CEV Men’s European Championship 2019 - hosts France, Slovenia, Belgium and the Netherlands

I guess Poland can leave for Japan sooner

Slovenia!! Wow what an emotional game. Not perfect technically, but slovenian guys played well, as a whole.

Great Urnaut after the first set

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I guess Poland can leave for Japan sooner

Not really, they have to go to Paris to play the 3rd place match

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I'm so sorry Phil. I used to love Poland before Leon, but now it is just like Italy when Juantorena joined the team: I don't like it anymore and I can't help it.

Congrats to Giuliani. He did his job.

My goodness, Poland lost at 1:3

Slovenia again played a great team volleyball beyond their normal level.

Vincic should be the MVP. He set up a lot of balls out of expectation, which was hard for Poland's blocking.

Poland played nervously throughout the game. Kubiak and Drzyzga are disappointing.

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I'm so sorry Phil. I used to love Poland before Leon, but now it is just like Italy when Juantorena joined the team: I don't like it anymore and I can't help it.

I feel the same and it's not about Leon but people saying for many years that with Leon Poland is going to win each competition. Commentators saying that there is 70% chance Poland will win the gold medal at the OG...

Experts saying Slovenia is easy opponent and Poland shouldn't worry at all...

I think today's loss will be good lesson for all of them.

Slovenia was amazing today ❤️ I hope they will win gold this year.

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Did Nowakowski really not receive a single ball in all 4 sets or are these stats wrong? https://www.cev.eu/Competition…hStatistics.aspx?ID=36904

Yes, he didn't get any ball to spike during 4 sets

Drzyzga set to MBs like 3 times total in the last two sets. No wonder Slovenia blocked so well.

Congrats to Slovenia anyway, it's a joy to watch a team with so much passion and energy. And Vinčić is awesome.

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Did Nowakowski really not receive a single ball in all 4 sets or are these stats wrong? https://www.cev.eu/Competition…hStatistics.aspx?ID=36904

Drzyzga had barely set to the middles so I'm not surprised, Komenda tried when he came in but it didn't work

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Not really, they have to go to Paris to play the 3rd place match

LMAO, I forgot

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Did Nowakowski really not receive a single ball in all 4 sets or are these stats wrong? https://www.cev.eu/Competition…hStatistics.aspx?ID=36904

Very likely so... I don't remember he got any ball...

It would be only a little exaggerating to say that every ball of Poland goes to Position 4.

Another final for SLO in (seemingly) their favorite competition, maybe with France again?

After this result, Russia won't feel so bad after all I guess we have to wait next year in OG to witness Russia A vs Poland A team..

I'm glad Poland lost. All teams showed the feeling "Poles are world champion and have Leon now". It was a big psychological advantage for Poland but tonight, Slovenians were mentally strong thanks to home crowd. Also Poland didn't play any rough games before semi final, it didn't help them.

Heynen and his captain gave statemens with lots of insolence, it's time to go back home and think. Poland is still my fav for Tokyo'20 but only these 2 get rid of their ego.

Bednorsz should have been in the bench and Kochanowski should have been 3rd option before Klos.

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Did Nowakowski really not receive a single ball in all 4 sets or are these stats wrong? https://www.cev.eu/Competition…hStatistics.aspx?ID=36904

Italian commentators kept underlining this, saying that Slovenian MBs were jumping way too many times on the polish MBs. If I remember correctyly, Nowakowski didn't get any ball endeed.

The commentators also underlined how unprecise Vincic was, but he did his good job I dare to say