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    The equally well-informed and despicable Bild-Zeitung confirmed that Laura Emonts is pregnant. They say Schwerin wants to keep Dambrink and Llabres whereas White and Fernau are definitely leaving plus Kästner, Baijens and maybe also Pogany are likely to leave (Kästner to Vallefoglia and Baijens to Scandicci seem certain from Italian sources). Marring, Wolowicz, Hänle, Savelkoel, Bock and Hölzig all are under contract for next season, Yüzgenc probably won't be renewed.


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    The equally well-informed and despicable Bild-Zeitung confirmed that Laura Emonts is pregnant. They say Schwerin wants to keep Dambrink and Llabres whereas White and Fernau are definitely leaving plus Kästner, Baijens and maybe also Pogany are likely to leave (Kästner to Vallefoglia and Baijens to Scandicci seem certain from Italian sources). Marring, Wolowicz, Hänle, Savelkoel, Bock and Hölzig all are under contract for next season, Yüzgenc probably won't be renewed.


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    I wish Pogany goes to GS, she is exactly what they need for next season and she could play full time as starter


    Any idea why Yuzgenc won't be renewed, I thought she was the starter over Dambrink except the period she was injured

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    The article says that she's too injury prone.

    There was already an article about Yüzgenc in the local Schwerin newspaper at the beginning of February:


    Tutku Yüzgenc has been one of the problem children at SSC Palmberg Schwerin in recent months. The diagonal attacker was condemned to sit on the sidelines for a long time and was out with persistent back problems. However, the 25-year-old Turkish player has recently made an impressive comeback.


    "It's not perfect, but we've found ways to manage the problems and control the strain in training accordingly," says Yüzgenc, describing the status quo. She was particularly frustrated by the fact that she had undergone an operation in her home country last summer, which promised improvement for at least a year. She worked hard every day in rehab and returned to Schwerin in top shape, according to her own assessment. But after just two months, the problems returned.


    "It's not uncommon for people to have complaints in the lumbar spine area. It becomes problematic in connection with competitive sport," explains Dr Peter Jokisch. "Volleyball involves a lot of jumping. Every jump ends with a landing, which means an immense compression load for the lumbar spine," says the 64-year-old, who has been the team doctor for the Schwerin volleyball players since 1998. Targeted physiotherapy is used to stabilise the abdomen and back via the core muscles. However, there is always a certain risk.


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    According to Yüzgenc, it is 90 per cent certain that she will leave the MV state capital and Germany at the end of this season. She has not yet received a concrete new offer, but it will probably be in Asia or America.

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    Does anybody happen to know the content of the latest paywalled article from Münster's press? Does Fleck really say something that interesting or is it just clickbait?


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    Auch Zoe Flecks Abschied ist bereits kommuniziert, die Libera zieht es zurück in die USA.


    Sie sagte nach ihrem letzten Spiel für den USC: „Es werden einige Dinge rauskommen, die erklären, warum diese Saison so schwierig war. Ich denke, der Club wird sich dazu äußern – vielleicht schon in der nächsten Woche.“


    Fleck, die das Kapitänsamt im Laufe der Saison von Korevaar übernommen hatte, sprach davon, dass das Team in dieser langen Saison einen guten Job gemacht habe. Sie richtete zudem „ein Lob an unsere beiden fantastischen Assistenztrainer, die uns die ganze Zeit über unterstützt haben, positiv waren und uns aufgemuntert haben – in guten und in schwierigen Zeiten“.

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    Auch Zoe Flecks Abschied ist bereits kommuniziert, die Libera zieht es zurück in die USA.


    Sie sagte nach ihrem letzten Spiel für den USC: „Es werden einige Dinge rauskommen, die erklären, warum diese Saison so schwierig war. Ich denke, der Club wird sich dazu äußern – vielleicht schon in der nächsten Woche.“


    Fleck, die das Kapitänsamt im Laufe der Saison von Korevaar übernommen hatte, sprach davon, dass das Team in dieser langen Saison einen guten Job gemacht habe. Sie richtete zudem „ein Lob an unsere beiden fantastischen Assistenztrainer, die uns die ganze Zeit über unterstützt haben, positiv waren und uns aufgemuntert haben – in guten und in schwierigen Zeiten“.

    Wow :| I wonder if her explicitly praising the assistant coaches after pointing out things that made the season so difficult is a hint that there have been problems with the head coach? :whistle:

    Looking at two players leaving midway through the season and Fleck's words either means that the club is in (financial) trouble or that the chemistry between team and coach has been a problem :/

    Predictions are difficult and with these two teams even more. Rapacz in the zone (citing tennis player Pete Sampras) and the whole teams not as close as to be expected.

    I wonder if that 1st set was something like a tactical experiment by Dresden because they really didn't seem to be themselves there :what: In 2nd set they were back to their normal game which is superior to Wiesbaden's normal game. And they need to give some flowers to Berger for saving their ass today, Frohling to LOVB actually is good riddance for Dresden the way she performed lately :gone:


    Rapacz has been solid for Wiesbaden throughout the whole season but in those QFs she has been simply outstanding, I guess she'll be getting plenty of good offers for next season these days.