What a performance by Centka!
Posts by 7UP
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This is as dumb as the classic double sub tonight
Vargas scored 28 points. Zehra 12, everyone else below 10.
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Congrats Turkey! This season is so special for Derya, coming from bench in both the gold medal matches of CL and Eurovolley, delivered both times and won them all.
Lesson for Velasco, never do the dumb double sub again when Egnou is in beast mode. Cambi should never be in NT again. Antropova should never be OH again. Period.
cmon, Derya? Delivered? Sorry but this match match was won by Vargas alone
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Congrats to Vargas for another title!
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I think the gap btw Italy and Poland is big enough that Poland can only survive if they’re on their best and Italy has a really bad day. It’s not that big btw Turkey and Serbia.
I’d give 80% ITA vs 20% POL and 60% TUR vs 40% SRB in a potential semifinal.
If Poland had the same team as 2 years ago I would have them as favourites but certainly not now. Korneluk, Wolosz and Stenzel leaving is a huge blow. Additionally there is no Lukasik and Rozanski. And now even not Szczyglowska.
So while Italy has its own problems I still think they will win comfortably. The only possibility I can see is both Stysiak and Czyrnianska peaking but lately doesn’t happen often. -
Italy doesnt look as invincible as befor after Moki retires. Brazil`s possibility to defeat them even without Gabi and Julia tells so much
Well Italy was on a bad run and didn’t qualify to OG without Moki and only when she was back Italy started winning again. I know same story with Egonu but at least Antropova was there to replace her. De Gennaro is just irreplaceable she was digging everything, receiving perfectly and setting better than some setters 🤷🏼♂️.
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I’ve never seen Antropova and Egonu so vulnerable and today they are both at the same time
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It's hard to blame the referees when they're only trying to figure out the bullshit FIVB has invented, at times I have the impression they even are ashamed of having to call some balls
Well this call has nothing to do with this rule.
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What a pathetic referee
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Last thing I would expect from this CL semifinal was Stysiak looking like a best opposite between Haak, Boskovic and Antropova 🤣
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If they cant win anythin in the recent past with Wolosz as Setter
They cant win . Period
Isnt a tier1 NT
Then what is tier 1? Italy and Brazil only? Poland is the last team to beat Italy and in fact probably a reason why this Italy even exists cause after beating Italy in OG qualies they hired new coach and brought back Egonu and De Gennaro.
Then against Turkey probably won 2 of last 3 matches and same with China. Beat Brazil 1 in last 3 matches. 1-1 vs Japan in last 2 matches.Won something like 4 of 6 last matches vs USA.
Then who is top1? Realistically excluding Italy and Brazil probably Poland, Turkey and Japan are next 3 teams as of now since USA has new team.
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At the end is the same, both have nothing. Also both vnls turkiye played with a team.
so only medal is what counts? no matter that Serbia lost like 8 or 9 games in a row in VNL including to some average teams?
how you even compare it to Turkey? Turkey is a medal contender in every competition and Serbia is now contender to VNL relegation -
Display MoreI agree...
Serbia has been worse than Poland this entire season, but only if we're talking about teams...
Serbia's individuality are currently and prospectively significantly superior to Poland's...
Serbia's elimination in the round of 16 was THE disappointment of the tournament...
Then we can discuss and analyze, but I think that's beyond dispute...
And since we're talking about team performances, I wouldn't consider Terzic blameless...
It’s funny that anybody is even comparing Poland to Serbia this year. Yes Poland was better last year but still they were 9-3 in VNL and made bronze medal and WCH QF. While Serbia won barely 3 games in VNL and only after Boskovic comeback and lost to NL in 1/8… what is here to compare which team had better season? Even Thailand and Netherlands have better season than Serbia.
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I think this is the worst Poland is playing since Lavarini took over.
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Jesus if only Germany could have Lipmann or Grun now they would be in the top again…
Also I don’t like the new formula. Everything is decided at the time of draw unfortunately. And having Serbia without Bosko and USA second team on top of the draw just gave Japan and Turkey free semifinal tickets. And one of them will be in the final while they wouldn’t make it being in the bottom draw.
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Yeah Rozanski has not the greatest reception but there are matches where she is in the zone and scoring 20+ points. She really won us many matches last year and some very important ones. She was great vs US and Italy in OG qualifiers.
Since we have Lukasik and Czyrnianska who are more offensive it would make sense to have sub with good reception. But looking at Piasecka she is no better than Rozanski at reception. Better at digging yes but worse in attack and on serve. Therefore I can’t see the point. -
Hope Kowalewska can go even if only as double sub. Pierzchała too.
And started to like Rozanski after seeing Piasecka
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In this very moment I feel vindicated
I mean yeah she is no reception master but Piasecka was supposed to be better receiver and looks like for now she is not. Also Rozanski is offensive force if we need it and Damaske/Piasecka are the similar more defensive kind of player.
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Poor performance for Piasecka and Centka. Call me what you want but I preferred Rozanski and Jurczyk
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WYY so cute
China showed they have a lot of young promising players lined up. Poland played a lot better than yesterday, they grew into the match and looked really strong. If they can stay fit and improve rhythm as a team they'll be a dangerous outsider for a WCH medal! 
outsider? Poland won bronze medals two times in a row.