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Post by Will Rogers Beach on Aug 1, 2021 8:26:40 GMT -5
Japan 13-10
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Post by Will Rogers Beach on Aug 1, 2021 8:27:44 GMT -5
Japan 13-12
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Post by jcvball22 on Aug 1, 2021 8:27:54 GMT -5
I doubt it. He had one job, and it was to maximize the remainder of the Marouf era. If they lose here, he obviously didn’t do that How do you figure? The goal is to try to figure out how they stay relevant when Maroof retires. The team has done well and has young talent coming up. |
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Post by Disc808 on Aug 1, 2021 8:28:29 GMT -5
13-12, Japan timeout. Need a side out soon
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Post by Will Rogers Beach on Aug 1, 2021 8:29:06 GMT -5
Japan 14-12
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Post by Will Rogers Beach on Aug 1, 2021 8:30:26 GMT -5
Japan wins in 5!
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Post by Disc808 on Aug 1, 2021 8:30:50 GMT -5
JAPAN!!!!! What a freaking win. Congrats Iran, they fought admirably
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Post by jcvball22 on Aug 1, 2021 8:32:12 GMT -5
JAPAN!!!!! What a freaking win. Congrats Iran, they fought admirably That was a heck of a match. I wish it had gone the other way, but amazing volleyball on both sides. |
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Post by archiepelago on Aug 1, 2021 8:34:01 GMT -5
I doubt it. He had one job, and it was to maximize the remainder of the Marouf era. If they lose here, he obviously didn’t do that Marouf was from a different generation of Iran mens volleyball. They have a lot of talented young players. Saadat one of them. Its not good to change the coach based on a player that was there before the coach even became part of the team. The paris olympics is in 3 years. I think they will keep Alekno. Change will be an option after the Paris olympics. |
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Post by Disc808 on Aug 1, 2021 8:34:05 GMT -5
Takahashi came up huge. Of course Nishida was putting up big numbers, but Ishikawa also heated things up after being defended well by iran.
Salehi was also awesome by Iran. And I actually thought their 2 libero system was working really well
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Post by vbcoach06 on Aug 1, 2021 8:34:52 GMT -5
I doubt it. He had one job, and it was to maximize the remainder of the Marouf era. If they lose here, he obviously didn’t do that How do you figure? The goal is to try to figure out how they stay relevant when Maroof retires. The team has done well and has young talent coming up. I agree with that too. But I don’t think a guy like Alekno sticks around as they go through a re-tooling process with a team 2 steps below the world’s best. Not saying Iran fires him, but I could see a “mutually part ways” sort of situation. |
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Post by bruinsgold on Aug 1, 2021 8:35:25 GMT -5
Not me crying on a Sunday morning because JAPAN WON!!! |
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Post by jcvball22 on Aug 1, 2021 8:36:25 GMT -5
How do you figure? The goal is to try to figure out how they stay relevant when Maroof retires. The team has done well and has young talent coming up. I agree with that too. But I don’t think a guy like Alekno sticks around as they go through a re-tooling process with a team 2 steps below the world’s best. Not saying Iran fires him, but I could see a “mutually part ways” sort of situation. I could see Alekno choose to leave, as the Iranian Federation is not easy to work for. But with only 3 years until the next Olympics, my guess is they try to keep him. |
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Post by Disc808 on Aug 1, 2021 8:40:02 GMT -5
Not me crying on a Sunday morning because JAPAN WON!!!They could’ve folded after losing that close 3rd set (despite having multiple opportunities to win it on serve), but they stuck through it and just balled out. So proud of this team, especially since Iran was going toe to toe with Japan up until the end |
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Post by bruinsgold on Aug 1, 2021 8:40:22 GMT -5
Takahashi came up huge. Of course Nishida was putting up big numbers, but Ishikawa also heated things up after being defended well by iran. Salehi was also awesome by Iran. And I actually thought their 2 libero system was working really well Totally agree - Takahashi and Nishida looked so composed and were just killing it throughout the match. I loved Sekita's decision making too. When he started going to the bic more, Japan was hard to stop. Something lit a fire in Ishikawa after that 3rd set. He led the team huddle, started upping his level of play in the 4th, then went full beast mode in the 5th. He really embodied a captain and emotional leader today. |
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