Korean Air's 4th consecutive unified victory dynasty captain

There is a protagonist who received a big congratulation with the end of the third round of the 2023-2024 V-League Men's Championship Game best of five games held at Sangnoksu Gymnasium in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province on the 2nd. Korean Air, which has achieved four consecutive integrated wins regular league + championship match, which was not in Korean professional volleyball. It is a new history of the "Korean Air Dynasty" that goes beyond the "Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Dynasty," which won three consecutive integrated wins starting from the 2011-2012 season.

At the center of the "best ever" Korean Air dynasty is Han 38, the league's best setter and team captain. Han, who signed a three-year contract with his former Korean Air team as a free agent after writing a great history, was full of aspiration and confidence for his next milestone as a leader of the dynasty. His value, which has proved that "age is just a number," was recognized as "the highest annual salary in the league 1.08 billion won."

Sports Korea met captain Han, who led Korean Air to its fourth consecutive integrated victory, at the Korean Air Training Gymnasium in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, to hear about the historic victory and career as a "one-club man."

Han, the captain of Korean Air, maintained his league-class skills as a setter at the age of 38, becoming the first player to win four consecutive integrated championships in the V-League.

Even if he achieved "Korean Air's 4th consecutive loss - 17 years as a One Clubman," Han said, "With the beginning of the challenger."

Korean Air, which sought to become the first Korean Air to win the V-League's fourth consecutive championship, faced a major setback. Their chances of winning seemed to be fading as they were outmatched by strong competitors such as Woori Card, which took first place for most of the first half with a "surprise solo" performance, and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, which showed signs of revival in prestigious competition by midway through this season from the bottom of last season. However, the defending champion, who knew how to compete for a long time, took the lead in the second half and successfully finished the regular season as No. 1. Korean Air, which gained momentum, finally achieved the task of "four consecutive wins" by winning all three games against OK Financial Group in the championship game.

"After the miracle that seemed unlikely to come, I just thought 'I must win'. The team's atmosphere, which was cluttered due to injuries early in the season, continued throughout the regular season, and many lost games that they had to win. He got angry for the first time when he gathered his players and said, 'We can't collapse like this.' You can lose games, but you can't lose without doing what you have to do. He also said, 'Trust yourself and your teammates, don't look at them and be confident.'

Consequently, Han has acquired everything he can as a volleyball player, including the V-League's first four-game winning streak, 17-year-old one-club man, and best annual volleyball player. However, he was still setting his next goal and burning his heart.

"I don't have to worry about motivation for myself. As I am quite old as a professional player, every new season I face is truly precious. I want to spend my career happily with my teammates in volleyball. It won four consecutive championships, which was my big goal, and every future victory will be my first. That's why I have to start from the beginning again. Korean Air, like the other six teams, is in a position to challenge itself. If players trust each other and play without losing consciousness of challenge, I think it is possible to achieve a "integrated five-game winning streak."

What Han calls "Kim Yeon-kyung - national team - retirement."

Volleyball, which reigns as the strongest player in "indoor" and "winter" in Korea's four major professional sports, revealed its bare face about "international level" at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held last year. The men's volleyball team failed to reach the semi-finals after repeated poor matches against India and Pakistan even before declaring the official opening of the tournament, and humiliated itself for the first time in 61 years. The Volleyball Association immediately replaced Lim Do-heon, the coach of the men's national team, and appointed Isanaye Ramirez, a Brazilian coach who beat Korea as the coach of the Pakistan national team, as its full-time coach last month.

Even entering the twilight of his career as a volleyball player, Han played a key role in his team's setter position at the Hangzhou Asian Games. However, some regard "the veteran's long run" as "the absence of a new person."

"I think change is definitely necessary. In that sense, I am positive about the appointment of a foreign coach and making new attempts. One small change could be the starting point for changing the national team. Of course, it is not easy for the national team to achieve tremendous growth in a short period of time. As we have to work together during the off-season when there are no professional matches, the priority should be to establish a system that allows the national team players to steadily adapt and practice. As younger players are doing well, there will be no place for a single player on the national team, and that should happen."

If you find a player in the women's team who has devoted himself as a national team player for a long time like Han and still maintains top-notch skills in the league despite being a veteran, Kim Yeon-koung's name will definitely come first. Han, who is close to the "Volleyball Empress" enough to send a bouquet of flowers to Kim Yeon-koung, who won the MVP of the women's team at this season's awards ceremony, sympathized with her, who shouted "challenge to win" again at the crossroads of retirement and active duty like her after the end of the season.

"Kim There must be a period of retirement that she personally thinks of. There must have been moments when she was mentally exhausted as she played as a professional for a long time. As I played this season, I also felt that the influence of the mental part could be greater than that of the body when I think about retirement."

Han reassured his fans by signing a three-year contract with Korean Air. He is also full of factors that make them look forward to his next season, such as his eldest daughter's cheerful wishes and his efforts to make him survive as a "one-club man" for 17 seasons. 토토사이트 추천