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Post by ace35 on Mar 24, 2021 5:11:55 GMT -5
That's too bad! I hope that this doesn't create a dominos effect of teams dropping out! What will this mean to future VNL's? Will Serbia have to re-qualify or is it based on world rankings? Regardless what happens this year, 12 teams are core and have contract-guaranteed participation regardless of whatever, Serbia among them (think of them as tenured professors). |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2021 1:27:31 GMT -5
I wonder if the new rankings have an effect on this. Their ranking got tanked with the VNL getting a ton of weight and their B team... didn't do well. I expect it will though I'm not sure Terzic even cares since he might retire after the Olympics. His main goal is gold in Tokyo after that it's up to their federation to pick up the pieces. I really don't like his coaching style. He may have spun that team from straw into gold but that's pretty crappy IMO to damage the teams future, especially if he is indeed retiring. I get wanting the team to be at their best but to not even show up for the tournament, at all, will that hurt the teams chances in Tokyo? Seems like a pretty ballsy move to me. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2021 1:29:24 GMT -5
That's too bad! I hope that this doesn't create a dominos effect of teams dropping out! What will this mean to future VNL's? Will Serbia have to re-qualify or is it based on world rankings? Regardless what happens this year, 12 teams are core and have contract-guaranteed participation regardless of whatever, Serbia among them (think of them as tenured professors). Unpopular opinion here I'm sure, but I think all teams that boycott the tournament should at least lose their core team status. It's not like they take the tournament seriously anymore. |
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Post by werka on Mar 25, 2021 9:30:52 GMT -5
Serbia takes the first hit! I won’t say I’m surprised. If there were any team looking to miss VNL other than China, i bet it’d be them. I wonder who follows suit...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2021 10:21:07 GMT -5
Serbia takes the first hit! I won’t say I’m surprised. If there were any team looking to miss VNL other than China, i bet it’d be them. I wonder who follows suit... Ironically... Serbia's the team that may need the time to gel together. Busa and Mihajlovic have had terrible endings to the season, Boskovic was very affected by covid, Popovic has been benched on and off at Alba Blaj, even Maja has shown some inconsistency (although I wouldn't be too worried by that). If there's any team that's losing from Tokyo being postponed a year, it's Serbia. |
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Post by basil on Mar 25, 2021 11:23:34 GMT -5
With how experienced this Serbian team is...do they really need to play a massive tournament and risk their bodies? It might be better for them to stay at home, heal their bodies and get in shape, and also not give the other teams recent scouting material on them. But at the very least, send your youngsters or try to figure out who the best backup setter is in the VNL.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2021 11:51:31 GMT -5
With how experienced this Serbian team is...do they really need to play a massive tournament and risk their bodies? It might be better for them to stay at home, heal their bodies and get in shape, and also not give the other teams recent scouting material on them. But at the very least, send your youngsters or try to figure out who the best backup setter is in the VNL. I think going into an OG, without playing matches with each other for what, 2 years? is not a good idea. (but what do I know lol) Terzic needs to find a way to get Busa and Brankica back on board or they're not going to last long. Since Krob came to Fenerbahce, Busa's confidence has been shot and so has her passing... it's terrible and she's not going to get any more help from Popovic than she is from Melis. Brankica isn't the attacking weapon she used to be. Better hope Boskovic gets back to her standards post-covid. Pre-covid she was avg just over 3 errors/match.... after? Over 6. Before covid she was terminating at 60%, after? under 45%. They don't need to figure out who the backup setter is... If Mirkovic is even an option... they're all bad. |
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Post by basil on Mar 25, 2021 12:21:04 GMT -5
