Perfect spike by Gabi then another block by Carol
Posts by jaeden85
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Nice block by Kisy
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It would have been an easy game for Brazil if Julia B and Ana C are there. Oh well.
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Tainara on court for Kisy and then scores
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Is Sheilla part of Brazil's coaching staff for the World Championships?
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Never liked her as a player but Ana Beatriz got a new fan today lol
pls translate what Bia said. thanks!
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the pic was misleading, it's Lorrayna who got the cut. Lorenne is going -- now why she's not in the pic i have no idea lol
ohh so Sheilla is now part of NT staff??
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Respect! Especially after watching Venus & Serena moving so much slower nowadays than their prime, it’s incredible how Gattaz to maintain her physical condition at 40s, that she can still run slide attacks like others at 20s.
I think she wants that Gold medal.
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Yeah, I watched both SFs and finals and Aline was off in both attack-wise, but she's still great in the backrow and I still like her a lot. The team and coaches seem to trust her a lot too.
As for the others, I agree. Just like Lelê, Julliana I believe is fully ready to be a starter in Superliga. Helena I don't know, but she does have a lot of potential -- I hadn't watched her before too and I liked what I saw for the most part.
Imagine Helena Wenk starting in the NT with Julia B. Can she play OH? That's 3 talented OP in Helena, Kisy and Lorrayna
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Ana Cristina has finally released a statement regarding her departure from the NT:
In Portuguese:
will she be a starter at Fener?
Basically she says it's important to have her family around and that she's at peace with her decision, even if it caused a shitstorm of criticism over her (which she tried to keep away from for the most part). She's been around the sport since 14 at a high intensity with tournaments, trainings, changes, expectations etc; she knows that volleyball requires a lot from athletes and that in this moment she thinks it's better that she takes care of herself and prepare further for future calls to the NT whenever she feels like she and the team deserve it. Lastly she thanks everyone who likes (and dislikes lmao) her and asks everyone to respect her decisions and her family.
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Here are a few moments from the MVP of the tournament, Helena (17yo OH, 199cm). Some users in the replies say her approach is similar to Mari's Genius of the Sky
yes! her form is like Mari (even if I'm looking at the video from far away)
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I'm bored with their lineup. Nothing new
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As much as I dislike Renan, Brazil doesn't have newcoming players ready to play at this moment in a starting lineup and both Darlan and Adriano got their chances in VNL (and Adriano at last year's continental champs). I'd go for Leo instead of Aracaju as a 3rd MB, and that's it.
Obviously, if Brazil won't get a decent result at WCH, then playing with veterans this season would be clueless, but objectively Renan is in very complicated spot with Brazil lacking depth/new blood ready to play on international level after all retirements/injuries.
I think they should try out their U19 players like Samuel, Arthur, Lukas Bergmann etc
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they should be including new/younger players by now to prepare for Paris. Arent they?
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Thaisa looks different.
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that’s old news
if Tainara proves herself in WCH, will we see Julia B in next year's VNL?
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So Julia B chose education over championship
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I know Italy won the VNL but I think the biggest winner of this VNL is Ze Roberto. He was not stubborn this time and brought a relatively young squad that performed very well. Come Paris 2024, we should expect Brazil to be a gold medal contender already.
kinda like 2003-2005 when Sheilla, Fabi, Fabiana, Thaisa, Paula, Sassa all made the NT
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Display MoreCongratulations to Italy for their very dominant performance during the VNL finals. Egonu is Egonu but for them the biggest difference was the fact that their OHs stepped up. Especially C. Bosetti unexpectedly played very well after a disappointing club season. Pietrini is still a liability at reception but she is improving obviously. I agree that starting MB should be either Bonifacio and Fahr instead of Chirichella. She is not as bad as people here claim but other two would be upgrade. Indeed libero position is the one they need to find a replacement soon since I don't think De Gennaro will play in Paris.
Congratulations to Brasil too but I don't understand why people pretend like they are young team. Both setters, one MB, one OH are very experienced. Liberos and Opposite are not 'young' neither. Julia B. was one of the revelations of the tournament, pity that she won't be playing in WCh, in that case probably other experienced players Pri or Rosamaria will replace her. Julia K had a good tournament overall but she disappeared during finals. To me, none of the liberos seemed very solid but they are complementing each other well, two libero system could work with them.
Even bigger congratulations to Serbia. Last couple of years, they have been playing only Boskoball. In her absence, their OHs stepped up. Also Serbia's neverending tradition at raising good MBs is insane. After losing two legendary MBs, they replaced them perfectly (I'm almost sure Kocic would also have done great if she would have played instead of Aleksic). Maybe unpopular opinion but I liked Pusic more than Popovic. Zivkovic is known to be a 'boring' setter but she is exactly what Serbia team needed. In the case that Maja is not going to WCh, she wouldn't be missed so much. Lastly, kudos to Santarelli! It is incredible that he made such a big impact in only 2 two months. Getting rid off Terzic and bringing Stevanovic back was a good deal. I sometimes wonder if it would be a good deal for turkey as well if Gui would be sacked, considering amount of players that could be back 😂
Both Türkiye and USA were flops. I'd rather have USA as opponent in WCh quarters than a Serbia with Boskovic. They had a good run during group stages (so did JPN) but their system didn't work when it really mattered.
All in all, it was a good tournament for CEV teams. They were always mocked for not being successful but I expect them to be more and more successful in this tournament since they will take VNL more serious due to huge impact on world ranking and road to OG. Previously it was mostly USA and BRA taking it seriously, hence their success in medals.
Not young?
MB: Julia K (19), Diana (23), Lorena (23)
L: Nyeme (24), Natinha (25)
OH: Julia B (21), Ana Cristina (18)
OP: Kisy (22), Lorrayna (23)
How young is young and how old is old?
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Roster for Brazil?