Champion's League 2009/2010

    Our teams surely didn't make some great performances this week and so far in this IECL...surely Cannes has a strong team, so does Fenerbache (probably that's just a superb team). Also Vafikbank has a good team, some polish teams, Dinamo, but that's it!


    This still doesn't mean italians team will reach nothing in this competition; these matches are actually countless, 3 teams of 4 are qualifying to the next round...


    Surely Novara has some great problems, really no one was expecting this situation, with no player that is managing to play at her best. Bergamo has different problems, without Lo Bianco (I'd add with Guijska), plus without Piccinini, Ortolani not in her best shape. Same goes with Pesaro, that is still playing quite well, considering all the problems Guiggi, Usic, Skowronska and now Costagrande have (some had).


    However one more point I think is really important to consider, is that never as this year our championship (Italian League) is extremely well-balanced, with many many good teams and no team that you can beat without trying to do your best. It is not this way in Turkey (a part from Eczacibacsi, Fenerbache and Vafikbank, there are just a few more good teams), not this way in Russia, not this way in France (Cannes is a great team, but plays a serious match once in a while and it is easier to prepare it).


    Don't you think so?


    I still think that this year it will be difficult (as always) to win the IECL for our team, but not that more difficult than usually.

    @ Pedro



    Thank you for your comments.



    What's your explanation (or in Italian press / Italian volleyball-community) for the disastrous performances of Novara?

    Countries performance in 09/10 CEV CL:


    Poland, Russia - 3 wins/6 losses. Considering how much Dynamo and Zarechie spend to acquire International stars, what a waste of money. Some of Polish teams are very good, some not.
    France 3/3 - Heroic performance by Cannes.
    Italy 6/3 - could be better.
    Turkey 6/0. Behind of all the great games from Fener, do not forget about VakifGunes Telecom, another team from Turkey, who also has 100%.


    Overall a very good season for Turkey, under par performance by Italy, and very frustrating for Russia. Poland and France have ups and downs.

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    Turkey 6/0. Behind of all the great games from Fener, do not forget about VakifGunes Telecom, another team from Turkey, who also has 100%.


    These results is not a coincidence.The Turkish league every year becomes stronger. There playing the best Turkish players plus more and more foreign stars.


    you are right, our league is not well balanced(in addition to fenerbahce,vakifbank and eczacibasi, Galatasaray may be considered as a competetive team) but i have different opinion with you about this situation. having a not contentious league is not and advantage in contrary it is drawback for strong teams. for example fenerbahce can rarelt play hard game in our league, most of league matches fenerbahce can beat their opponents with even their subs :whistle: due to this easy matches in turkey, strong teams such as fenerbahce and vakifbank can not improve themselves and can't show their besst performance ;)

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    you are right, our league is not well balanced(in addition to fenerbahce,vakifbank and eczacibasi, Galatasaray may be considered as a competetive team) but i have different opinion with you about this situation. having a not contentious league is not and advantage in contrary it is drawback for strong teams. for example fenerbahce can rarelt play hard game in our league, most of league matches fenerbahce can beat their opponents with even their subs :whistle: due to this easy matches in turkey, strong teams such as fenerbahce and vakifbank can not improve themselves and can't show their besst performance ;)


    ... and when they play against a strong team in IECL, they may face lots of difficulities...


    you are so right about that.. This is my only fair, all though i trust our teams this year

    cannes and Bank BPS Fakro Muszynianka Muszyna will participate of top volley ..it wil be an opportunity to see if this team of cannes is really strong...

    I watched Fakro-Novara games and I dont believe that ıt is Novara. :down: :white: .They were awful..Kozuch getting many times to block..I think she is really good opposite but she isnt OH.. She cant receiving :S I want to see her one of Turkish team :D And Novara has a reallly good players but they don't have a TEAM..They must play more better..

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    yea, unfortunately I think so too


    Why? Do we always have to think "Polish"? We won, but probably our opponent didn't want to win or had bad day - common statement in Poland. Come on :roll: Of course, Asystel may win this second match , but don't assume it before the fact...

    The most important 3:
    POLAND-SZCZECIN-VOLLEYBALL


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