, OK Financial Group remained in the fifth place with eight wins and nine losses (22 points) for the season as it suffered five consecutive losses.

Korea Electric Power Corporation overwhelmed its opponents on the day by displaying even scoring performances by Tyce (17 points), Seo Jae-deok (12 points), Lim Seong-jin (10 points), Shin Young-seok (8 points), and Cho Geun-ho (6 points). Notably, the team outperformed the rival team by 13 to 1 in blocking games. On the other hand, OK Financial Group collapsed as setter Lee Min-gyu and main striker Leo were absent.

“Although the number of blocking players was small, there were some scenes where the digs were well connected. However, it was not easy to cope with the opponent team’s diverse attack patterns. I replaced Leo early in the second set, but the decision was made in consideration of the significant drop in the scoring rate and the opponent team’s concentration mark. For a quick combination attack, I deployed Shin Ho-jin instead. Today’s third setter was inevitable, but Kwak Myung-woo and Lee Min-gyu need to recover quickly,” said Ojin, head coach of OK Financial Group.

Coach Kwon Young-min, who had lost for two consecutive games after seven consecutive wins, took a breather with the victory. Having experienced a jinx of a “bunbal Shrine” during his winning streak, coach Kwon smiled, saying, “I will wear the suit I wore on the day again for the next game.”

“It was difficult due to a crisis due to shaky reception in the middle of the first set, but Lim Sung-jin helped the team with important points. The flow was easily resolved as the main guns and key setters were omitted from the opposing team. It worked well that we asked to block mainly domestic players. He had few serve errors and good blocking,” Kwon said.

On setter Ha Seung-woo’s performance, Kwon said, “I played well today. Usually, I try to instill confidence in Ha. If the setter is shaken, the team will be shaken. Rather than pointing out self-blame for mistakes, I tend to encourage him to do what he wants.” 메이저사이트

Upon hearing Kwon’s compliment, Ha said, “I have had no anxiety like last year during the past two consecutive losses. I overcame difficulties in the early days of the season by winning seven consecutive games, and I believed that I would overcome them quickly again this time.” If the ball is distributed well today, I thought that it would be a great weapon as a team. Rather than relying on one person, I tried to confidently perform in diverse patterns. It is not easy if my mental state is shaky, but I try not to make mistakes on my own as much as possible. If I collapse, my team will collapse, too, so in that sense, I am trying to strengthen my mental state.”

On the other hand, Kwon also expressed his regret toward Choi Tae-woong, who was notified of his replacement by Hyundai Capital. Hyundai Capital officially announced on the day that it replaced Choi Tae-woong, who had accompanied him for nine seasons, on the grounds of poor performance (6th in the league) and that Jin Soon-ki would become acting coach. Kwon remembers spending his career with Choi Tae-woong at Hyundai Capital when he was an active player.

Coach Kwon said, “When I heard the news, I felt sorry for being the same coach. I hope you can rest a little and come back to the manager’s position soon. The next game is against Hyundai Capital, and we need to be careful because we don’t know which direction the coach’s absence will move.”