Acting head coach Park Chul-woo said, "Han Tae-joon at the center of Araujo and Ali, looking forward to a crazy toss." [the scene of Jangchung]

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Ahead of the second round of the professional volleyball V-League men's playoff (PO, two wins out of three rounds), Woori Card's acting coach Park Chul-woo expressed expectations for setter Han Tae-joon's performance.

Acting head coach Park Chul-woo met with reporters ahead of the second round of the Jin Air 2025-2026 professional volleyball V-League PO at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul at 7 p.m. on the 29th and said, "POs are only known when they play. The short-term game can be reversed once a crazy player comes out," he said.

Since acting coach Park Chul-woo took the helm, Woori Card, which advanced to the postseason as fourth place in the regular season with an overwhelming 14 wins and 4 losses, also advanced to the PO by beating third-place KB Insurance and Jun PO (single decision).

Woori Card, which seemed to continue its momentum by winning both the first and second sets in the away game of Hyundai Capital and PO earlier, was in a tight spot after losing the remaining three sets.

Acting Park Chul-woo said, "I think Araujo and Ali will do well. At the center of it is a setter Han Tae-joon, he said. "I hope he will show a crazy toss."

Acting Park said, "The players rested well. Overall, when I checked my body, everything was fine overall. "I think I'll play well," he said. "In fact, as soon as the first game was over, I expected the players to lose the first game." "I told him that he must have been physically burdened because he came up with a semi-PO, but he still fought well."

Acting head coach Park Chul-woo then said, "The second game is the same situation." Both teams play five sets, take a day off and play. Fatigue is now the same situation. In the end, I think we can play well enough if it's the same situation," he added.

Acting Park Chul-woo said, "Today's game is well enough mentally. It's a different phase. It has become a situation where you can completely stick to it 100%. I'm not too worried," he stressed.

Hyundai Capital coach Blanc said, "There is only one thing that recovers well right now. We need to take good care of our physical strength and improve our understanding of the game through video analysis," he said.

Coach Blanc said, "We expected Woori Card to be a top-four team before the season and during Media Day." It has a history of national team players and foreign players are good. "After finding the rhythm in the second half of the season, we recovered our performance," he said. "In the sixth round, KB Insurance, Korean Air, and even us beat them. I think it's the strongest team right now. I hope it ends today, but I'm happy to win Woori Card even if I go to Game 3."

On the tight postseason schedule, Blanc said, "I'm very disappointed. "I have to play the coolest volleyball in the postseason, but if I play every other day, I will be physically exhausted," he said. "I feel sorry, but I have to respect the V-League." I hope the players will play smart in terms of atmosphere and understanding," he added.

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