Russia's level of sports competition, why has declined a lot in recent years?

In the hearts of fans, the Russian women's volleyball team's highlights when the year Athens Olympic Games with the Chinese women's volleyball team to dedicate the classic championship final, and then the golden moments of the World Championships to win the gold medal. To the famous Gamova and Sokolova left the national team, Russia no longer enter the semifinals to compete for the title.

The tournament's new champion Serbia sent a replacement lineup, the runner-up Italy is not in the World Cup, Russia 10 years to have the honor of the podium to win the third place. But in the pattern of the world volleyball world of multi-power competition, still has a considerable impact. Share with China, Serbia, the United States, Brazil, Italy, the first time to win the Olympic Games, the following let's analyze the strength of this traditional European powerhouse changes

|Russian women's volleyball strength decline is reflected in the following aspects

Decline embodied in its first: since entering the new century, Russia's most brilliant record is the World Championships, won the 2006 and 2010 World Championships since the famous generals Since the departure of Gamova and Sokolova, the three tournaments only won a valuable bronze medal in the World Cup.

Even so, the content of the World Cup is no more than the strength of the past. World Championships new champion Serbia did not send the strongest lineup, due to the achievement of the European Championships, Terdic chose to send the second team, coupled with the World Championships runner-up Italy did not qualify. In this way, the strength of the Russian women's volleyball team for the bronze medal is worth examining. In the past 10 years of competition record as shown in the chart, most of the moment is hovering in the ranks of the second group, with a certain impact, but no absolute strength to win when playing with strong teams.

1. The World Women's Volleyball Grand Prix only ranked 9th

The first game lost to the United States, China, Italy; after a week 7.14-7.16 back to the home field of Russia, the use of home advantage in the strength of the slightly less powerful Belgium and the Dominican Republic to win, but the last game to the European powerhouse Holland Women's Volleyball Team; the third stop 7.21-7.23 in Hong Kong, Russia lost to Serbia and Japan, only from the second team to play in the Chinese women's volleyball team to win; finally 3 wins and 6 losses only ranked ninth in this year's finals in Nanjing. And from all the data can be seen only one of the points as a setter Voronkova 130 points (118 points, 5 blocks, 7 serve) and Brazilian setter Tandara in the eighth place in the scoring list.

2. The Russian women's volleyball team ranked only 7th in the Women's Volleyball National League The Russian women's volleyball team ranked 7th in the Women's Volleyball National League, with 8 wins and 7 losses and 23 points, and still did not qualify for the finals in Nanjing. The team's first attacker Voronkova is in the third place in the main attack list, with a total **** score of 210 points; Parubetz is in the 15th place in the main attack list, with a score of 149 points.

3. Women's Volleyball National League Russian women's volleyball rankings fell to 14th

Women's Volleyball National League is more only three victories ended up with 10 points ranked 14th, all do not have access to the finals. The decline embodied its third: the European Championships Top 4 do not enter Lang often said that there is no weak team in Europe, European women's volleyball overall strength is relatively strong, even so the Russian women's volleyball team should have a place, but in the 2019 European Championships Russia did not have a chance to the Top 4. In the quarterfinals, Russia was defeated by the strong Italian women's volleyball team led by Egnu, and finally lost 0-3 to the Italian women's volleyball team, and did not reach the quarterfinals.

Decline embodied its fourth: Olympic qualifying tough 3-2 win over South Korea, almost lost with the Olympic Games Olympic women's volleyball world qualifying tournament, held in Kaliningrad, Russia, in Group E, the South Korean women's volleyball team led by the famous Kim Soft-kyung 2-0 ahead of the Russian women's volleyball team, and the third set of 22-18 ahead of the 4-point lead, but by the bottom of the Russian women's volleyball team against the wind toppled, and ultimately the Russian The first time to get the Olympic qualification. In other groups have cold burst, only the group Russia almost overturned, such a process exposed Russia has lost absolute dominance, facing the South Korean women's volleyball team are not sure of victory.

Why did the Russian women's volleyball team fall out of the first group? Let's analyze it!

The strength of the decline of reason one: the Tokyo cycle three times to change the manager, the team lost the playing style characteristics of the Tokyo cycle of the Russian women's volleyball team is a bit like the London cycle of the Chinese women's volleyball team, the two teams in the last Olympic Games did not reach the top 4, the head coach have resigned. Russian women's volleyball team in Rio, after the resignation of head coach Marichev, in 2017, the 70-year-old veteran Kuzhyutkin once again in charge of the Russian women's volleyball team, when the tactical system to implement the double tower pressurized + Goncharova's trident attack system, the effect is good; but soon changed handsome by Pankov to coach the Russian women's volleyball team, but the season's results are not good, the World Cup before the claim of illness resignation, by the assistant coach of the Italian Buzzatto corrected to become the The first time I've seen this, I've seen it.

It must be said that the Russian women's volleyball team and the Chinese women's volleyball team at the time have some good players, but due to the different coaching styles of the various managers, the players can not be cohesive, and can not form a fixed offensive core and playing system. Today's Russian women's volleyball team does not have the characteristics of the previous high-flying, will play this method to the fullest is the new champion Serbia women's volleyball team. It is important to know that Serbia was commonly known as the Little Russia team back then, but today it is far beyond the Russian women's volleyball team.

