Pressure at VTV Cup 2018
At VTV Cup 2024 , competing at home and being the defending champion certainly puts a lot of pressure on the Vietnamese women's volleyball team. At this time, the team's leader and the number 1 hope of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team is captain Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen.
For Bich Tuyen, this is the second time she has participated in the VTV Cup playground. The first time was in 2018, at that time, Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen and Hoang Thi Kieu Trinh were two outstanding young players, playing for the national youth team to participate in the VTV Cup held in Ha Tinh that year. .
Recalling the feeling of the first time participating in the VTV Cup, Bich Tuyen shared on VTV Sports: "At that time, I faced a lot of pressure because I lacked experience and the ability to compete. At the same time, it was also This was the first time I attended a major tournament, playing for the national youth team, so my mentality was a bit unstable.
In sports competition, psychology and personal technique are the two most important factors and I need to improve more. After the first time participating in VTV Cup 2028, I feel lucky to be able to practice and play volleyball. I always have the desire to play and contribute to the fans."
The number 1 hope of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team
6 years have passed, Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen has had many changes in both appearance and personal technique. Now, she is the captain of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team and the team's number 1 scorer.
Returning to the national team in early 2024, Bich Tuyen shows every day his competitive spirit and good mentality, overcoming pressure to play confidently, bravely and develop his full potential. The 24-year-old passer is often rotated by coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet to play in two positions: passer and attacker, but Bich Tuyen always excellently completes his assigned tasks.
The striker from Vinh Long showed a variety of scoring abilities. When being caught by the opponent and blocking, Bich Tuyen changed the way of attack by dropping more and shooting cross-field to deceive the opponent's blocking line. If he is returned to play his forte position as a passer, the striker wearing LPB Ninh Binh shirt does not passively wait for the ball but jumps high, quickly gains momentum, and rushes at such a speed that the opponent's blocking line cannot keep up.
She also strengthens the team's first defense, bringing peace of mind to the squad. In other words, Bich Tuyen was "smart with the ball" and chose a much better playing style.
Before the 2024 VTV Cup, coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet revealed: "Bich Tuyen's personal playing style is different from the previous team-building style of play. However, Bich Tuyen's training time is It's too short for the team to continuously participate in tournaments, so now the whole team must return to adapting to Bich Tuyen's playing style to best utilize this player's abilities."
This shows that Bich Tuyen is being given every opportunity to fully develop her value in the national team shirt. This will become the motivation for the captain of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team to shine, helping the host team successfully defend the championship in this year's tournament.
