Can Murad Khan's (Korean Air) firepower continue this time?
Korean Air will host Samsung Fire in the fourth round of the Dodram 2023-2024 V-League Men's Division on Saturday at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon.
Korean Air is smiling broadly at the birth of a 'premium foreigner'. Murad, who came as a substitute foreign player for Lincoln, made his debut against OK Financial Group on Dec. 25 last year. The game against Hyundai Capital on December 12 was the game of his life. With 52 points and a 72.73% attack percentage in a tightly contested match that went to a full set, Murad played a key role as a solution. Especially in the fourth set, when the score was 42-40, Murad showed no signs of tiring.
When asked about the apogee spiker spot, Korean Air head coach Tommi Tilikainen said, "Murad is definitely out. He had a great game last time and has worked hard to integrate into the team's style."
"He's been working hard to understand the system, where he's going to be in the offense, where he's going to be in the defense," Tilikainen said.
Leader Woori Card lost to KEPCO on Thursday, snapping a four-game losing streak. Korean Air is in second place, 토토사이트 three points behind Woori. They had a golden opportunity to close the gap.
Coach Tilikainen said, "We haven't capitalized on many chances this season. We didn't capitalize on our chances to win, and we lost the game by one point. We are still in the race and I think we took our chances to move up to the top. I expect good luck in today's match."
Meanwhile, third-placed Samsung Fire has lost three straight games. They can swap places with Korean Air with a win today. Samsung Fire coach Kim Sang-woo said, "It's a crisis as you can see. The teams at the bottom of the standings are playing at full strength. We know it's a crisis. I told the players that we are in a situation where we can compete for the rankings because you did well, so let's create a situation where we can do well again."
Kim is also wary of his opponent, Murad. "If you look at the Hyundai Capital game, the batting was so big that you don't know how to analyze the course. You have to let the bad balls go in the end. We prepared for the course as it was."
