"Lost the first round of Champ." Hyundai Capital Blanc said, "The last-minute foreign change is unfair, and the better in two days." [the scene of Incheon]

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Hyundai Capital coach Philip Blanc, who suffered a bitter loss in the first game of the championship match, vowed to turn around, saying, "I will come back with a better appearance in two days."

"If the line defense had done well against Lim Dong-hyuk or had only two or three more blocks, the situation would have changed," Blanc said after losing 2-3 (19-25, 25-19, 25-23, 20-25, 11-15) to Korean Air in the first round of the men's V-League professional volleyball championship (three wins out of five) at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 2nd.

On this day, Hyundai Capital changed its mood by winning the second and third sets after giving up the first set, but bowed its head without winning the last set. Following the first and second playoff games against Woori Card, it is a close game in full sets for three consecutive postseason games.

Coach Blanc said, "The receiving continued to falter toward the middle of the game, and the toss was forced to go to the left. There was a scene where the ball continued to Heo Soo-bong for five consecutive games, and the players need to open their horizons more."

He gave a positive evaluation to Maso, who faced him for the first time as an enemy on this day. Korean Air replaced a foreign player with Maso instead of Russell just before the postseason, and Maso made his V-League debut at the championship. On this day, the attack success rate reached 71.43 percent with 18 points.

Blanc said, "There were a lot of jumps. "The fact that the attack success rate exceeded 70% means that he showed good performance," he said. "He is a player who will bring a positive wind to Korean Air."

However, coach Blanc said, "I don't think it's fair (to replace foreign players at the last minute). In international volleyball, player replacement can only be replaced on the basis of medical findings. There will be complaints within the squad about changing as they please. However, it is in accordance with the current regulations, so we have no choice but to respect it," he added.

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