Boskovic >>>>> Egonu.
Boskovic played with some bad setters in club level and still delivering. Egonu played with bad setters in NT level and cracked.
yes, 46 points in the semifinals in 2018. 30+ points in other matches. It is like people don’t realize that you can only play with your compatriots in your national team…….
Also, with the risk of being burned at a stake by crovolley, can we say that Egonu is overrated when talking about the NT? When was the last time she played incredible for Italy? When was the last time she single-handedly won something big for them? She’s always deadly for her clubs, but is she meeting those expectations for the NT?
I strongly believe she isnt overrated in NT. And to be honest, she hasnt had enough tournaments with Nt yet. WGP 2017 silver medal was in huge part thanks to her. Eliminating Turkey at home for the last Rio 2016 berth was also thanks to a big contribution from her (she single handedly defeated Belgium and Poland in the preliminary round too). No words needed for WCH 2018.
Her performance in ECH 2019 wasnt good enough, specially in the SF against Serbia. And well, VNL 2019 is hard to judge.
What I agree, and well, it cant be even discussed, is that Boskovic is many steps above Paola in these Olympics. There is no comparison.
At the same time, I would say that if we mix Nt and club competition, Boskovic and Egonu are almost neck to neck, with a slight advantage for Egonu. Only, and only cuz she has had out of this world performances (spiking over 65% in many matches).
Also, with the risk of being burned at a stake by crovolley, can we say that Egonu is overrated when talking about the NT? When was the last time she played incredible for Italy? When was the last time she single-handedly won something big for them? She’s always deadly for her clubs, but is she meeting those expectations for the NT?
overrated with the NT, please. Ask China in 2018, do you like having 46 dropped on Zhu Ting in the semifinals? Woman carried that team to the finals in 2018. At the age of 19….
Boskovic >>>>> Egonu.
Boskovic played with some bad setters in club level and still delivering. Egonu played with bad setters in NT level and cracked.
Not taking the discussion there since that’s not the point. We can compare her performances in the NT with the clubs, and IMO there’s a big difference.
We expect a lot from her since she has shown to play unreal.. however those performances are all with her clubs. Whenever playing for Italy she’s not on the same level
Terzic was right about Egonu on his previous interview comparing Boskovic and Tijana.
I also think Egonu isn't overrated. You can't write her off just because she's having a bad tournament. It's not like Italy is already eliminated. She can still bounce back in their next matches. On her best day, she's better than Boskovic imo. Egonu can carry a team on her own. We've seen it many times before. I haven't remembered a match were Boskovic was carrying the offensive load on her own and won.
Not taking the discussion there since that’s not the point. We can compare her performances in the NT with the clubs, and IMO there’s a big difference.
We expect a lot from her since she has shown to play unreal.. however those performances are all with her clubs. Whenever playing for Italy she’s not on the same level
you are out of your mind. There is a difference between club and NT play. You don’t have birthplace limitations in European leagues (EU vs outside-EU), compared to national team. Therefore club is usually where the best teams are and more of an all-star feel, Vakifbank or Imoco.
She has to do even more with the national team than in her club because of the birthplace limitation.
How many times do you have to compare those 2 great athletes with other? Just let it go already. This discussion lead to literary nothing. If you really want to discuss it that bad open a thread only dedicated to this topic Boskovic vs Egonu. I'm tired of it
It's complicated tho, but individually I think Egonu is better than Bosko. Maybe we could talk about influencing factor to their performance, such as club and nt conditioning method, schedule, and many on. I think Egonu was beast in club session because she was prepared better in a club. Not that NT preparation is bad, but the big club who contracted Egonu must be treated her the best treatment.
I was talking about her alone, not comparing
From the current shape of both teams, Italy VS Serbia is gonna be a mess. 😂
this Olympics is a mess and a surprise. Also wild lmfao
Unfortunately for italy the decision to avoid the Vnl this year, was a very bad decision, now the italian girls have not good shape, i think they are going out at the next match.
I also think Egonu isn't overrated. You can't write her off just because she's having a bad tournament. It's not like Italy is already eliminated. She can still bounce back in their next matches. On her best day, she's better than Boskovic imo. Egonu can carry a team on her own. We've seen it many times before. I haven't remembered a match were Boskovic was carrying the offensive load on her own and won.
I didn’t say she’s not doing all of those things. All I said was she has played better for her club than her NT, and we’ve felt the ‘supernatural’ impact she has way more for the clubs than the NT.
All the years the same story again and again. Please just stop it who is better than whom or she is not as successful as in NT/club.
There are so many factors which play a role, team chemistry, sets (setter), coach, tactics by the coach?!
So just stop it and enjoy those matches because we all agree that both are good well the best players. Thanks.
Before I leave for the day I just want to dedicate this win today of the Turkish girls to the people saying Turkey doesn't have a deep bench 🤡 🤣 Name 1 more team using literally almost all players on the roster this effectively.
Why yall so defensive when it comes to Egonu/Boskovic? Things like this have been discussed in the past even before they came into the international scene.. Logan Tom has never played as good for her clubs as she did for the USA. Same goes for Stevanovic. Kozuch has never been as good for Germany as she was for her NT. It’s a normal discussion on a forum, which serves the purpose of… discussing.
I didn’t offend her, I didn’t say she doesn’t deserve the praise.. and what I explicitly said I won’t do is compare her to other players (Boskovic)
You can now focus on the rest of the exciting matches
OMG, finally LXT is in, i thought she will be back to China without playing time.
Before I leave for the day I just want to dedicate this win today of the Turkish girls to the people saying Turkey doesn't have a deep bench 🤡 🤣 Name 1 more team using literally almost all players on the roster this effectively.
China /s
I wouldn’t write off Serbia easily. I mean they may not be at their best but in the past we have seen they have experience and talent to win the match. In 2019 ECH final, Boskovic was stopped yet she went and scored around 10 points just in the tie-break which brought them the match and the championship. I hope we are going to see exciting matches in the quarter finals.
Wait so Italy will get South Korea instead? It's 2012 all over again (also with potential Brazil-Russia quarterfinal)
Congrats to Turkey but I wonder whether Turkey would be better off playing against Serbia or against Brazil
I prefer serbia over brazil for this tournament. Serbia is done when Boskoviç is stopped. Brasil is playing a great teamwork and even if someone is not having a good day, their bench is very deep.
he doesn't (ever?) know what he's talking about from his history of comments
I am loving your subtle shades recently
Why yall so defensive when it comes to Egonu/Boskovic? Things like this have been discussed in the past even before they came into the international scene.. Logan Tom has never played as good for her clubs as she did for the USA. Same goes for Stevanovic. Kozuch has never been as good for Germany as she was for her NT. It’s a normal discussion on a forum, which serves the purpose of… discussing.
I didn’t offend her, I didn’t say she doesn’t deserve the praise.. and what I explicitly said I won’t do is compare her to other players (Boskovic)
You can now focus on the rest of the exciting matches
I am total with you on this. Egonu has show 'insane' achievements at the club level but her Nt achievements are not as great as Boskoviç whereas Boskoviç's club career has been disappointing and Egonu rocked in those matches. I don't understand why people are so anal about this. Of course people comment and compare their performance, we are talking about arguably two best volleyball players in the world.
