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Post by BigDigEnergy on Aug 5, 2022 7:25:02 GMT -5
Talking of France, it looks like Kevin is back in the roster for the World Championships. They announced 15 players, so one of them will be cut off later and most likely a middle.
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Post by archiepelago on Aug 5, 2022 7:52:27 GMT -5
Talking of France, it looks like Kevin is back in the roster for the World Championships. They announced 15 players, so one of them will be cut off later and most likely a middle. where's the announcement of the 15 players? |
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Post by BigDigEnergy on Aug 5, 2022 8:02:02 GMT -5
Talking of France, it looks like Kevin is back in the roster for the World Championships. They announced 15 players, so one of them will be cut off later and most likely a middle. where's the announcement of the 15 players? This is where I found out. I honestly don’t know how reliable/accurate it is. http://instagram.com/p/Cg3-G-ms3pH |
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Post by archiepelago on Aug 5, 2022 8:09:34 GMT -5
I don't think thats a legitimate account. If the official accounts of France volleyball have not said anything, I doubt this list is credible. |
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Post by Disc808 on Aug 5, 2022 8:23:37 GMT -5
I don't think thats a legitimate account. If the official accounts of France volleyball have not said anything, I doubt this list is credible. I mean I think the list seems pretty credible to me lol. One middle will likely be dropped anyways cuz you can only bring 14 |
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Post by Disc808 on Aug 5, 2022 8:25:37 GMT -5
Apparently Leon is going to be back with the national team.
He believes he will be ready by the time it starts, and at 100% by the time playoff rounds happen
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Post by BigDigEnergy on Aug 5, 2022 8:33:27 GMT -5
I don't think thats a legitimate account. If the official accounts of France volleyball have not said anything, I doubt this list is credible. I know that for the VNL this account was very accurate with the roster info. They seem to be in the know before the official announcement. |
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Post by akbar on Aug 5, 2022 16:59:04 GMT -5
No Kentaro for Japan
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Post by alohavball on Aug 5, 2022 17:08:45 GMT -5
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Post by bruinsgold on Aug 5, 2022 17:28:12 GMT -5
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Post by Disc808 on Aug 5, 2022 17:41:35 GMT -5
First Jaeschke, now Kentaro. I’m done 😭. I need to figure out why Kentaro won’t be there ugh |
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Post by hanson on Aug 6, 2022 6:15:21 GMT -5
In last years EuroChampionship, France got upset by Czech in round of 16 and Poland was upset (well sort of) by Slovenia in SF. Italy won by beating Serbia in SF and Slovenia in final. It’s like tennis grand slam (women’s) in that You could win the whole thing relatively easily. A big part why Italy won was because the other teams were using their olympic lineup. Italy had a lot of young guns in the Euro Championship. While poland, France, etc. had an exhausted lineup. VNL->Olympics->EuroChampionship. Yes Gianelli and Michielleto were there too but Piano, Vettori, Zaytsev, and Juantoreno were not there and they were the ones who played in the latter part of the OG. But the same Italy team got swept by France and Poland pretty hard (didn’t win a single set) in the VNL finals last month |
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Post by akbar on Aug 6, 2022 7:35:14 GMT -5
A big part why Italy won was because the other teams were using their olympic lineup. Italy had a lot of young guns in the Euro Championship. While poland, France, etc. had an exhausted lineup. VNL->Olympics->EuroChampionship. Yes Gianelli and Michielleto were there too but Piano, Vettori, Zaytsev, and Juantoreno were not there and they were the ones who played in the latter part of the OG. But the same Italy team got swept by France and Poland pretty hard (didn’t win a single set) in the VNL finals last month That Italy team was exposed at the next level when it counted. Paper tigers imo |
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Post by archiepelago on Aug 6, 2022 8:03:16 GMT -5
A big part why Italy won was because the other teams were using their olympic lineup. Italy had a lot of young guns in the Euro Championship. While poland, France, etc. had an exhausted lineup. VNL->Olympics->EuroChampionship. Yes Gianelli and Michielleto were there too but Piano, Vettori, Zaytsev, and Juantoreno were not there and they were the ones who played in the latter part of the OG. But the same Italy team got swept by France and Poland pretty hard (didn’t win a single set) in the VNL finals last month That was my point, the team that won the European Championship last year went up against teams that were exhausted. The Italian olympic team is not the same as the European Championship team |
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Post by Disc808 on Aug 6, 2022 10:00:52 GMT -5
Here’s the thing about Italy. With Michieletto having a bit of a slump, I’m not convinced with them as medal favorites. They just don’t have an elite pin to cover for Michieletto’s struggles. Lavia was fantastic don’t get me wrong. I think in order for Italy to become a medal favorite, Michieletto has to step back up and produce better results (I know he may be tired).
Italy just doesn’t have the passing to play without an elite level pin.. and as much as I like Lavia I think Michieletto has to be that guy
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