Poland was on a trouble in 1st and 2nd set but finish was good. Żygadło is playing today so poor. Left side right side (without using middle-blockers). Bartman and Nowakowski are today the our best players. Poland generally had in 1st and 2nd sets problems with efficency.
World Cup 2011
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LEON
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Mikhaylov show in Hamamatsu, 21 pts in 3 sets
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Sokolov is in life fight with float services so many problems for him
Mikhaylov 6,7 service errors in a rowFloat serve is much more dangerous then jump serve
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Float serve is much more dangerous then jump serve
Yeah it can be sometimes, but for libero it mustnt be problem - 3 services in a row is a crazy thing
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Nowakovski MIP
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LEON
What a MONSTER BLOCKING SKILLS BY CUBA !!!! they won 2nd set thanks to block! Leon 1 vs 1 with Mikhaylov and in next attack winning set point... LEON
decide, does he play well or not
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Bell may be the worst role in this Cuban team at the moment
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decide, does he play well or not
Yes he does, i laughed on his spike when ball dropped 3meteres before net
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Cuba collapsed fatigue is obvious, no concentration at all
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Regardin Poland's match only worth to mention is finish of first 2 sets and 3 pts. Only -10 in small pts, maybe that will be decisive in final ranking Russia has better set and points ratio so Poland had to go to a convincing victory tonight. Poland must win vs them and probably Brazil. I dont see Russia losing vs Iran or Nippon
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What a torture in match with Egypt I guess that if not Bartman, who ended most of the ball and clearly had a good day & Nowakowski (finally, with vabo-chan ), who shined as always, we could be in a big shit. Możdżonek woke up somewhere in the middle of the match and started blocking good. Winiarski... I won't say a word about him And I don't even want to see Kurek's stats. His attacks were defended by the Egyptians too many times. It was so tough for Bartek today to score a freakin' point. He scored the last point for the team and everyone could see how grateful he was that it was the end. And that thanking the heavens for just only one ace...
Ziomek hadn't an easy job today. He only knew that certain points of our team were Bartman & Nowakowski.
But what is worrying me the most... Ignaczak. I have no idea what is wrong with this dude. A few not received balls... it was just too much for me Wake up, Igła, please, wake up! 'Cause we desperately need you.
I hope it's the end of sucks performances from our guys. It wasn't a good game and they have to do something to not repeat it. Because fate won't have a mercy for us now. Italians, Brazilians and Russians are waiting. Two days to rest, at least a little bit, and to consider what has to be done yet.Poor Cubans. They were smashed in the last set by their own mistakes and finished off by Russians... And Sokolov took MIP award. Can you see it, Igła? It's time to show monster skills.
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Obviously, how Poland play is determined by the level of their opponents. They played wonderful matches against USA, Argentina and Cuba, but sucked when facing Asian and African teams.
If this is true, I'm looking forward to the final round. Strong vs strong, who's stronger?Anyway, checking out the press conference becomes a everyday entertainment for me.
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Poland coach Andrea Anastasi: "We stayed focused in the tough moments and closed it out for the three points. Now it's on to Tokyo and do our best there".
Egypt coach Sherif El-Shemerly: "(Andrea) Anastasi has made the difference for the Poland team. They are back at a high level. He can direct them to the target and teach the players how to love each other. We have inexperienced players. Only six of the 14 have experience in the world championships or World Cup. I'm trying to give them confidence. I think we will play better in the next three matches".
Poland captain Marcin Mozdzonek: "Another day of an exhausting tournament. The only thing I can say is we won and gained another three points, which is important".
Poland player Zbigniew Bartman: "It was a difficult match. We didn't have much time to recover. We got nine points here in Fukuoka and are looking forward to Tokyo. In crucial moments we have many players who can make a difference. Early in the match we were tired and didn't have power on our spikes".
Egypt captain Ashraf Abouelhassan: "It was a good match. The difference came at the end of the sets. We hope to play better in Tokyo".Teach the players how to love each other? Wow, this is an interesting expression. I could hardly figure it out.
Mozzie is always telling the truth and keeping happy mood. What an honest and happy guy he is.
Sorry to hear that these players are exhausted, which is not surprising. But Zibi's words remind me that, he and Moz should start a talk show. Today is episode 2. -
No matter how exhausting is, they have each other
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Poor Zaytsev and Parodi. Italy's combinations are Savani, Savani, Savani, Lasko, Lasko, Lasko...
Good first set! A lot of mistakes but a lot of drama.
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Alright! Poland has 3 points in the bag, Russia also 3 points in the bag!
Perfect start of the day for me
Now go Italy, go Serbia!
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China leads 2-0 sets to Iran!
Go China, take your first victory!
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China
won vs Iran 3-0 (-19; -19; -17)
I didn't see this comming! Congrats Martee!
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Ok, Italy will aslo get 3 pts. Lasko is in superb form, Sasho Fei is a God, Travica is not. There was a moment in the beginning of the game where Lasko and Savani had maybe twice as much spiking attempts than Mastrangelo, Fei, Zaytsev and the substitute Parodi combined together
From Argentina only De Cecco was playing at his level, also the guy with the Tifa haircut (Pereyra), but hjis level is not that good so...
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Are the Argentinians tired or something? They don't seem like they even have any energy left to play.