"I don't want to see Korean Air win Cheonan." Blanc confessed, "Power of Fury" changed to Hyundai Capital [the scene of Cheonan]

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There has never been an exception in 11 championship games. Cheonan Hyundai Capital, filled with anger, challenges the 0% probability with its power as a catalyst.

Hyundai Capital, led by head coach Philip Blanc (66), won the third match of the men's championship match of the 2025-2026 Jin Air V-League against Incheon Korean Air at Yoo Gwan-soon Gymnasium in Cheonan on the 6th with a set score of 3-0 (25-16, 25-23, 26-24).

The team that won the first and second rounds of the championship 20 times in history won all 11 times, but Hyundai Capital won one game after losing consecutive games, raising its dream of reverse sweep of the championship, which has never been seen in history.

It was 3 wins and 3 losses in the regular season, and the winning team was divided by just one win. In both the first and second games, the two teams were in a full set race and the winners were divided by a very slight difference. Even the second game was decided in one video reading result that caused controversy at the end of the game.

Therefore, Hyundai Capital was longing even more for victory. Coach Blanc, who met with reporters before the game, said, "The first goal I shared with the team was to win at least one victory in Incheon and come back to Cheonan to win," adding, "I think I've already won one victory in Incheon." When I come back, I will win two games in Cheonan. After that, we'll have to find out who will be the real winner. We have to fight with all our might today, or Korean Air will win the championship," he said.

While expressing strong dissatisfaction with the decision, he said, "I'm going to forget everything for now and focus on today's game," adding, "Since I'm a person, anger comes first in this situation. It will subside when encroached on it, but if used well, it can be a catalyst. I will show you my fighting spirit to overcome it somehow," he said.

The worst led to the best. As Blanc said, Hyundai Capital turned anger into a greater motivation than anything else and overwhelmed it with a desperate performance from the first set. There was also a crisis of two or three sets, but Hyundai Capital was more focused at a decisive moment.

After the game, Blanc said, "I think (the anger) became a catalyst. "I won as I wished, and the players were so good," he said. "First of all, I want to thank the fans. I was able to win because of the great atmosphere," he said.

Nevertheless, it is still at a disadvantage. It's not easy to erase the video reading that was crucial in the second game from your head. Coach Blanc said, "I think it will take a long time before (the anger) disappears. "I spent a lot of time preparing with the team," he said. "This anger is not going to die down that easily. It's perfectly normal to have this feeling because you're a person. I thought I've been patient a lot, but I think it was a time when I was very angry at the end of it. As of today, I'm going to forget what passed and focus more on the rest of the game," he explained.

As he has fired a signal of counterattack, he is determined to lead the game to Game 5. Coach Blanc said, "I think the most positive thing is that our players caught Korean Air through a really good performance," adding, "Korean Air will also prepare with a new atmosphere and strategy, but I don't want to see it win Cheonan." I'll show you a win in the next game."

However, he apologized for his somewhat excessive remarks. At a press conference after losing the second game, Korean Air President Cho Won-tae and the chairman of the Korean Volleyball Federation raised suspicions that they were "in the same league," which was a story of the remarks.

Coach Blanc said, "I think it's too late because the words went out of my mouth to correct it. In the future, I would like to refrain from saying things that rely on these emotions as much as possible, he said. "To those who would have been uncomfortable with the words delivered to the president, I would like to express my apology with the president." I hope we can talk about volleyball (champ game) for the rest of the time."

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