With how experienced this Serbian team is...do they really need to play a massive tournament and risk their bodies? It might be better for them to stay at home, heal their bodies and get in shape, and also not give the other teams recent scouting material on them. But at the very least, send your youngsters or try to figure out who the best backup setter is in the VNL. I think going into an OG, without playing matches with each other for what, 2 years? is not a good idea. (but what do I know lol) Terzic needs to find a way to get Busa and Brankica back on board or they're not going to last long. Since Krob came to Fenerbahce, Busa's confidence has been shot and so has her passing... it's terrible and she's not going to get any more help from Popovic than she is from Melis. Brankica isn't the attacking weapon she used to be. Better hope Boskovic gets back to her standards post-covid. Pre-covid she was avg just over 3 errors/match.... after? Over 6. Before covid she was terminating at 60%, after? under 45%. They don't need to figure out who the backup setter is... If Mirkovic is even an option... they're all bad. To be completely honest...I forgot we skipped last summer as a season. I forgot the world shut down. Yeah, they probably should play but I’m not an internationally renowned and respected coach (even though I don’t like Terzic’s style). |
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Post by werka on Mar 25, 2021 13:07:08 GMT -5
inb4 Serbia vs USA OG finals
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2021 13:12:08 GMT -5
Serbia takes the first hit! I won’t say I’m surprised. If there were any team looking to miss VNL other than China, i bet it’d be them. I wonder who follows suit... Ironically... Serbia's the team that may need the time to gel together. Busa and Mihajlovic have had terrible endings to the season, Boskovic was very affected by covid, Popovic has been benched on and off at Alba Blaj, even Maja has shown some inconsistency (although I wouldn't be too worried by that). If there's any team that's losing from Tokyo being postponed a year, it's Serbia. extra time for bosko to recover will be beneficial imo. Her shoulder probably needs a break anyway. Also Maja is the least of Serbia’s problems right now. Like not even in the realm of them. Busa and Brankica are very important pieces though and you’re right about them |
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Post by basil on Mar 25, 2021 13:37:10 GMT -5
tbh after watching China's serving performance in the World Cup...China can literally serve Serbia off the court unless they find some solidity in passing. If Popovic isn't playing consistently well and Busa isn't confident, Serbia could be in big trouble. I'd be interested to see how they do against USA's servers.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2021 13:40:53 GMT -5
tbh after watching China's serving performance in the World Cup...China can literally serve Serbia off the court unless they find some solidity in passing. If Popovic isn't playing consistently well and Busa isn't confident, Serbia could be in big trouble. I'd be interested to see how they do against USA's servers. Serbia's passing is never great. They need their big arms to be healthy and performing. and right now, neither are 100%. |
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Post by alohavball on Mar 25, 2021 14:03:54 GMT -5
Serbia takes the first hit! I won’t say I’m surprised. If there were any team looking to miss VNL other than China, i bet it’d be them. I wonder who follows suit... Ironically... Serbia's the team that may need the time to gel together. Busa and Mihajlovic have had terrible endings to the season, Boskovic was very affected by covid, Popovic has been benched on and off at Alba Blaj, even Maja has shown some inconsistency (although I wouldn't be too worried by that). If there's any team that's losing from Tokyo being postponed a year, it's Serbia. Another big question is Veljkovic who just gave birth last month and will need VNL to get into form. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2021 14:40:38 GMT -5
Ironically... Serbia's the team that may need the time to gel together. Busa and Mihajlovic have had terrible endings to the season, Boskovic was very affected by covid, Popovic has been benched on and off at Alba Blaj, even Maja has shown some inconsistency (although I wouldn't be too worried by that). If there's any team that's losing from Tokyo being postponed a year, it's Serbia. Another big question is Veljkovic who just gave birth last month and will need VNL to get into form. I completely forgot about that. Lot's of variables up in the air. That's a huge gamble for Terzić. I don't think Serbia is so mighty that they can honestly afford to sit this one out. China either. Like I said earlier, teams should face some consequences for not attending, like losing their core team status. |
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Post by alohavball on Mar 25, 2021 14:58:00 GMT -5
Another big question is Veljkovic who just gave birth last month and will need VNL to get into form. I completely forgot about that. Lot's of variables up in the air. That's a huge gamble for Terzić. I don't think Serbia is so mighty that they can honestly afford to sit this one out. China either. Like I said earlier, teams should face some consequences for not attending, like losing their core team status. I don't think FIVB will take their core team status, but there will be financial penalties. |
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