2.1 Billion Attackers Who Can't Hit - Popular Star With Zero Presence, Falling IBK... There's No Solution for 'Director Myung'

2.1 Billion Attackers Who Can't Hit - Popular Star With Zero Presence, Falling IBK... There's No Solution for 'Director Myung'

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Lee So-young, 31, who brought in the main gun by investing 2.1 billion won (2.3 million U.S. dollars), and Kim Hee-jin, 34, who is a popular star and franchise player for the Korean national team, have become more suitable players in the bench. This is the message that represents the reality of IBK Industrial Bank of Hwaseong in this season.

IBK Industrial Bank, led by head coach Kim Ho-chul, was completely defeated by a set score of 0-3 (23-25, 24-26, 25-26) in the women's home game of Dodram 2024-2025 V-League against Gimcheon Korea Expressway Corporation at Hwaseong Indoor Gymnasium in Gyeonggi-do on the 20th.

He lost five consecutive games and failed to score points, remaining at 12 wins and 18 losses, and 37 points. He failed to narrow the gap between the third-ranked Jeong Kwan-jang (score point 55) in Daejeon. Even if he secures all the points in the remaining six games, he will not be able to beat Jeong Kwan-jang. Spring volleyball is virtually in vain.
It lost one win and 11 losses in the 12 games it played in the second half. The biggest problem is that the players who have to do it are not doing their part at all.

IBK Industrial Bank of Korea has made bold moves to recruit Lee ahead of this season. The bank brought Lee So-young, who became a free agent after playing an active role in the articles of association last season, for a total of 2.1 billion won (2.3 million U.S. dollars) over three years.

There was a controversy over his overpayment. Of course, everyone knew his value. Wearing the No. 1 uniform for GS Caltex in Seoul during the 2012-2013 season, he was dubbed the "baby soldier" for his cheerful spike and played a leading role in the 2020-2021 treble. After moving to KGC Ginseng Corporation (currently Jeong Kwan-jang) for a total of 1.95 billion won (1.5 million U.S. dollars), he showed great performance at the end of last season and led Jeong to spring volleyball for the first time in seven years.

Although he had to give up a ticket as a compensation player and had an ankle ligament injury suffered at the end of the season, there was no disagreement that it would give IBK Industrial Bank a great boost.

However, an unexpected problem broke out. Pain in the shoulder that underwent surgery recurred, and most of the players were substituted until the third round. His top-class receiving ability helped defense, but it was not the 2.1 billion won he invested in anticipation of this role.

Coach Kim Ho-chul, who had been waiting for a long time, also began to feel frustrated. Lee So-young appeared briefly in the third set and went on offense only once in the match against Heungkuk Life Insurance in Incheon on April 21, and lost the match, and said after the match, "I have to overcome it myself. I was diagnosed as okay overall, but I think the time has come to overcome it and overcome it."

According to the sources, he was found to be okay as a result of the hospital examination. The problem is that he feels uncomfortable on his own, and is not able to launch strong attacks as before. "He should be able to use his shoulders 100 percent," Kim said, expressing frustration, but added, "He must be in even more pain. You have to wait until you overcome it."

He scored 10 points against his former team Jeong Kwan-jang, whom he met on the 12th. He has attempted 23 attacks. Coincidentally, both double-digit scores this season came from matches with Jeong Kwan-jang. In the match against Jeong Kwan-jang on January 14, he attempted 33 attacks and scored 13 points.

However, there was no reversal. The team scored only one point and had an attack success rate of 11.11 percent at the match against Heungkuk Life Insurance on Sunday, while the team made 14 attempts to attack the Korea Expressway Corporation on Sunday, scoring three points and having a success rate of 14.29 percent.

Another veteran Kim Hee-jin has also become hard to find in the court. Kim Hee-jin, who led the team to the semi-finals at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, gained huge popularity by attracting countless fans, but has seen a downward trend since the knee injury, and has shown little presence in this season (25 games and 42 sets) following last season (14 games and 26 sets).

He started only five times in the set and has scored a total of four points. He briefly played as a substitute in the second set on Tuesday, and left the court again without leaving any number on the record sheet.

Even Hwang Min-kyung has recently left the club due to finger injury, and even foreign player Victoria Danchak (registered Victoria) seems to have made more mistakes as his explosive power is lower than that of the first and second rounds. Main setter Chen Shintong also left the club due to injury after the middle of the fourth round.

Before the match on the 16th, head coach Kim Ho-chul said, "It doesn't come out well in the game, but everyone is working hard. There are a few injuries, but the rest of the players are working hard on the amount of practice, but it's true that the game creaks because the main setter is missing," but added, "I hope we don't feel too much pressure in that part. It's just a pity that the players give up because they don't fit in the middle. The rest is fine."

Manager Myung, who gained fame on the world stage as a luxury setter and won two men's volleyball titles as a leader, was also famous for his fiery personality in the past, but it is hard to see this. Rather, he often encourages players at a time when there is no clear answer. This shows that IBK Industrial Bank is in the worst situation, as he feels that there are not many things he can change on his own. 바카라