Pinali is defending like a libero 
Ropret indeed lost his head in the middle of the second set. Let's see if Vincic experience could turn this set.
Posts by Leonardo.D
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Slovenia is playing as yesterday: good transitions, covering well, touching many balls and Ropret is involving all his players. But indeed, they look a bit tired. Specially in the long rallies.
For Italy, the key is that Michieletto isnt playing like during all the previous matches. He is the target of Slovenian serves and Alessandro isnt delivering. As well as aside those last 2 good serves, he is also struggling in that department. Sure, he is just 19 and this is the most important match of his career, it is normal the nerves could appear.
It is time for the Italiana "veterans" to show up. But from all the spikers (not counting MBs), who is the veteran?
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Pinali is playing good, actually, top Italian scorer so far. Pity Alessandro is underperforming.
In the other hand, Ropret is leaving his spikers with only one block
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Slovenian block on point so far
Michieletto is struggling. In serve and reception.
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But I’m not convinced with the way they play. With the depth of OHs & MBs they have, I expect more from them, especially when Leon hasn’t delivered on the level others expect from him.
I just hope after the failures at both OG & ECH, to more Heynan please. This guy is just disgusting.
I have read that Gbric is a candidate to replace Heynen after this ECH.
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Congrats Poland! A medal was a must for them, and they got it! The crowd also deserved a medal.
Today Majstorovic was just
Btw, I have just listened in the streaming, that Serbia is the only team which has been between the top 4 teams every single edition since 1995
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While Im watching this match, I just feel happier that Slovenia was the team which advanced to the final
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Congrats Italy! After so many years, they are back in the final. If I am not wrong, their last final was in Copenhaguen (I dont remember the year). It was the match where the lights went off for a while and the last (maybe only) time Vettori played as a world class OPP.
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Display MoreThe level between Lisinac and Krsmanovic isn't really that far off tbqh.
Male MBs aren't also meant to score a lot but to block and touch the ball somehow.
There was that young MB that looked like an ex-convict lol
I forgot his name but he has potential.
Stevan Simic? He has a good VNL.
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Maybe the last ball should have gone to Michieletto instead of Galassi, Krasmanovic was already waiting that middle attack. (Btw, Balaso set in the previous point was just
).Serbia is still alive thanks to their serves. The 3 point gap they got thanks to Bata serves were enough. They struggle to hold it, but Italy never overpass Serbia after that lead.
If Italy could receive as in the first two sets, this is over.
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Who would have thought Italy would be this dangerous only a few months after changing HC and retirement of Junatorena and absence of Zaitsev? Team should be on the lookout for them at WCH next year
Fefe >>>>>>> Blengini is also a HUGE factor. Just listen the time outs. There is no comparison.
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Italy reception has been pretty solid through all the match so far. Well, in general, during the whole tournament.
As it was already pointed out, aside being a good blocker and pretty good defence; Pinali has good serves. Not always aces, but he creates a lot of problems from the service line.
In the other hand, sometimes I would like Fefe subs Galassi on serve. Some of his serves have been just
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Podrascanin is playing superb.
Italy is playing a very enjoyable team play. I don’t think I have seen enough of their OPP to judge but he hasn’t been an element so far. He plays rather like an interim OPPI agree about Pinali. He hasnt been an element on attack at all. But to be honest, Pinali is a good blocker. He touches so many balls and that help Balaso defense. But of course, this isnt the main task of an OPP.
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I dont know how this old man thinks most of the time. He just like a firecracker.
At the same time, I dont know how there are people who support his behaviour (for example, the lady who twetted the video I posted). Maybe they are first time vball watchers. One thing is to encourage your team, pump them up and another is to behave like a hooligan.
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Ok, so now we can say: Congrats Slovenia! Ropret MVP
This is the third final for Slovenia in the last FOUR ECH!
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Not another challenge please haha
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Ropret is fooling Polish block as much as he can even in these clutch moments
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One more time, they are tied. Sixth match point lost by Slovenia.
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too early to celebrate. LOL
That challenge took ages! As well as the one which is going on now
