Stuttgart - Borken 3:0 stats
MVP: Anna Koulberg / Lara Kretschmer
Stuttgart plays at home against one of the weak teams and neither Slacanin nor Steinhilber even is in the roster. It's a complete mystery to me 
Posts by Matthias
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Here's a look at middles/opposites block touch % and good block touch % (across all competitions)
(I excluded Markovic/Ortolani bc their numbers were really bad and skewed the graph lol)
I have no idea how to properly read this graph. Does it mean Cekulaev is the "best"?
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Arina's reception killed FB in 5th set, of course it had to end on an overpass from her
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I think Malinov is kind of, let's say "misunderstood". With her goofy feet and her not so beautiful technique, at first sight her game looks ugly and she doesn't look like a high level athlete. But looking more closely, apart from the occasional brainfart the quality of her game, i.e. accuracy of sets, distribution and rhythm with the attackers, is very good overall IMO. Orro looks like a better player with smoother movements and more beautiful technique but I really wouldn't want to choose which of them is actually the better overall player.
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These two challenges in the beginning of 4th set make me wonder if the referees are even looking at what happens
First one, the ball was clearly down and second one Asli so clearly touched the net, it's the 2nd referee's main job to see it so where did he look instead? -
I had recently heard through the grapevine that Vilsbiburg still wasn't planning on promotion because they didn't have the necessary budget (to meet their own expectations).
Moreover, I unfortunately fear that if Vilsbiburg were to be promoted, they would again rely heavily on foreign players. They already do that in the 2nd Bundesliga Pro. To be quite honest, I'd much rather watch teams like Hamburg/Broken/Flacht rely primarily on German talent than watch Vilsbiburg from the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons, which were almost entirely mercenary squads.
I would agree if they actually did rely on German talent, but the only real talent among those teams for me is Marika Loker and IMO she'd be much better off playing for a stronger team where she can turn from a talent into a really good player.
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Apparently Rote Raben Vilsbiburg are considering to return to Bundesliga next season after two seasons in 2nd league Pro where they have lost only one match so far this season with a roster that's at least not worse, possibly even better than Borken/Hamburg/Flacht. Their management is supposed to make a decision at the end of January.
Borken also confirmed to stay in Bundesliga for next season and they aim at taking a next step with higher budget and better structures.
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Have we ever heard anything why Jazmine White played the full VNL, even as team captain as far as I remember, and then wasn't even in the wide roster for WCH?
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Velasco visited Conegliano's training sesh yesterday he said in this video that he already saw the girls at Club Italia etc.
At Imoco he spoke to some of the girls like Adigwe
There's a part of this video where he mentions 4 girls but the auto translation is difficult to understand he says "4 girls will have a chance to appeal" but like I said it's auto-translation so I don't understand what he's talking about
volleyball.it says that 4 players will get the summer off: Orro, Sylla, Danesi, Egonu.
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Who's better in your league table? Stuttgart or Dresden? Looking at the cup results, Zeren is much more stable than THY.
Stuttgart has lost only one set so far in the league this season.
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THY from beating Fenerbahce to losing vs Stuttgart within just a few days
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Without a doubt, Rene Sain's absence is a huge loss for VC Wiesbaden. She's not just a libero, after all. But I think it's good that Wiesbaden is focusing on developing their own young talent and therefore on a German player, rather than making some emergency transfer.
I think they have no other choice, at this point it would be very hard to find a decent libero, or even one they could afford
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Rene Sain is out for about six weeks with a muscle tear in her gluteus maximus
According to the article, Wiesbaden will rely on Lily Bietau to replace her for the time being, but this is going to be a big blow for them. -
when was the last time germany hosted isnt it about time they hosted
Our federation doesn't have any money
The last time we hosted a preliminary week is at least 7-8 years ago, I'm not even sure if it was already VNL or still WGP era. -
De Nardi
But what a "genius" move of Bernardi to then send Leonardi on court at 13:10 in 5th set when she spent two hours watching and getting completely cold -
I don't understand Novara's serving. They should target Arina as much as possible, not Milenkovic
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In some scenes Vargas' body language told clearly that she's not a fan of Orro at all
She hasn't done any Fornal-like stuff but a few times she was clearly frustrated about some sets. -
Tolok is such a lazy defender, every tip in her direction has been a direct point for Fenerbahce.
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It'a official: Lena Kindermann (O) to Monviso Volley...
Even the most xenophobic fans of the club will desire Malual's return now