2021 Women Volleyball Nations League

    Quote from beri

    Serbia slowly crumbled apart after the good start early in VNL, shows how important a good coach is even with a set of talented players.

    LOL it wasn't slowly, after Lazovic and Caric injury, that was instantaneous fall. Lazovic, her experience and quality ofc, influenced other girls to play better and the atmosphere during the first 3 weeks even when they had been loosing was good. After that everything falls apart, girls more thinking about pictures on instagram and reposting all stories on which they are taged. They are young (majority) and impressed just with the fact that they are select for this competition, even i dare to say that the talent of some are really questionable.

    serbian girls did so good

    Congrats to her,thr absence of 2 best players just make them lil weak in last matchss

    But they did an amazing tournament


    Congrats

    Sensible explanation. And from the last OG cycle, the USA team did okay in Rio 2016; runner-up in the 2016 WGP; not good in the 2017 WGP; did not so good in 2018 WCH; won the 2018 VNL; did okay in the 2019 WC (the last edition) but in the absence of Serbia A and Italy; won the 2019 VNL (2nd title), this year may be again winning the VNL, so overall steady performance among the top teams.


    Btw, for European teams, they have the ECH Championship as big as the FIVB quadrennial events thus taking lots of focus, that other confederations lack of, there are similar events but just lack of the significance.


    Let's see again in the Tokyo OG... how the big teams -- USA, Brazil, China, Italy and Serbia -- do perform each, as well other teams. Supposed nothing to reserve there for all teams.


    “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.”

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    Serbia could use a little Canadian coaching right now

    Quote from serdar

    It is funny that Karch was complaining about that there's no strong team against them during VNL and finally he plays against CHN, and he doesn't use his strongest lineup. What a contradiction!

    Did he lie tho? IDK but maybe it was a ploy and JLP bit. I mean videos can only show you so much. We got a good look of their A-team and what they can do and now we can make some tactical adjustments. Meanwhile he denied JLP of what essentially is a friendly game with our likely OG starters. A little win for KK there if you ask me. So was he contradicting himself? Don't think so because the bench got tested. So he got what he wanted.

    Japan seems to get it 3-0 over Serbia, and don't think that Turkey can get such straight win from Brazil or even a win altogether... so good chance the SFs are USA v TUR and JPN v BRA.


    Question: Which team Ze prefers to play with in the SF???   :D His preference may likely affect the outcome :whistle:


    //EDIT: JPN had an easy win over SRB, 3-0, so most likely, 95%, the SF will be USA v TUR and JPN v BRA.


    “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.”

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    Pretty obvious touch there but the Serbian coach didn't challenge it because he just wants this over :rolll:

    Quote from yudeko

    Foluke is the 3rd MB. Washington and Ogbogu are ahead of her. Washington is scoring better than her. Ogbogu is blocking better than her.

    Is adams worse than washington?she is also good at attacking.though washington only played one set,butseems she doesnt change a lot when facing China.still remember she has too many errors

    Quote from Sillynameplus567

    Did he lie tho? IDK but maybe it was a ploy and JLP bit. I mean videos can only show you so much. We got a good look of their A-team and what they can do and now we can make some tactical adjustments. Meanwhile he denied JLP of what essentially is a friendly game with our likely OG starters. A little win for KK there if you ask me. So was he contradicting himself? Don't think so because the bench got tested. So he got what he wanted.

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    Russia playing without Goncha. Poland without Smarzek. Claire Hanna calling the match:down::down: