Posts by 7UP

Please consider Smarzek had a really bad team and only she was capable to score so no wonder each team figured it out.

Veespn wrote:

Poor Wolosz. She has to deal with poor teammates. Turkey isn’t spectacular. Its just two bad teams fighting hard.

Actually from all Polish players besides Smarzek who probably had her worst match of all time Wolosz was second worst. Even with this bad reception her sets were terrible tbh especially 1 m too narrow set to Smarzek on match point.

Smarzek is really bad today, but I cannot blane her as she was amazing 3 years in a row in almost every Polish team match. Hope she can wake up in 4th set.

Mapuan wrote:

The only weak teams in the Tokyo Olympics are Argentina and Africa. The rest can easily stack up with any of the European powerhouses.

Korea and Thailand could do that few years ago but now it is rather not possible for them to beat strong Euro team.

LDvolley wrote:

I hope we keep getting that useless quota every 4 years so I can read your salty comments every time euro fanboys

Because we like high level volleyball?

ossubtus wrote:

yeah such great euro teams like CRO, AZE and BEL are missing from the OGs ... how they’ll be missed. what a joke you are.

Still Belgium is better than KEN, ARG and maybe DOM an THA/KOR. But this is not about Europe has to have most teams. Just the qual system is failure.
The most justice would do to have continental qualification at first and then international ones. Not the other way.

beri wrote:

I think 100% is something we shouldn't use simply in this tournament I think the fact Turkey lost once vs Germany is actually what is an advantage for Turkey vs Poland in a possible final. They already saw some great strengths of Germany live, Giovanni and co. will be more prepared. Just look at the Belgium match, without the friendlies the first match might have ended with a Belgium win but thanks to those friendlies that didn't happen in the tournament. Same can happen in group stage. I looked at H2H, Turkey 13-5 Germany and Poland 12-5 Germany. Same kind of record.

Like I said though, Germany showed best volleyball imho. They are still the favorites against anyone in my opinion.

But what h2h? From 200x years? These players are retired already. At least since 2015 Poland always defeated Germany.

beri wrote:

Hmmm... Let me guess... Is it maybe bcs ur Polish?

Turkey has a good record against Germany, but to me at this point Germans are equal faves against anyone because of this amazing game.

No. It is because Poland has perfect record against Germany. So before the match there will be other mental attitude. If it is Turkey, Germany showed they can beat them few days ago. But for Poland... I don’t even remember when Germany has beaten Poland last time but for sure it was long ago.

crovolley wrote:

My God, this girl from Germany will take the last ticket for Olympics. They are playing so great !

Maybe Poland can surprise them

Lets go Poland

I bet only Poland can beat Germany. If Turkey wins today Germany is 100% into OG.

Unfortunately I think Poland would beat anyone in this tournament... but not Turkey. They have some mental block and play much worse when facing them

Gomes wrote:

They were so much better at that time that this Poland NT.

They had no firepower.

So right now Poland only needs 1 set and better point ratio to advance. Ideally 2 sets and deal is done.

Funny thing is we won’t see Korea or Thailand in OG and also 4 of Poland Belgium Germany Netherlands and Turkey. Really OG will be really boring until QF.

TBH I can’t see this Belgium losing to Turkey

Wolosz is playing really bad today.

zenith wrote:

Will netherlands/poland do their best between their matches? Winner will face turkey in semifinal🤔

I hope Belgium will send Guidetti home

Sidney wrote:

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Meliha, Handa and pary Ebrar which is whole Opp/OH line.

Turkey is better when teams have time to prepare like in VNL or ECH. When you have to play during season they are weaker as many of them are on bench whole season.

Turkey is better when teams have time to prepare like in VNL or ECH. When you have to play during season they are weaker as many of them are on bench whole season.

serdar wrote:

Poland's reception line is vulnerable with Sytsiak as OH and this will be easily exploited by good server teams such as Turkey and Netherlands. I don't really consider Poland with a realistic chance of qualifying

That is true but Ned team with Meijners and Daalderop is not any better The same relates to Italy , Serbia and so on, it is common now teams use 2 OPPs or offensive OHs.