Since the other thread went off-topic, I will start a new one.
Some people didn't understand me. When I said every "aspect", I was not talking about the things required to make a good team. Obviously "mental power" is important for a team to win. Actually, not only that, there are many other aspects, like team work, experience, to have an homogeneous team - good players outside the starting six - a good defense system, willpower and determination, hardwork, players who are able to execute different tasks. and on and on. When I said Russia is better than Spain in "every aspect", I was not saying Russia is better than Spain in all of those things I mentioned. LOL!
I was explaining why I have no interest to take "revenge". The aspects I meant were things such as tradition, rank placement, etc. Spain can't compare with Russia in tradition, Spain is behind Russia in the World Rank, Spain places behind Russia in EVERY tournament - ECH being the only exception - Spanish team is technically inferior to Russia, 90% of people agree that Russia is currently the second best team in the world - the results show it - Russian players play in major European clubs, Spanish do not, etc and etc.
Those were the aspects I meant. I was explaining why there is no "rivarly" between both teams, no reason to want to take revenge, because that's like comparing David and Golias - again no disrespect, but when you are ahead of the other team in every possible way, how can you talk about "rivalry"?
With all that said, there could be only ONE reason for me to want to take revenge: The European Championship, but after the WC, even that makes no sense anymore.
See what I am talking about? I am not saying Spain isn't better than Russia in nothing at all. That's why I said the psychological aspect had nothing to do with what I was saying. I was talking about a different thing.
For example, some Brazilian said he likes to beat Russia more than any other team in the world. Why is that, if teams like Bulgaria, Poland and the US have been able to defeat Brazil more often than Russia in the past few years? Because Russia has the greatest tradition in volleyball - Russia, Soviet Union, whatever, I won't dwell on those details - so everyone wants to beat them. So even if Brazil is considerably better than Russia nowadays, it is still sweet for them to beat Russia.
But as for Spain, they aren't better than Russia, they haven't a greater tradition, they aren't placed higher in the rank, etc, so there is no reason for Russia to care about beating them - I repeat, the ECH was already revenged on the WC. It will be much sweeter to beat Brazil, which is number one in the world, or Poland, which is the actual vice champions of the world and has a glorious past in volleyball, or the US, who is twice Olympic Champions. Spain? Who cares? Let them enjoy their single volleyball "glory" ever attained. 
I hope all is clarified.
.Not because of your English. German? Which German? You are talking bout Nastja? I don't get you... You mean that somebody who lives in Germany can't comment other teams performance, skills and ablities? It is an absurd. You have right to talk about other countries and teams, if you are interested in volleybal and has some knowledge about it, no matter where do you live. It wouldn't be an interesting forum, if everybody talked only about themselves. It would be a monolugue, not discussion.
