Not at all. Saori, Naz, Zehra, Arina, Ran, Matt are all absolute beauties and all top players. It only sucks for haters since they have nothing else to tear apart.
of course it's not wrong to be pretty. but it is sad when people notice it more than one's skills.
I tried to watch Mayu but all I see is Lina Alsmeier. The 2 girls have no chemistry as teammates much to my chagrin. Mayu is not yet at a point where she's struggling because of the other side's middles. Hopefully she'll realize something a move or 2 to get past that. Nishida never figured it out while he was there
Here is current stats after 5 games played ita league. Ishikawa is doing very good.
Points
1. Akimova, 113 pts
2. Mingardi, 100 pts
3. Ishikawa, 87 pts
4. Antropova, 86 pts
5. Haak, 85 pts
6. Egonu, 84 pts
7. Lorrayna, 82 pts
8. Smarzek, 81 pts
9. Ungureanu, 78 pts
10. Plak, 77 pts
11. Alsmeier, 74 pts
12. Zhu Ting, 72 pts
13. Bici, 67 pts
14. Davyskiba, 67 pts
15. Maja Storck, 66 pts
Effectivity in attack (at least 45 attack pts)
1. Akimova, 56.2%
2. Egonu, 50.4%
3. Haak, 50.0%
4. Ishikawa, 46.8%
5. Stigrot, 44.6%
6. Zhu Ting, 43.9%
7. Smarzek, 42.6%
7. Anne Bujis, 42.6%
9. Ungureanu 42.0%
10. Storck, 41.4%
10. Caterina Bosetti, 41.4%
12. Antropova, 41.1%
Display MoreHere is current stats after 5 games played ita league. Ishikawa is doing very good.
Effectivity in attack (at least 45 attack pts)
1. Akimova, 56.2%
2. Egonu, 50.4%
3. Haak, 50.0%
4. Ishikawa, 46.8%
5. Stigrot, 44.6%
6. Zhu Ting, 43.9%
7. Smarzek, 42.6%
7. Anne Bujis, 42.6%
9. Ungureanu 42.0%
10. Storck, 41.4%
10. Caterina Bosetti, 41.4%
12. Antropova, 41.1%
that is kill % not efficiency.
hitting percentage (kills minus errors minus blocks divided by swings)
Ishikawa is at 32.7%
still a fair percentage for an outside hitter
of course it's not wrong to be pretty. but it is sad when people notice it more than one's skills.
nah that's an ugly person problem. why do you think the players first to reach millions of followers are all the prettier ones. if japan had conventionally beautiful and young players in their team they wouldn't be struggling with popularity
Anyway Mayu won her first mvp and some extra virgin olive oil
Anyway Mayu won her first mvp and some extra virgin olive oil
Apparently her mom is there with her in Italy. I don't know how far her brother's base is from where she's staying.
Apparently her mom is there with her in Italy. I don't know how far her brother's base is from where she's staying.
tuscany is far from milan. it would take a few hours depending on transportation and traffic
Kisy and Mayu are friends now
they also follow each other on IG
Lots of good vibes here. Thanks.
This no knee pads trend bad vibes me. Maybe a middle blocker is acceptable because they don't dive a lot but would you get good vibes from a libero with no knee pads? Yikes 
This no knee pads trend bad vibes me. Maybe a middle blocker is acceptable because they don't dive a lot but would you get good vibes from a libero with no knee pads? Yikes
I both cases, you spread a lot of good vibes. 
This no knee pads trend bad vibes me. Maybe a middle blocker is acceptable because they don't dive a lot but would you get good vibes from a libero with no knee pads? Yikes
I blame Pietrini🤣
Mayu Ishikawa's interview regarding her Italian League experience:
https://en.volleyballworld.com…hrough-adversity-in-italy
QuoteVW: How do you expect this season in Italy to help you prepare for the 2024 international season with Team Japan, in which you’re going to try to qualify for Paris in the VNL? What aspects of your game do you expect to improve with the season in Italy?
Mayu: Playing in an unfamiliar environment will require a lot from me in terms of motivation and toughness, so I believe that the mental aspect of my game will be strengthened. Technical-wise, the fact that I’ll be consistently playing against taller opponents will help me adapt to it and strategies that work to score against them here will certainly help when I’m with the national team too.
Mayu Ishikawa's interview regarding her Italian League experience:
Ishikawa might be the Japanese player who adapted the best in playing European style volleyball. Even saori who is a legend, didn't make the same impact while she was playing in turkey
Ishikawa might be the Japanese player who adapted the best in playing European style volleyball. Even saori who is a legend, didn't make the same impact while she was playing in turkey
Back then Saori was not as needed by both Vakif and Galatasaray when they already had a top starting lineup while in Firenze Mayu's skills are very much needed by the team.
If it isn't obvious yet Mayu is Mizuno's exclusive model until the end of the season. Mizuno dropped Saga and NEC since nobody knows who Nishimura and Araki are and I assume they didn't take Koga since they failed to qualify in OQT. If you saw their last NT post no one was even cheering for the women's team it was mostly for Dominican Republic.
Back then Saori was not as needed by both Vakif and Galatasaray when they already had a top starting lineup while in Firenze Mayu's skills are very much needed by the team.
It would be great to see her continue playing in Italy so that the women's team can also have a representative playing in a big league. Even better if she's able to make her way to any of the top a1 teams. That would change her world entirely.
