Intention implies a strategy. Italian federation is more like a headless chicken.
I would rather say that Dick Kooy is “headless chicken” than IF. Kooy closed his door to Dutch NT where he could play as starter. He should be/is aware that he is not the youngest and the only possibility to play in Italian NT is Juantorena’s injury. I doubt that Italian coach will build the next cycle roster with him in. And IF used decent player which they have right now. Better than others at the moment.
All I want this season is Łukasik as OH, healthy Damaske, improvement in Rasinska's game (she is a really strong girl and can be Smarzek's sub imo) and Fedusio, Centka as a starter - high hopes for her.
IMO Rasińska looks like Glinka and her body shape is very similar. Also she has potential.
How it is that Cuba and Perù have 5 points from Wcup 2019???
So amateur...
btw. they even have wrong ranking date at the main page.
are polish people known to be super tall, like dutch? 'cause not only the men's VB team is super tall, but it seems POL are good at throws... hammer, shot, discus...
I heard once that Dutch people had some years ago action named "eating growth hormone" and result of this was that they are the highest nation in Europe. And about Poland, it's varied a lot. But I have impression that the new generation in Poland is higher than previous ones. Average height of Polish man is one of the top of the world - 177,4cm, but don't know how the rest looks.
We were always good in technical disciplines while having less chances in running competitions.
so this is the roster already for the match against USA?
Correct, but there is not Kubiak yet and when he will join Kwolek will leave the team and Kurek won’t play until the end of the tournament.
I believe his post is written ironically...
ok, thx 
How could Tianjin sign Zhu and then add that soul destroying, team cancer, over-the-hill, uncoachable Destinee Hooker? Didn't anyone call Karch to get his advice. Surely Ms Ping wouldn't allow such a destructive personality anywhere close to her star player. Why that mother-of-two huuge diva will certainly infect the whole team. Don't the Chinese know that she is persona-non-grata in the US. Or are they just wanting to put a stick in Karch's eye.
Where this opinion about Hooker was taken? I just would like to know.
After few minutes of the match Italians started to play very impressive in block and service. It's hard to see that good US team from the past, as for now.
True. Oh God I miss days of Blanka Vlasic
205cm silver at Olympics....Mahuchikh can break WR after so many years but She can't stop working.
And Beth Rutia got gold in Rio with 1.99 afar. And Lasitskene is good until 2.02, then she struggles, but it doesn't change the fact she is very good.
I follow Athletics and I'm very disappointed by the audience. I think that these WCH and 2022 World Cup can prove that there is no sense to give organization to such countries like Qatar, because except all Sheikhs no one is interested in such events there.
Polish athletes actually say that temperature at the stadium is ok but way from stadium to hotel is difficult, but it's not the biggest problem for them.
For me it's hard to feel that we have World Champs.
Germany is candidate to be the 4th host.
But CEV is ready to give this spot to Poland (is Polish Federation would like to) and then two 1/8, two 1/4 matches, semis and finals will be played in Poland.
This week Poland should decide and there is huge financial issue as Poland is hosting 2022 Women's WCH and budget is still not closed.
Poland roaster?
Poland is with 24 players in Japan and roster for next two matches is:
S: Marcin Janusz, Grzegorz Łomacz
OH: Tomasz Fornal, Bartosz Kwolek, Piotr Łukasik, Rafał Szymura
Opp: Łukasz Kaczmarek, Bartosz Kurek
MB: Norbert Huber, Bartłomiej Lemański, Michał Szalacha
L: Jakub Popiwczak
So France, Serbia, Bulgaria and Netherlands will be in the same group probably.
Congrats to Giuliani. He did his job.
I think Heynen lost this match. He should sub Kubiak instead of keeping him. We have long bench and Śliwka showed some good game in 2nd set.
The last service error by Kubiak described whole match.
Giuliani knows how to work out Leon. Good coach.
Drzyzga played bad, Komenda decent.
I want to know who play in WC
Roster for first two matches should be:
12 players: Kurek, Łomacz, Kaczmarek, Kwolek, Janusz, Fornal, Popiwczak, Szalacha, Łukasik, Lemanski, Szymura, Huber
12 players will go to Japan for the 3rd match: Muzaj, Komenda, Szalpuk, Leon, Wojtaszek, Drzyzga, Kubiak, Śliwka, Kochanowski, Zatorski, Bieniek, Kłos.
Then 10 players from 1st group will go back to Poland. Kurek and one MB/Kwolek will stay for the whole tournament as well.
It can be be that group 1 will play more matches and group 2 will join a bit later.
Yesterday, Slovenian national air carrier cancelled almost all of their flights for the next two days. There is no possibility at the moment to move from Amsterdam to Ljubljana for Polish team...
Update:
Polish government will send charter flight for the team.
CEV gets red card from me. Adria announced their strike few days a go...
I don;t know why I wrote this way