Posts by LDvolley

Very deserved win for BUL.

Argentina choked at the end of all sets Bulgaria won

It seems to me or Bulgaria is receiving refereeing payback for the match in Sofia

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Do u know why?

I don't know, their overall play is in a neverending downfall since WL 2011 (at least at the NT level, league is other thing). Too bad, I had a lot of hope in them, for the first time in history it seemed we were going to have good MB

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Argentina does not know to block?

Sole & Crer forgot what that is two years ago.

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De Cecco should play with middle-blockers always

Completely agree. It just useless to set the ball to the sides at this point, Bulgaria is blocking everything there.

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This match isn't good at all. Both teams make lots of errors. ARG isn't showing all they can. I don't know what the big interruption in the middle of 1 set was, when ARG had a huge advantage, but it somehow turn the tables.
BUL now up 2 sets to 0. Let's see how this 3rd set will go on.

Weber insulted the girl with the computer very aggresively I didn't like that at all.

BTW Bulgaria is neither playing their best. But Argentina is just amateur.

Pathetic. This team looks slow, tired, aimless, lacking any concentration. It looks like they are the ones who arrived yesterday to Mar del Plata.

De Cecco is showing the same level he's shown in all WL: terrible.

No words for Pereyra and Quiroga... the usual.

Looks like Zorzi is right, we're a one player team and unluckily he's on the grades watching, not playing

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I think its up to the stream

The stream sound was bad, but it's just that the argentinian fans on the grades didn't care too much about this match.

If Conte were playing I would be confident for this game, but present situation tells otherwise.

What I can assure is that the players are very angry about their display on intercontinental round and were most angry about the matches in Sofia.

Anger does not always translate into good volleyball, of course, but I think that no way they will play as bad as they have been doing. Much less in front of crowd as Mar del Plata's who should be more demanding than the ones at Mendoza or Salta.

Nevertheless, Bulgaria has one big advantage: GOD OF VOLLEYBALL SOKOLOV everything is possible with that person in the court.

92 17-07 Argentina - Bulgaria 3-1
94 18-07 Bulgaria - Italy 1-3
96 19-07 Italy - Argentina 3-1

Pool E
91 17-07 Brazil - Russia 3-0
93 18-07 Russia - Canada 3-0
95 19-07 Canada - Brazil 0-3

Finals
Matches in Argentina time (GMT -3):

Pool D
92 17-07 Argentina - Bulgaria 21:00
94 18-07 Bulgaria - Italy 21:00
96 19-07 Italy - Argentina 20:00

Pool E
91 17-07 Brazil - Russia 17:30
93 18-07 Russia - Canada 17:30
95 19-07 Canada - Brazil 16:30

I hope polish coaches can help correct Romanutti's aim he'll do good though, Kielce looks like a good team to start in Europe.

Poglajen is the most underrated player of argentine volleyball, he has an enormous talent, but needs to be polished.

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I guess it's safe to say Italy, Bulgaria, Brazil and Russia are in the semifinals. Unless Argentina and Canada decide to pull off their best games ever.

Well, I don't think Argentina would need "to pull off their best games ever" to beat Bulgaria at home, but yeah, underdogs vs them and heavy underdogs vs Italy.

Pool A
86 12-07 Bulgaria - Poland 3-1
85 13-07 Brazil - USA 3-1
88 13-07 Bulgaria - Poland 3-1
87 14-07 Brazil - USA 3-1

Pool B
89 12-07 Iran - Germany 3-1
90 13-07 Iran - Germany 3-2

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FIVB boss is Brazilian. After the second match BUL-POL Brazil can pick their eventual rivals in the WL Finals. (There is high chance Brazil and the second team in the group to meet in the semifinals).

I don't think brazilians care about facing Bulgaria, Poland or USA, all three are the same for them.

Well, 9th straight loss

France played ok, nothing extraordinary, they did their job. But, Argentina plays so bad... it's very very sad how low we have fallen. Solé had to receive an award for being the best player of the match but he went directly to the changing room because of how angry he was. And the rest of the players had very sad faces when stretching after the game

I think we should change coach, things are not the same as before... no hunger, no attitude, no volleyball, even De Cecco is playing so bad Uriarte has to replace him every match.

Well, I guess winning was asking too much from this poor team. Good comeback anyway.

Uriarte is setting a lot better than De Cecco, as it has been in all of this WL

I would even go as far as saying he should start next match and in the finals

This is outright embarassing playing like amateurs...

And FIVB wants to extend our agony making us organize the finals, we won't even beat Canada.

Question: Does the host of finals get to choose whichever opponents they want in group or are they allocated in a predetermined way?