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Post by CAI BIN MUST GO on May 19, 2021 13:37:14 GMT -5
don't even get me started.. now this was a setter. Wow, I really miss the double-slide from China's opposites. Does Gong run that play, or anyone on China's YNT? I don't recall China running it since London These days they don't, mostly they just run the X if they do anything fancy (middle runs a slide, opp runs into pos 3) |
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Post by alohavball on May 19, 2021 13:39:48 GMT -5
don't even get me started.. now this was a setter. Wow, I really miss the double-slide from China's opposites. Does Gong run that play, or anyone on China's YNT? I don't recall China running it since London Lang Ping was trying to bring it back when she moved Zheng Yixin their shorter, but quick sliding middle there. It wasn't as successful as she hoped. |
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Post by CAI BIN MUST GO on May 19, 2021 13:40:17 GMT -5
Zehra's their best MB and arguably their most consistent player in the IOQTs. Turkey needs her. Eda says hello. Eda is the emotional leader of this team.
OK fine, she was best MB in the CEV qualification tournament. I don't remember anything from that tournament when I made my comment |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2021 13:45:27 GMT -5
Eda says hello. Eda is the emotional leader of this team.
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Post by alohavball on May 19, 2021 13:55:29 GMT -5
She took this head shot from Goncharova and still continued to play.
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Post by Wichsen on May 19, 2021 16:11:55 GMT -5
I just want to sleep and then when i wake up it's the 1st match of vnl. Can't wait and see our girls play again for NT after 2 yrs!
Exciting it is because our vets and new will be playing together and they are almost complete (if not all)!
I hope coaches will devide the matches and all players will have the same exposure. But okay maybe more for new players. 😁
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2021 17:30:46 GMT -5
I love that this thread has almost 100 pages already and the tournament has not even started yet.💙
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2021 17:40:20 GMT -5
@avid , Malova dropped from the Russian roster. Not sure why. Perhaps she is a Tokyo lock and Busato wanted to let her rest/sub her in later in the tournament?
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2021 17:41:49 GMT -5
The VNL website got a facelift and it looks really nice ya'll.
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Post by ironhammer on May 19, 2021 17:50:28 GMT -5
Precisely. Unless they have some secret ingredients that gives them really good confidence of getting on the podium at Tokyo, this is pretty questionable as strategies go. The secret ingredient is EgonuVolleyball is more than just one member. I think Italy has taken a big risk here. |
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Post by ironhammer on May 19, 2021 17:51:38 GMT -5
I honestly think stacked national teams at the top will put up a better fight than stacked Turkish or Italian teams do against her in the domestic leagues . She's incredible but so is full strength China and USA. I do too, but Italy's more than just Egonu. De Gennaro and L. Bosetti are excellent floor defenders. Sylla/Pietrini are decent OH1s (although the latter's reception is not that good)
I was looking at China's matches with Italy and one of the reasons for the 2018 WCh SF loss was the inability to control Sylla (compared to 2019 VNL when she went off)
And them not playing together in the NT for a prolonged period won't help though. |
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Post by CAI BIN MUST GO on May 19, 2021 17:53:14 GMT -5
The VNL website got a facelift and it looks really nice ya'll. wow, it looks great! hope they'll have complete statistics this time |
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Post by CAI BIN MUST GO on May 19, 2021 17:54:11 GMT -5
The secret ingredient is EgonuVolleyball is more than just one member. I think Italy is taken a big risk here. I'm perfectly happy with that  |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2021 18:02:35 GMT -5
Am I the only one who thinks that this Italian team could over perform?
I think this is their best line up:
S: Bosio, Battistoni
OH: Guerra, D'Odorico, Omoruyi, Melli
MB: Lubian, Bonifacio, Mazzaro, Squarcini
OPP: Mingardi, Nwakalor
L: Fersino, De Bertoli
Best starters are in BOLD.
That group could honestly push most of the teams in this competition. Bosio runs a pretty fast offense and really elevated Chieri this season. Plus her coach is the head coach of this team for the VNL. Several of her Chieri teammates are also on this roster.
I think several teams will end up starting weaker line-ups against them and really struggle to win those scenarios. We will likely see many of Italy's matches either be blow outs FOR ITALY or go 5 sets. I don't think they will beat USA, Brazil, Turkey or China (at full strength) but I think they could topple Russia, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Poland and the rest of the competition if not taken seriously.
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Post by ironhammer on May 19, 2021 18:03:58 GMT -5
Volleyball is more than just one member. I think Italy is taken a big risk here. I'm perfectly happy with that If you are hoping this will hurt them for Tokyo... |
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