Italy will play in Poland with back-ups:
S: Michał Baranowicz, Antonio Corvetta
OP: Giulio Sabbi, Luca Vettori
OH: Luigi Randazzo, Filippo Lanza, Gabriele Maruotti
MB: Simone Buti, Matteo Piano, Thomas Beretta, Simone Anzani
L: Andrea Giovi, Massimo Colaci
No Kovar, Parodi, Zaytsev, Travica, Birarelli and Rossini
Display MoreItaly will play in Poland with back-ups:
S: Michał Baranowicz, Antonio Corvetta
OP: Giulio Sabbi, Luca Vettori
OH: Luigi Randazzo, Filippo Lanza, Gabriele Maruotti
MB: Simone Buti, Matteo Piano, Thomas Beretta, Simone Anzani
L: Andrea Giovi, Massimo Colaci
No Kovar, Parodi, Zaytsev, Travica, Birarelli and Rossini
Wow! I really didnt expect Italy will play with bench players. I thought Berruto wanted to keep Italy´s winning streak (Italy is the only team with 18 pts). Do you know if Poland will play with their best team this weekend? Will we see Kurek, Wlazly, Zagumny and so on?
The biggest gap between Italy´s back up and A squad is the OH position. Randazzo and Lanza are many steps behind Kovar and Parodi.
Display MoreItaly will play in Poland with back-ups:
S: Michał Baranowicz, Antonio Corvetta
OP: Giulio Sabbi, Luca Vettori
OH: Luigi Randazzo, Filippo Lanza, Gabriele Maruotti
MB: Simone Buti, Matteo Piano, Thomas Beretta, Simone Anzani
L: Andrea Giovi, Massimo Colaci
No Kovar, Parodi, Zaytsev, Travica, Birarelli and Rossini
dunno, for who can one watch the match ? maybe Vettori, who else is worth watching amongst the backup players?
dunno, for who can one watch the match ? maybe Vettori, who else is worth watching amongst the backup players?
Baranowicz is an OK player.vettori has nothing less than zaytsev for me plus he is young,lanza was doing good things in the league simone buti and matteo piano are good middle players so i think italy is still worth to watch even without main players 
Poland in this weekend without Ignaczak, Ferens and Ruciak, but with Wlazły, Winiarski, Kurek and Możdżonek, so 15 players will be available.
S: Drzyzga, Żygadło
OP: Wlazły, Bociek, Konarski
OH: Kurek, Winiarski, Buszek, Mika
MB: Nowakowski, Możdżonek, Kłos, Wrona, Wiśniewski
L: Zatorski
Baranowicz is an OK player.vettori has nothing less than zaytsev for me plus he is young,lanza was doing good things in the league simone buti and matteo piano are good middle players so i think italy is still worth to watch even without main players
I think Italy is safe with this move now that they remain unbeaten. You do not want to tire and overused the players with the remaining 3 matches before the final 6. Noe they have the luxury to experiment and these B players are not bad at all to begin with
And Russia is bringing the big guns this weekend to recover from 0-4 loss.
Setters: Makarov, Grankin
Middle Blockers: Muserskiy, Apalikov, Volvich, Smolyar
Liberos: Ermakov, Verbov
Opposites: Pavlov, Zemchenok
Receivers: Ilinykh, Spiridonov, Biryukov, Khtey, Savin
Bulgaria badly needs to regroup since they are underperforming with their Team A. Unlike Russia, they do not have secret weapons at all but to keep playing with the current roster and adjust accordingly
Fearless forecast: Pool A: Poland; Pool B: Bulgaria -> to be eliminated in Final 6 
German roster for the matches in France:
Zuspieler: Lukas Kampa (Radom/POL), Jan Zimmermann (VfB Friedrichshafen)
Diagonalspieler: Simon Hirsch (Generali Haching)
Außenangreifer: Christian Fromm (Perugia/ITA), Björn Höhne (TV Ingersoll Bühl), Denis Kaliberda (Wegiel/POL), Tom Strohbach (Generali Haching)
Mittelblocker: Philipp Collin (Tours/FRA), Michael Andrei (St-Nazaire/FRA), Marcus Böhme (Generali Haching)
Libero: Markus Steuerwald (Paris/FRA), Ferdinand Tille (Generali Haching)
Simon Hirsch will get another chance due to the absence of Schöps. But like in Argentina we might see Fromm as opposite as well.
