• This team, consisting of players born 2004, has four players 195 cm or above.

    Not fair :rolll:

  • according to reliable sources, Sergio Busato joined to women team as a assistant coach.

    Do we have news if Kadochkina is training with the team?

  • Congratulations to Russia! I


    Always thought Lazareva could be the player of the future when Goncharova does not play anymore. But she did not have many chances. In the few times it has been very good.


    Now, with this championship and the best player award in the competition, I hope that Lazareva has a chance on the main team as a reserve player for Goncharova. She is only 22 years old and 1.91 tall.


    It's funny to see Russia with their team B winning a tournament with a player like Lazareva, meanwhile, Pankov bets on players like Kotikova and Khaletskaya. Lazareva is much better than all of them.


    I hope coach Pankov wakes up in time.


    Russia can have a very strong team with:


    Startseva - Romanova


    Goncharova - Lazareva


    Ilchenko - Voronkova - Kosheleva - Kadockhina


    Koroleva - Fetisova - Lazarenko


    Galkina - Malova

  • This roster looks good just add a defensive OH like Kutyukova or Frolova maybe as sub sometimes in the backrow.. Also Kadohkina can take Kosheleva's spot as offensive OH in as early as next year if she continues to play as starter in Kazan

  • according to a reliable source, Kurnosova and Lazareva, Evdokimova may join main team. Pankov still thinks whether to call or not. Except those players, there are 15 players who have been joining training camp so far.

  • I hope Lazareva joins the main team.. Pankov is so stubborn :whistle:

  • The team from Russia really undergoes a big change when the top players return. Parubets and Voronkova during the League of Nations were still returning from vacation, are now returning to their game, and more experienced after playing the world championship last year.


    I really see a different Russia with this background: Startseva, Goncharova, Koroleva, Fetisova, Parubets and Voronkova.


    Honestly, I believe Kosheleva can only help the team as a reserve player for Goncharova. Russia's reception line can get better and better with Parubets - Voronkova - Galkina.


    If you do not remember, during the World Cup, Russia's reception was best placed during 6 rounds of the championship, so there is a lot of potential. I would still make minor changes to the team, as some players don't really trust me, like Efimova and Kotikova.


    My ideal Russian team for the Olympic year (2020):


    Startseva - Romanova

    Goncharova - Lazareva

    Koroleva - Fetisova - Larazenko - Brovkina

    Parubets - Voronkova - Kosheleva - Kadokchina

    Galkina - Malova


    I hope that during the World Cup held later this year, players like Startseva, Goncharova and Koroleva will not play, and will be called Kadokchina, Lazareva, so they can pursue better development and Parubets / Voronkova become even better!

  • 2 liberos will be the safest duo if Russia takes 14 players.

    5 outside hitters seem rebundant, so either yurinskaia or kotikova could be cut.

    i may not be the tallest,
    the fastest, or the strongest,
    but at least i can do one thing better than anyone else,
    to be me...

  • No Lazareva and Kotikova:what::white:

  • I no longer consider Kosheleva a material for the team. I know all the things she has done for her team, but they are just memories. In recent years she is not a player to be in the national team. But since Russia has a habit of honoring the player's name, I believe she will be in Tokyo for everything she has done in the past. Currently, she would only function as a substitute player.

    Lazareva not being is a big mistake. I still hope that at the World Cup, if Goncharova doesn't play, Pankov will call Lazareva because she has a bright future ahead.

    I believe that even though Goncharova and Startseva are already 30 years old, the Russian team will always be among the best with Voronkova, Fetisova, Parubets, Lazareva and Kadokchina.

  • I no longer consider Kosheleva a material for the team. I know all the things she has done for her team, but they are just memories. In recent years she is not a player to be in the national team. But since Russia has a habit of honoring the player's name, I believe she will be in Tokyo for everything she has done in the past. Currently, she would only function as a substitute player.

    Lazareva not being is a big mistake. I still hope that at the World Cup, if Goncharova doesn't play, Pankov will call Lazareva because she has a bright future ahead.

    I believe that even though Goncharova and Startseva are already 30 years old, the Russian team will always be among the best with Voronkova, Fetisova, Parubets, Lazareva and Kadokchina.

    Honestly, the level of our players was somehow equal to Serbian players in 2015. We lost 2-3 and won 3-1 in 2015. But after that, our level significantly dropped tbh. Honestly, I dislike our coaches and their coaching methods. If we have coaches like Lang Ping/Guidetti/Terzic etc. they will probably build two or more teams from our players. Honestly, with Pankov, I don't expect extra achievements. The problem here is not our players, lack of coaches seems the main problem in our case.

  • There are victories, and victories.


    Some wins, the team is doing very well, with a very advanced technical level, and that's very good.


    In other matches, the team has very poor technique, and that's what happened. The Russian team did not play well. Startseva was on a bad day, Goncharova was not attacking efficiently, and the other players were playing below their potential. Still, Russia was a team. This victory came by team spirit. Pankov was jumping like crazy. He knew that if Russia were defeated by Korea, Pankov would be out of the team. All the players and the entire technical team were one team. They fought to the end and won. Many things need to be improved on the Russian team, but one factor is very important: they are now a battle team. The girls threw their hearts and fought to the end. I really worry because Pankov is so stubborn. Russia needs players like Lazareva and Kadokchina.


    I hope they will be called to the upcoming European and World Cup championships.


    Fetisova and Koroleva are on another level, they are great centrals and Russia's game was not decided by the central players for a long time. They are very strong.


    Russia will be in Tokyo and by then, I hope many things are seen for the better.


    This group has a heart and they play very hard. I hope you can advance the techniques and become something very big.


    Brazil suffered against the Dominican Republic, the United States suffered from Bulgaria, and Russia suffered from Korea.


    I hope Russia will continue on this path, fighting and fighting. This will do very well for the team. Yesterday Goncharova, Koroleva, Startseva were shouting with fierce eyes, they were wanting the game. A long time ago I did not see the Russian team if behavior. They were on fire. Now we need to wait for the European championship and the World Cup.


    I hope Russia will call Lazareva, Kadokchina and other potential players.


    Kurilo, Khaletskaya, Iurinskaya and Efimova have no national team level.


    Startseva - Romanova

    Goncharova - Lazareva

    Parubets - Voronkova - Kadokchina - Kosheleva

    Koroleva - Fetisova - Lazarenko - Other MB

    Malova - Galkina