Lang Ping (1st from the right)
Chinese coach Lang Ping: “We prepared for a game like this. Japan is a great team, is very well organized, fast and has great ball control. They have many good things that we don’t have. I think we were looking forward to this game. I told my players Japan are a great team and it’s their home court and there will be a lot of noise. I said, ‘You must concentrate on the game.’ I want to learn from this game. We need to learn many things from Japan. It was a great performance from all the fans and I want to thank the fans for cheering all the athletes”.
She turned to the final game against Brazil: “I don’t think we even have 24 hours to prepare. It’s a very, very short time. Before this game, I haven’t thought about the last match. We’ll play our best to try and learn from the game. Brazil has more experience and I think they deserve to be ranked No. 1 in the world”.
Japanese coach Masayoshi Manabe: “Today, we played a full-sets match but lost. We had fewer mistakes and better defence than before, but we lost and we need to think about being stronger. China has tall and young players and their technique is great. Tomorrow, we play the USA, who has a high block, but we want to end the World Grand Prix with a win”.
See the WoV Community profiles of China and Japan.
Also, check out profiles of Lang and Manabe.
For more news from this competiton, click on World Grand Prix 2013.
