Bich Thuy received compliments
Midfielder Tran Thi Bich Thuy arrived in Korea today (December 28) to play for GS Caltex Seoul Kixx club under a loan contract until the end of the 2024-2025 season from Duc Giang Chemicals team.
Recently, head coach Lee Young-taek of GS Caltex Seoul Kixx shared about Vietnam's middle blocker. The Korean coach said: "I have not seen Bich Thuy practice yet, but she said she practiced in Vietnam. However, she said that the season is over so she did not practice much.
I think Thuy will have to get used to her teammates and the competition environment in Korea first. I watched Thuy's actual matches on video and saw Bich Thuy on the field during the trial but she is a player who moves quite fast compared to her height.
I believe that Bich Thuy will be an important factor for the team if she coordinates well with the setter. I'm looking forward to that."
After 14 consecutive losses, Mr. Lee Young-taek and his team are facing heavy criticism from fans.
Ho Chi Minh City Police Men's Team changes coach
After Ho Chi Minh City Police got a ticket to play in the national championship, this team said goodbye to coach Vu Van Duan and looked for a replacement.
It is known that Mr. Duong Tan Vinh has been assigned the role of head coach of the Ho Chi Minh City Police men's team. If nothing changes, this team will officially announce the new captain in January 2025.
Coach Duong Tan Vinh has been with Binh Duong men's volleyball for many years. After the Binh Duong men's team was relegated in 2023, this young coach continued to lead the team to the 2024 national A-class tournament and reached the final. However, the team from Thu Dau Mot could not defeat the Ho Chi Minh City Police men's team in the decisive match.
HCMC women's team is expected to face many difficulties.
Ho Chi Minh City Women's Volleyball Club is a rookie in the 2024 national championship after winning the 2024 national A-class championship. However, the road ahead is predicted to be full of difficulties for the girls of Ho Chi Minh City.
Currently, the Vietnam Volleyball Federation has not yet finalized a plan to change the competition format for the 2025 season. If the competition format of 2024 continues, the teams will compete in a round-robin tournament to calculate points in the group stage. The top 4 teams will advance to the final round while the bottom 4 teams will compete in the relegation round.
Thus, each round and each match is very important for the participating teams. Therefore, the HCMC women's team will have to be very careful in each match. With a force consisting of not-so-high-quality domestic players, they will have to prepare resources carefully and consider hiring foreign players for the upcoming season.
