In the 2025 Women's Volleyball World Championships, Zhao Yong led the team to lose to France to only win 9th place, which is even worse than the 6th place won by Cai Bin in the 2022 World Championships. In addition to recalling some veterans to make up for the lack of ability in individual positions, the Chinese team has been able to understand the style of playing for so many years. The guaranteed supporter Gong Xiangyu should retreat behind the scenes, and it is time for the strong supporter Li Yingying to take the lead. The following discussion and analysis will be given with you:

Chinese women's volleyball team to the strongest lineup in the Asian Championships:

Main attack: Wu Mengjie, Dong Yuhan (Zhuang Yushan substitute)

Second attacker: Wang Yuanyuan, Yuan Xinyue (return next year)

Second set: Zhang Zixuan and Diao Linyu (return next year)

Response: Li Yingying

Freeman: Wang Mengjie

After Zhao Yong led the team to play this year's World Championships, if there is no adjustment in the style and personnel in the Asian Championships next year, it may be impossible to win the championship and lock in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic tickets in advance. Yuan Xinyue and Diao Linyu have been playing for the Chinese women's volleyball team during the last Olympic cycle. If the Volleyball Association comes forward to do work, it is possible to return next year. As for whether Zhu Ting can return to the national team, there is still great uncertainty.

Gong Xiangyu found it difficult to support the right wing attack. Li Yingying's line was penetrated, so changing to the counter is the best strategy.

Gong Xiangyu focuses on supporting support and has experienced two Olympic cycles in Tokyo and Paris. The problem of insufficient offensive firepower in the support position of the Chinese women's volleyball team has always been a headache for coaches such as Lang Ping and Cai Bin. Regarding the weak ability to crack the strong attack, Lang Ping took the lead to Yuan Xinyue, who was over 2 meters tall, to fly back. Under the high-speed combination system, he strengthened the breakthrough in the No. 2 position and let Gong Xiangyu take the first pass, which is equivalent to the second free agent on the field. Cai Bin coached the Chinese women's volleyball team and liberated Gong Xiangyu's first pass. She only received three rounds of first pass, echoing Li Yingying's 2 and 4 positions, and quickly opened the two sides. This is the so-called "light speed volleyball".

But this way of playing, Gong Xiangyu and Li Yingying fell to the ground one by one, and when they were pulled apart, they were destroyed. In addition, there are many European and American teams who have strong jump players, and it is difficult for the Chinese team to pass in one pass. Therefore, the problem of Gong Xiangyu's lack of strong offensive ability will still be exposed. In the World Championships, Zhao Yong directly let go of the offenses of Gong Xiangyu and the Chinese team's deputy attackers, and tried his best to stop Wu Mengjie and Zhuang Yushan, resulting in the two main attackers being silent. On the contrary, the Japanese women's volleyball team, Mayu Ishikawa and Yukiko Wada flew together, with the same offensive strength and fast opening. They finally advanced to the semi-finals in the confrontation with the strong team.

If Gong Xiangyu is still allowed to play a guaranteed supporter, Gao Yi, Yuan Xinyue and Zhang Zixuan are not in good cooperation, and the Chinese women's volleyball team cannot fly the ball with their backs on the second position, and the reception cannot hit the ball with their strong attack, then the attack will be concentrated in the main attack position of No. 4, and Wu Mengjie and Zhuang Yushan will also be blocked and left to a dull fire. This type of guaranteed support style has been continued for 7 or 8 years. If we continue to play like this, our distance from the strong team will be getting farther and farther. Li Yingying spiked the ball with her left hand, and she should have a natural advantage in playing and receiving, and during the Lang Ping period, she was strengthened in the offensive ability of the No. 2 position. Wu Mengjie and Li Yingying, one main attacker and the other supporting, pulled the two sides away, and the opponent did not dare to drop any of them, which was much stronger than Gong Xiangyu's ability to restrain himself.

The reason why Dong Yuhan was replaced by the main attack position was that although the young player had insufficient first pass and back row defense, her height reached 1.90 meters. In the next three years, she had more room for development than Zhuang Yushan. Once Dong Yuhan has a problem with the first pass, he can replace Zhuang Yushan to protect it. Two tall players, Wu Mengjie and Dong Yuhan, played the main attacker, and Li Yingying played the support. This is the strongest lineup for the Chinese women's volleyball team to beat the Japanese Asian Championships next year. Everyone agrees that Gong Xiangyu has always been the main force. Have you been working as a guaranteed supporter? Everyone is welcome to leave messages and discuss, thank you for reading!