2023-2024 Women's Volleyball Super League third and fourth place competition, Jiangsu Women's Volleyball Team challenges Beijing away. As a result, the Jiangsu Women's Volleyball Team defeated Beijing 3-0 and won the first game. What is surprising is that Zhang Changning came on the scene at the end of the second game and performed amazingly on both offense and defense. Although his body has not recovered, it should be just around the corner for Zhang Changning to return to the starting lineup of the Chinese women's volleyball team.
defended the ball from the probe, and then connected the attack, showing his profound skills, attacking with heavy dunks + line changes. After all,
was the starting attacker of the Chinese women's volleyball team. After Zhang Changning came on the court, she still showed her good touch on both offense and defense, as well as her solid basic skills. Preventing the opponent's probe attack, and then immediately retreating to the 4th position to adjust the attack, Zhang Changning's operation has actually surpassed many domestic main attackers. Especially Zhang Changning has not fully recovered at this stage. Before this year's Super League, I only served three goals on the field. From defending the ball to adjusting to capture the ball, the entire series is still very difficult.
Since Zhang Changning did not play in the first stage, and only served twice as a substitute, her true state could not be seen. Against the Beijing Women's Volleyball Team, we vaguely saw the familiar Zhang Changning again. In this game, Zhang Changning adjusted her attack at position 4. Although her jumping height was not at her peak, her striking power was still very heavy. Being able to play such an adjusted attack shows that there is still hope for Zhang Changning to return to his normal level. Different from the previous heavy dunks, Zhang Changning now attacks with more ease. After seeing the opponent's block clearly, the straight and diagonal lines are clearly differentiated. When faced with a double block, she also chose to score with a lob.
In addition to offense, Zhang Changning also played very well in the first pass from the back row, and also withstood the heavy dunks of the Beijing Women's Volleyball Team. If Zhang Changning is given some recovery time, her ability in the entire offensive and defensive series will continue to improve. Zhang Changning made a strong comeback in the match against the Beijing Women's Volleyball Team, and her choice was relatively normal. The intensity against Tianjin in the semi-finals was too intense for her body to support. With her current physical fitness, she should only be able to play more than one game. The Beijing Women's Volleyball Team is Lazareva's strong point of attack. When Diao Linyu's first pass was in place, she did not rely too much on Zhang Changning's offense. It can be said that this game not only allowed Zhang Changning to find her form, but also gave her the confidence to return to the women's volleyball team.
Zhang Changning is stronger than Wang Yunxi on both offense and defense, and should return to the national team earlier than Zhu Ting.
Now that Zhang Changning has chosen to come back, her goal is not to just play in a dozen leagues, but to return to the Chinese women's volleyball team. According to coach Shi Hairong, Zhang Changning needs 3 months to recover, and he has only recovered for 2 months. Judging from the match against the Beijing Women's Volleyball Team, as long as she recovers to 70% or 80% of her skills, she can completely replace Wang Yunxiang and become Li Yingying's starting attacker. Zhu Ting will not be able to finish playing in Serie A until the end of April this year, and it will take some time to rest before returning to China.
Zhang Changning is working hard to resume training every day. She should return to the Chinese women's volleyball team earlier than Zhu Ting. Since the Chinese women's volleyball team failed to get Paris tickets in advance in the Olympic qualifying round, Zhang Changning's return to form is also a very good supplement for the Chinese women's volleyball team to play well in the world league.
What do you think of Zhang Changning's performance against the Beijing Women's Volleyball Team? Wang Yunxiu has been performing poorly in the league this year. Except for one pass, his offense is still weak. Do you think Zhang Changning will replace Wang Yunxiang?
