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Even during the league's third-place cruise, KB Insurance, which has the strength of changing its coach, has regained its good trend.
KB Insurance won Woori Card with a set score of 3-1 (25-17, 26-24, 21-25, 25-19) in the men's fourth round of the Jin Air 2025-2026 V-League at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 11th.
As a result, KB Insurance won two consecutive games and regained third place with 12 wins and 10 losses (37 points), beating KEPCO (12-9, 34 points). The first place was also in sight, with a difference of just four points from the leading Korean Air.
It was an eventful year-end and year-end. KB Insurance announced the termination of its contract with Leonardo Carvalho (54) on the 30th of last month. At the time of Carvalho's voluntary resignation, KB Insurance was in third place with three consecutive wins, all the more shocking. As it was an unexpected change of manager, the club and players suffered from various rumors. The dualization system in which domestic coaches guide foreign players, including domestic and foreign coaches, including Carvalho, sparked rumors.
However, according to an official from KB Insurance, even at the time of the dualization system, tactical instructions made in consultation with Carvalho were delivered through coach Ha Hyun-yong. Three consecutive wins were also the result of the team's success. As such, the club also dissuaded Carvalho's decision to voluntarily resign, and the players were also disappointed.
Perhaps in the aftermath, KB Insurance started its acting head coach Ha Hyun-yong with two consecutive losses. Fortunately, he also ignited the lead fight by defeating Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance and Woori Card in a row.
The next opponent is Korean Air. Recently, Korean Air has lost three consecutive games as main gun Jung Ji-seok and next-generation ace Lim Jae-young both left due to injuries. As a result, the solo system has collapsed and the second-place Hyundai Capital (12-8, 38 points) is also threatened with the first place by three points.
The situation ahead of the fourth face-off of the season is also a little more positive for KB Insurance. After the game, KB Insurance will greet Korean Air at its home stadium after a four-day break. On the other hand, Korean Air has to deal with OK Savings Bank first on the 13th and then come to Uijeongbu after two days off.
However, KB Insurance also has bad news, with Mohamed Yaqoob (registered name Yaqoob) leaving for Bahrain as a family member in the Asian quarter on the 9th. Looking at the minds of KB Insurance players, the counterattack seems to have already begun.
Na Kyung-bok said, "Even if we fall physically due to our schedule, Korean Air is a strong team. We need to keep our guard up and keep Russell out of the way to beat Korean Air. We have to prepare hard," he said.
Villena also said, "Korean Air is going through a difficult time because Jung Ji-seok is missing. But even without Jung Ji-seok, there are still many good players, so I expect it to be a difficult game," he said. "Korean Air is a really strong team. We also need to understand the distribution of Korean Air's balls when there is no Jeong Ji-seok. In addition, I think I can easily solve the game by preventing Russell well. I will prepare hard so that I can win," he stressed.
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