Daily Sports Korea mobile site, ‘main gun’ Kim Jeong-ho’s revival… KB Insurance rides ‘updraft’

[데일리스포츠한국 박민석 기자] Jung-ho Kim, ‘the main gun’ of KB Insurance, announced the ‘resurrection’.

In the first round match against Korean Air held at Uijeongbu Gymnasium in Gyeonggi Province on the 3rd, KB Insurance won with a set score of 3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-17, 25-21) and escaped from three consecutive losses.

The most encouraging part of the day was the performance of ‘main gun’ Jeong-ho Kim. He led the team to victory with 13 points and an attacking success rate of 63.2% in the match.

It was a valuable match to shake off the slump. Kim Jung-ho, who stood tall as KB Insurance’s ‘native striker’ last season with 481 points (10th) and 54.7% (3rd place) in attack success rate, scored only 4, 9, and 3 points in 3 games this season, respectively. At the same time, confidence was greatly reduced.

Kim Jung-ho, whom I met after the game, said, “If I lost today, it would be 4 straight losses. I got three points against a strong team called Korean Air, and (Jung) Min-soo hyung is good to win even though it’s a comeback game after being discharged from the military.”

It is explained that the fact that he had a lot of pressure along with a back injury at the beginning of the season was linked to the slump.

Kim Jung-ho said, “(At the beginning of the season) my back hurt, and I made a lot of stupid mistakes in an important position on the team, and it didn’t help the team. It was hard because I felt small and looked down on people around me. I was in good shape, but I couldn’t move because I was thinking too much.

‘Sincere advice’ from people around me was a big help.

Kim Jung-ho said, “All the hyungs, younger brothers, and the coaching staff told me a lot of good things, so I think I can get my mind together and do it again.” “Keta and (Jung) Minsu hyungs said, ‘In our team, you have to run, but if you shake Of course, the team has no choice but to lose. Believe that we will help, so let’s run together. We are one team.”

Taking a game off against Samsung Fire & Marine on the 27th of last month also helped.

Kim Jung-ho said, “Watching the last match, I felt a lot about what parts of the team had to be filled.”

Keita, a foreign player who leads the team attack, also supported him.

Keita said, “He’s really important to me. At the beginning of this season, I was trying to help. I shared the pressure I felt last year, and Ho-hyung Jung gave me confidence as ‘No. 1’ in the team. It is thanks to Ho-hyung Jung that I can score points.”

As Kim Jung-ho found his true self, KB Insurance immediately cut a losing streak. Now, all that remains is to ride the ‘updraft’.

Director Hu In-jeong of KB Insurance said, “Our team will get better in the future.”

Uijeongbu = Reporter Park Min-seok kepain@dailysportshankook.com