I just wrote a very long comment in Chinese. I try to translate it now.
I would congratulate Bulgaria for their expected win. Poland also did very great job actually. They lose several critical points and that's influence the whole game. IMO, the most serious problem of the team is the players' mind. As I commented in this thread, they lost mainly because of their impatience and tight nerve. The two teams are on the same level. They're very similar and we can infer this from the very close scores.
First of all, I regard Zygadlo as a main reason for the loss. Sorry to tell Ojla that I do hardly agree Zygadlo is great, no matter yesterday or today. In fact a good setter depends on not only whom he sets for but how he control the rhythm of the game. Zygadlo did very bad in controlling the rhythm. As I mentioned, the whole team showed impatience in the 2nd and 3rd set, everyone was eager to win a point, and under this condition Zygadlo as a setter should keep a clear mind: who's available now, where are opponent blockers, who would be the best choice to win a point. On the contrary, he just curtly set the ball to, say Gruszka. When the team is falling behind, the setter's work is more important.
Secondly, about the block. I think the weak block is actually the result of team strategy. Anastasi let the OH wait in zone 3 so as to build a triple block against opponent OHs easily and leave the opp alone, so Sokolov seemed unstoppable. I don't want to judge Anastasi's idea because I never counted on Poland's block. Kill blocks are more like bonus but not deserved, of course, the more the better.
About the opposite players. I'm now very disappoint at Jarosz after watching so many excellent opposites. Yesterday Martin Nemec destroyed Bulgaria because he made full use of "lines"(I don't know how to term it in English, like spike into the diaganol or straightly). As a matter of fact, when Kaziyski is in the front, defencer in zone 5 is Alexiev, when Aleksiev is in the front, the defencer will be Ivanov. Neither Aleksiev nor Ivanov is good at digging. So just spike into that corner, avoid the blocks and get a point. Gruszka did very well in this, anyway, he's not young but he's clever, he has techniques but not power. On the contrary, Jarosz never ever remember to observe the opponents' situation and that results in a humuliating one-to-one block by Alexiev. If only he could get aware of this one day and play the ball instead of simply spike the ball.
About Anastasi, I'm sure he's a very smart coach. If you noticed he changed the rotation in the 4th set. In the first 3 sets Kurek was the first one to serve while the 4th set Kubiak took the job. Kubiak's service is really good today and Kurek playing in the front for 3 rounds is a great threat. That's a brilliant idea. Sadly the beginning is not that simple because of two attacking errors which I again blame for impatiece. His only decision I don't really agree is the substitution in Set 3 that Jarosz took place of Gruszka. IMO I would let Drzyzga play even one rally, just to find our own rhythm.
So, this loss is not that bad. It's a very spectacular match and we can learn a lot from it. Most are positive, like Kubiak's powerful serve, serveral amazing sets by Zygadlo, Mozdzonek's incredible blocks(5 pts, really?). And this is not the end of the tournament. I don't think Poland is disadvantaged when facing Russia, not to mention Portugal or Czech. Journey in Austria&Czech is definitely longer.
And finally about the little trick of ranking 2 or 3 in the pool and meeting Russia or Bulgaria in QF. That's rediculous! Poland have already clinched a wild card to World Cup. Are they really going to manage the ECh even by playing dirty? NO!
You mean triglav_kran, look some post back at the discussion, triglav_kran qouted me, and you qouted him from my post obviously 
Not their best match. (exept nice stats in reception for Ivan)
