Posts by LDvolley

    Argentina for week 1:


    S: Sanchez, Giraudo

    OP: Kukartsev, Gomez

    OH: Palonsky, Vicentin, Luengas, Conde, Diaz

    MB: Gallego, Loser, Zerba, Maciel

    L: Scarpa, Martinez

    Watched a bit in the last two sets.


    What is Vicentin doing in a team like this?:rolll: he doesn't have the required technical level, missed a lot of serves like usual. I guess they let Mendez do whatever he wants because of the good previous season.

    I will be shocked if Argentina wins more than 1 set in this tournament. Not getting any easier against Japan and Grozermany.


    It's natural and expected anyway. Every player in the team other than Loser is a worse version of what they were 3 years ago. Feels like a music band doing a farewell tour.

    5th set between SRB and SLO to decide whether SRB or ARG sneak in finals as 8th seed.



    Our players already said they just want a week of vacations and don't care about VNL anymore, so, go Serbia I guess. :D

    Does Turkey really have that much money to throw away in Men's VB? the crowds in Antalya are non existent. Even when the home team plays it's not full.

    Second match:



    ARG 3-2 CUB (17-25, 25-21, 27-29, 25-20, 15-12)


    Argentina: Luciano De Cecco (1), Pablo Kukartsev (16), Martín Ramos (), Nicolás Zerba (13), Facundo Conte (10), Ezequiel Palacios (5). L: Jan Martínez.

    Also featured: Matías Sánchez (2), Luciano Palonsky (5), Joaquín Gallego (5), Manuel Armoa (5).


    Cuba: Miguel Ángel López Castro (19), Mic Sánchez (7), Javier Concepción Rojas (9), Robertland Simon (2), Marlon Yant (7), Christian Thondike Mejías (3) L: Yonder García Álvarez.

    Also featured: Alain Gorguet (L), Mergarejo Hernández (12), José Masso (11), Taboada Díaz Lyvan (1), Alonso Arce Roamy (3

    I don't want to open a new thread so I'll just keep using this one ;)


    The roster for 2024 VNL (and pool of players for olympics) is basically the same as last season without notable additions or omissions.



    There was a friendly against Cuba yesterday (today there'll be another one) before both teams travel to Brazil.


    ARG 3 - 1 CUB (23-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-19)


    Argentina started with: De Cecco, Lima, Martinez, Vicentin, Loser, Zerba, L: Danani.

    Cuba: López, Sánchez, Concepción, Simon, Yant, Thondike Mejías, L: García.


    Basically the usual main team with the exception of Jan Martinez.

    Useless victory vs BEL, it had to be in 3 or 4. Now, I'm afraid only the win vs POL can keep the chances alive.



    The team is still bad, reception is off, block defense is off, and good god again a shit ton of serves were missed (Lima alone 8). Thankfully BEL also missed a lot of them.