Russia NT 2010

  • i wonder why anna makarova is not in the line up of the russian team...she is good outside hitter also...anyone? ?(

  • Good to know that Russia still have a fight after gamova and sokolova retires.
    I think Russia should have loads of work when it comes to reception in order to have good attack.

  • In the last interview Sokolova said that she won't play for the NT in the next season. She wants to focus on her club career, but she'll be ready to return for OG if coach will call her. "The only title I don't have is Olympic champion and I still want to get it".
    It's a pity of course, Russian game won't be that good without Luyba, but it's ok, the main target is OG now.


    The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself. (Oscar Wilde).

  • thanks Nick for infos. Sokolova said the right things. i agree with her.

    "Lo sbaglio più grande e quello di credere di aver vinto prima ancora di giocare la partita"

  • Hopefully, she'll come back once the qualification tournaments get underway. I don't think she needs to play Grand Prix, but it certainly would be great to see her at the World Cup.

  • Hopefully, she'll come back once the qualification tournaments get underway. I don't think she needs to play Grand Prix, but it certainly would be great to see her at the World Cup.


    To qualify for World Cup, Russia need to be in final of ECH 2011 and I think it will be very difficult because Russia play not so good at Euros last years. And without Sokolova it will be 10 times complicated task. Russia never get Wild cards for WC.


    The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself. (Oscar Wilde).

  • I seriously think Russia NT should find another young player like Kosheleva in order to assure its great future. Right now, Kosheleva is the only reliable young attacker in the team. Goncharova is just not ready yet. After Gamova and Sokolova leave the team, I dont think Kosheleva and Goncharova can replace them so another promising player would be great.

  • I seriously think Russia NT should find another young player like Kosheleva in order to assure its great future. Right now, Kosheleva is the only reliable young attacker in the team. Goncharova is just not ready yet. After Gamova and Sokolova leave the team, I dont think Kosheleva and Goncharova can replace them so another promising player would be great.


    I heard that Naumova is playing well, what is new about her? russıan users, does she have potentıal to become a player such as Kosheleva :whistle:

  • Ben Naumova onun hakkında yenilikleri, iyi oynayan olduğunu duydunuz mu? rusça kullanıcılar, o Kosheleva gibi bir oyuncu olma potansiyeli var <IMG alt=": Islık:" src="http://www.inside-volley.com/wbb/../wcf/images/smilies/floet.gif" />

    Kosheleva? I think Russian NT needs a player such Sokolova!... Kosheleva and Goncharova seems each other..They are great attacker but poor receiver!

  • I think that Goncharava can be reliable as Kosheleva in the next years. This is just her first year in the team. When Tatiana joined in 2007, she too was not playing that good, averaging below 20 in attack percentage and was not even used as a receiver of the team. In fact I think that Natalia showed better first year performance in the national team than Tatiana. Then Tatiana just blossomed after a year or two in the national team starting last year.


    I do not think that Naumova is as good as Tatiana or Natalia. I think she has a lower reach in attacks. If you look at her profile, Sokolova, Kosheleva and Natalia are almost similar in terms of reach when attacking around 310 perhaps. Then Naumova is similar to Fateeva, Safronova.


    I think that for next year, Kosheleva-Goncharova-Makhno will be the formation. I cannot think of another attacker-receiver that can replace Sokolova but only Makhno.

  • goncharova did not play very well in the wch, but in the yeltsin cup, wgpq and montreux she was very good... maybe if her attacks were quicker.... nowadays is a rough task to overcome triple block.
    i think rusakova from uralochka should be called, she seems to be a good receiver

  • I thinks Sazhina is also a good receiver and is also young I think, though she suffered an injury recently. She can play like Plotnikova maybe.


    But now, I think we have to settle for Kosheleva-Goncharova-Makno. Makhno may be good if she will have more international exposure - do some combination plays with the middle player.

  • I thinks Sazhina is also a good receiver and is also young I think, though she suffered an injury recently. She can play like Plotnikova maybe.


    But now, I think we have to settle for Kosheleva-Goncharova-Makno. Makhno may be good if she will have more international exposure - do some combination plays with the middle player.


    But Makhno isn't young anymore. I think she was born in 1982. Same with Sazhina, she was born in 1984. It would be better if the team would have another very reliable player in her early 20's...someone who was born in 1988 onwards.

  • Then maybe you are referring to Naumova.


    I think Kuzyutin is developing her to that position but at this point, she is still raw to fill in the position of Sokolova. Makhno and Sazhina can still play for several years, while Naumova is being trained and exposed.

  • Oh I just remembered Aleksandra Pasynkova. She has been trained as a libero by Karpol so she must have good receiving and digging skills now. I am not sure if she has fully recovered from her injury.


    Kosheleva-Gonchravova-Pasynkova combo might be a good idea if Pasynkova has recovered already.

  • Short video of the WC 2010 final game moments http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUDVu6mKCxg


    The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself. (Oscar Wilde).

  • If I'm not wrong Perepelkhina is another receiving middle blocker, just like Murtazaeva, Sedova, Alimova and Sazhina. Karpol system to make Mb receive in one position in Uralochka?