Looking at the world's volleyball world, those who can be ranked in the world's top have their own playing style characteristics. On the contrary, the Russian women's volleyball team has no distinctive features due to the change of the coach, the team's offensive strength and height are no longer absolute strength, which is a major reason for the decline in strength.

The strength of the decline of reason two: only rely on the star Goncharova a person attack, it is difficult to support the Russian women's volleyball team has always been, the attack is the first weapon, but also in the world volleyball world rely on the survival of the magic weapon, once upon a time, there are Gamova and Sokolova; the last cycle of the Goncharova and Kosheleva, but the cycle of the rookie is not produced, is still Goncharova and Kosheleva for the focus of the attacker, with the Kosheleva cycle because of injuries did not appear in the team. With Kosheleva not on the team this cycle due to injury, Goncharova is the only one on offense and is being watched.

Strength decline reason three: safeguard link, free agent and second pass strength is not as good as the previous World Cup second pass list rankings, Russia's main second pass Stateseva with 2.51 average effective pass ranked 16th. World Cup total ******12 teams, like the United States, Brazil, the Netherlands and other countries to take according to the team to choose the first two passes, only one team a two passes so ranked, Stateseva's passing efficiency is extremely low. Stateseva passing efficiency is low in two aspects, on the one hand, their own strength to make up for the lack of, on the other hand, is due to Russia's main attack + free agent of the first pass system to ensure that insufficient caused.

The top three teams in the World Cup champion Chinese women's volleyball team by Gong Xiangyu (4th) and Zhang Changning (9th); silver medalist United States team Robinson (1st) and Bucky (10th); and bronze medalist Russian women's volleyball team's highest passing efficiency is ranked 12th Parubetz, such rankings are not in line with the strength of the team, indicating that the main attack a pass protection to be improved; at the same time, free agent Galgina 11 games down only received 23 passes and low efficiency shows that the Russian women's volleyball free agent to protect the main attack ability is poor and a pass area is not big, compared to the old free agent difference. It is important to know that in the World Cup, the old free agent and Serban are two people to receive a pass system.

The strength of the decline of reason 4: external environment, the Russian Premier League to lose the competitive strength of the top league, not as good as the Turkish Premier League and Serie A. Italian women's volleyball league and the Turkish league is the world's top clubs in the gathering place, but also at the same time to cultivate a number of excellent players, creating a rapid growth of the Italian women's volleyball team and the Turkish women's volleyball team.

Russian star Goncharova mentioned in an interview that today's Russian league is not as good as it used to be, so much so that there is no Russian club team in the 2019 Club World Cup, and the season's UEFA Champions League schedule has only one Dinamo Moscow in the top 8, but ultimately it is also regrettable to be out of the tournament. In the past, the Russian Premier League was a place where many stars competed to go, attracting many famous players from the volleyball world at that time, and was also the favorite to win the Champions League and Club World Cup. The level of the league to a certain extent reflects the national team women's volleyball, nowadays the level of the Russian Premier League declined it is difficult to send the Russian women's national volleyball team to send out excellent players.

? Russian women's volleyball can return to the top?

Although the strength of the Russian women's volleyball team declined, but the heritage remains. With the strength of the impact of strong teams, the strength of today's teams are not very different, as long as the complementary strengths and weaknesses, in the game when the field is well-prepared for the teams deserve extra attention.

Return to the peak of the potential of one: double tower vice attack attack attack block all good year World Cup block list, vice attack Kololeva to 1 effective block per game ranked first, enviable is the third is also from Russia's vice attack Efimova to 0.8 average block per game. Such a vice attacker blocking combination is enviable. Meanwhile Kololeva was the best sub attacker of the World Cup in the year, ranking 12th among all attackers with a total of 122 points.

Return to the peak potential two: the head coach has tactical intentions, want to recall the famous Koseleva Russian women's volleyball head coach Buzzatto in his hometown of Italy to accept an interview, he said: we are in the Russian women's volleyball team to develop a training program, and in the active communication of the famous Koseleva recalled to the national team. After the World Cup head coach Buzzatto's coaching position is stable, and has a certain amount of practical experience, which is a good news for the Russian women's volleyball team, and at the same time Kosheleva if she can successfully return, her leadership qualities can definitely improve the team fighting temperament. If the reasonable arrangement of the lineup, clever mobilization of Goncharova and Kosheleva, such offensive strength is worrying. At the same time to the head coach's scheduling to provide more options.

Summary

Every traditional volleyball team will go through peaks and valleys, and also has its own tactical characteristics accumulated over the years, behind the scenes, there are more experience and secret weapons accumulated over the years in each country, and at the same time, we must also according to the volleyball world trend of development and integration of the traditional tactical system. Obviously, the Russian women's volleyball team has lost its traditional characteristics because of the three changes of manager, and at the same time lacks of research on the tactical system of high speed. However, with the dust of the new coach's position settled and a long time to prepare for the war, there is still time to strengthen the team's shortcomings, recall the veteran Kosheleva to provide more options for the tactical system, is still a strong team that can not be ignored by all teams.