Immediately after winning third place in the world tournament - FIVB Challenger Cup 2024, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team continued to participate in the Future Stars 2024 friendly tournament with many expectations.
However, coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet and his team could not get a ticket to the semi-finals with unsatisfactory results. Accordingly, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team won a close 3-2 victory over U21 Elite Canada, then lost to the Shanghai youth team (China) and the Red Sparks club (Korea) with the same score. -3.
This caused Bich Tuyen and his teammates to miss the ticket to the semi-finals, instead going to the qualifying matches from 5-8.
The performance of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team has not been able to satisfy fans, especially the last 2 losses against lower or evenly matched opponents.
In the match against the Shanghai youth team, the Vietnamese women's team lost the first two sets with scores of 20-25 and 26-28. In set 1, coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet believed in using team 2 with Dang Thi Hong, Tra My, Tra Giang, Nhu Quynh... After that, he continued to give opportunities to 2 young U20 players, Quynh. Huong and Van Ha.
However, the new players have not had a good performance, as evidenced by the fact that their smashes are not strong enough or the momentum is slow, causing the ball to have poor range and being easily caught. Not to mention, the professional qualifications of Quynh Huong or Van Ha still have a significant gap compared to their seniors.
In set 2, the Vietnamese team played better when they brought Bich Tuyen onto the field. However, a player born in 2000 alone cannot shoulder the responsibility of scoring points. In addition, in decisive moments, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team continuously lost unnecessary points, especially Dang Thi Hong's shot that did not go through the net, causing the opponent to turn the game around.
In set 3, the Vietnamese women's team regained the match with a 25-19 victory, but it continued to repeat some mistakes in set 4. Bich Tuyen had many situations in which she knocked the ball out, or was unable to pass the line. block the opponent. Besides, the Vietnamese players revealed their weakness in the first step of defending and continued to lose narrowly 23-25.
In the match against the Red Sparks club (Korea), despite receiving many expectations, the Vietnamese women's team once again failed.
The AVC Challenge Cup champion won set 1 with a score of 25-22, but then lost the next 3 sets with scores of 18-25, 22-25 and 19-25 respectively. This shows that coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet's students cannot maintain a solid competitive mentality and the excitement shows signs of slowing down.
Another objective factor causing the Vietnamese women's volleyball team to perform poorly is because they do not have the services of a number of important pillars for different reasons, including striker Thanh Thuy, second setter Lam Oanh, and opponent Lam Oanh. passer Kieu Trinh and assistant Pham Thi Hien.
After the Future Stars 2024 tournament, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team will have more lessons to perfect the team and playing style. This is also a stepping stone for Bich Tuyen and his teammates towards the 2023 SEA V.League, starting on August 1.
