"Second consecutive shock upset loss." Acting head coach Park Chul-woo said, "I'm totally responsible, the players did a good job" [the scene of Jangchung]

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Woori Card's acting coach Park Chul-woo, who ended his "spring volleyball" journey in vain without continuing the regular league sensation, said, "It is entirely my responsibility to lose the first and second playoff games."

Acting head coach Park Chul-woo met with reporters on the 29th after he was eliminated from the PO due to a 2-3 (25-22, 25-22, 18-25, 39-41, 12-15) upset loss against Hyundai Capital in the second round of the Jin Air 2025-2026 Professional Volleyball V-League Playoff (PO, 2 wins out of 3 games) at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul, and said, "I should have made a direction so that I could take more center stage and play well."

Woori Card, which won the first two sets and lost three sets after losing the first two in an away game in Cheonan two days ago, collapsed as it lost three to five sets without continuing its winning momentum in the first and second sets. In particular, it was painful to lose 39-41 in the fourth set and end up heading to deuce even after taking a comfortable lead.

Acting coach Park Chul-woo said, "The players have fought well so far and have been so good. "I'm grateful for spending the season with good players," he said. "I'm more thirsty than I was when I was a player. "I had to deal with it myself when I was a player, but now I have to watch it from outside, so I had no choice but to trust the players and see it," he said.

In the meantime, acting Park Chul-woo said, "Our team has improved a lot, though. Looking at the images that I tried not to collapse until the end, I thought, "It's getting better," he said, adding, "I thought Hyundai Capital was the winning team." He had a good concentration. In that regard, Hyundai Capital fully deserved to win," he said.

Acting coach Park Chul-woo, who has not yet confirmed whether he will be promoted as an official coach as an acting coach, said, "I haven't thought about the next thing yet," adding, "I want to quickly go to the meeting room with the players and say, 'I'm really proud, I'm happy to be with good players.' You must have had a hard time doing it with me, but I'm grateful that you trusted and followed me. The result is unfortunate, but I think the process was very happy," he added.

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