If France doesn't start to play the rest of their matches with subs, their flight to Australia is nearly booked. So far, they looked like the most motivated and best team in the group. I think both, Argentina and Germany are not really keen on playing a "final4" in Australia.
And Russia is bringing the big guns this weekend to recover from 0-4 loss.
Setters: Makarov, Grankin
Middle Blockers: Muserskiy, Apalikov, Volvich, Smolyar
Liberos: Ermakov, Verbov
Opposites: Pavlov, Zemchenok
Receivers: Ilinykh, Spiridonov, Biryukov, Khtey, Savin
Where is Mikhaylov? Injured?
Grzegorz Bociek got a small ankle injury, we don't know if it's serious. Probably he'll get a rest so OPs against Italy should be Wlazły with Konarski
Where is Mikhaylov? Injured?
yes
Are there any news about Mauricio's ankle?? It looked pretty bad 
BTW Sivozhelez out for WL and WCH...can wait to see Spiridonov's crazy look in eyes this weekend 
Stephane Antiga said in an interview that Paweł Zagumny didn't want to play in World League so we probably won't see him in any match there. Antiga is still thinking if it's a good decision to bring him on WCH. Possible pair may be Drzyzga - Żygadło.
Polish 12 for matches against Italy:
S: Drzyzga, Żygadło
OP: Wlazły, Konarski
OH: Kurek, Winiarski, Mika, Buszek
MB: Nowakowski, Kłos, Wrona
L: Zatorski
So Wlazły, Kurek and Winiarski are back 
Display MorePolish 12 for matches against Italy:
S: Drzyzga, Żygadło
OP: Wlazły, Konarski
OH: Kurek, Winiarski, Mika, Buszek
MB: Nowakowski, Kłos, Wrona
L: Zatorski
So Wlazły, Kurek and Winiarski are back
I will keep Buszek in the first 6. His efficiency and overall stats are impressive vs BRA & ITA. Winiarski as his diagonal and move Kurek as OP. Just my 2 cents
I will keep Buszek in the first 6. His efficiency and overall stats are impressive vs BRA & ITA. Winiarski as his diagonal and move Kurek as OP. Just my 2 cents
Why trying Kurek as OPP if we have Wlazły? 
And donnu, Buszek still doesn't convince me at all...
Stephane Antiga said in an interview that Paweł Zagumny didn't want to play in World League so we probably won't see him in any match there. Antiga is still thinking if it's a good decision to bring him on WCH. Possible pair may be Drzyzga - Żygadło.
Why it doesn't surprise me? 
He's more and more annoying. His Majesty just flies so high above such an unimportant tournament as WL...
Having a big, strong guy for an outside hitter is huge advantage, as the last 12 years showed.
[quote='VolleyAll','index.php?page=Thread&postID=258512#post258512']I will keep Buszek in the first 6. His efficiency and overall stats are impressive vs BRA & ITA. Winiarski as his diagonal and move Kurek as OP. Just my 2 cents
Why trying Kurek as OPP if we have Wlazły? And donnu, Buszek still doesn't convince me at all...
He's #1 Polish spiker after 3 weekends at #11. I kinda fancy his style which is quite quick and unpredictable. He reads blockers well. And....easy on the eyes. Just imagine these 3 hotties sweating all out their hearts on one court? Ahhhh...that's my vball porn hehe
I'm convinced this is the best Brazil has played so far this year and it hasn't even been a full set yet. It's like a completely different team.
Wallace is showing once again that he deserves to be the starter OPP.