What's with this confidence? Jung Ji-seok, who became the captain and revived, evaluated his poor performance for 2 years. I think it would be fun to turn it around

Oct 24, 2025

V League Korean Air-KEPCO match held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 23rd. Korean Air's Jung Ji-seok and Jeong Han-yong are happy after scoring. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.10.23/

"I thought it would be fun to turn this around."

MVP Jung Ji-seok is back. If this happens, Korean Air cannot be excluded from the strong favorite.

Korean Air won the opening match against KEPCO 3-1 at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 23rd. Manager Henan Dal Zotto's V-League debut win.

The hero of the day is Jung Ji-seok. Ahead of this season, he became a new captain after taking over the baton of a player who has served as captain for the past 10 years. It was also a season to shake off the two-year slump caused by injuries.

Perhaps that's why I bit my teeth. 23 points in both teams. The attack success rate is close to 70%. Apart from the shame, the destructive power shown in his heyday has completely returned. In defense, he was a little flustered, but his offense, serve and blocking were all impeccable.

V League Korean Air-KEPCO match held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 23rd. Korean Air's Jung Ji-seok is happy with Han after scoring. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.10.23/

Jung Ji-seok "I'm happy to play the opening game in full physical condition. Thank you so much for the coach and the coaching staff who helped me play." Then "I have no problem with my physical condition. It's not that they're not sick at all, but all the players have minor injuries. The training part helps me a lot. Thank you. Not only me, but all the players, especially Han, got much better. He said, "I heard he rolls his sleeves because his new uniform is big, and he seems to be bragging about his good health." In fact, there was a huge muscle attached to one player's arm.

Jeong Ji-seok "When I heard that he has been sluggish for the past two years, I thought it would be fun to turn this around. We prepared really hard. The off-season training was very difficult, but the coach helped me a lot. I'm glad I showed a good performance now. I also feel sorry for the coaches and coaches who were there before."

V League Korean Air-KEPCO match held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 23rd. Korean Air's Jung Ji-seok is attacking. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.10.23/

Jung Ji-seok briefly shook up in the second set about playing the new captaincy role, and felt sorry for his teammates because he couldn't show his leadership. The player has been claiming for a long time, but it doesn't seem easy. Still, I will show you my captaincy of Korean Air. It's burdensome to take the lead, but I'm grateful that there are many players who can't do it even if they want to captain."

Finally, Jung Ji-seok "The shin that had fatigue fractures is not yet 100%. So my goal is to survive without getting sick until the end of the season. Thank you for saying that the director will show a better performance than his heyday. I trained really hard to do that, too. It's a good first step. I think I can get there. We are a team that can win, of course. It doesn't make sense for me, the captain, to say that the playoffs are the goal. The goal is to win unconditionally."

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.