Why forcing injured Fornal when you have perfectly capable Szalpuk and Semeniuk on the bench...
Posts by warolkojtyla
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Popiwczak's haircut is criminal
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I want to be wrong about this, but I don't think Korneluk will be as great in Fener as she is in NT or Polish clubs. My read on her is that she is used to being a leader and the go-to player. When she's being fed a lot of balls, she is ON. She becomes the blocking machine and unleashes her iconic, deadly standing float. With so many personalities and top players in Fener, I can imagine her "disappearing and loosing confidence" a little bit in this all stars roster.
That's just my theory, I don't wish that on her by no means and I will be happy to be proven wrong
Cheering big time for Szczurowska, she definitely has it in her to challenge Stysiak and Smarzek for that NT spot
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McHenry reminds me of Korneluk with his spike approach
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this is fun, I'm totally fine with witnessing this tournament every two years
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Well Poland rly isn’t ever a trophy contender, they play to win and get as far as they can.
The one thing that stands between Poland and fighting for championship is a player whi can be gamechanger. Ofc, Szczyglowska, Korneluk, Lukasik are top level players, Stysiak is amazing when she feels the game, Wenerska is good setter, but the team lacks that one player who can be go to player of the team you know what I mean.
Japan had Koga and now Wada/Ishikawa, China had Zhu and then LYY, Serbia has Boskovic, Italy has Egonu, Turkey has Vargas, Brazil has Gabi. Poland doesn’t have a player like that and that is their biggest (perhaps only) weakness. Czyrnianska looked like she can be that girl but she is not so good last 2 years.
Poland in fact does have a player like that: Korneluk. She absolutely is of that caliber imo. The obvious problem is that given her position, she's only on court 50% of time
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Egonu chose violence, Lavarini chose Stefanik
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there is something so esthetically satisfying about the way Van Aalen moves on the court and touches the ball, I can't explain it
Congrats JPN !!
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I love this French team
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According to siatka.org, Medrzyk to Chemik Police is a done deal
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Can I ask what did Dominika repsond? I can't see it. I kind of see where he is coming from, trying to figure out why the hell is she not in the roster...
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I would also check that one player from main Vietnam NT and Brigitte Macron
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I mean, it’s Bartman and his sick head after all
Why do people dislike him so much? He seems well spoken and reasonable whenever I read or listen to what he has to say. I must be missing something
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what is the source of this information about THAT roster?
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Mroz was such a talent. It's incredible all those years have gone by and people are forgetting her.
Oh no not at all, I didn't mean it like that!
Quite the opposite, I remember exactly where I was when I found out she passed and that i actually cried.
What is more, during the QF the camera man zoomed in twice on a woman who looked like her and I liked imagining it's Agata herself cheering for the girls
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sorry this is not that much game related, but is it just me or Egonu is looking better than ever, absolutely glowing...?! She looked amazing
Fingers crossed for Degradi, talk about bad luck
PS I think u guys umderestimate Orro a little bit. She adds a lot in other elements of the game too
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You forgot about Bonitta and funeral drama
There was new drama every year. Probably, the only person not involved in any was Zenik lol
Whose funeral, who died? Haha i swear i do NOT recall "the funeral drama"
Is that where Swieniewicz called him a pile of shit for cutting her from the Olympic Games roster? Fun timezz
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I like her commentary in Tauron Liga, where her comments are mostly accurate, but on international level she sometimes manages to make players like Egonu or Macris seem bad lol
oh yes I agree 100% with that!
There is some selfawareness lacking for sure, but I still find her funny. She can be pretty blunt, she recently said that when she was a part of the NT, the girls didn't get along and would create subgroups (I think she means the times when they kept saying that "there are no conflicts in the NT and it's all made up by media and fans" haha) so basically they were rather fighting with each other than with the opponent lol
Speaking of those fun times, wasn't there also some drama between Matlak and Skorupa with her being LGBT? IT'S POSSIBLE THAT MY BRAIN MADE THAT UP, I don't want to create stupid gossip...
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I agree with the assement of Sadurek as a player, but I find her quite entertaining as a commentator (was she one today? I watched on the volleyballworld with Engligh commentator so I don't know what exactly was said by Milena).
Let's not underestimate this result y'all... remember the unfruitful years of Nawrocki's rein? We have the third medal in a row in VNL.
My general thoughts: I think the biggest winner of that VNL is Łukasik. I was sure that she is broken mentally after being benched the whole season in Conegliano and lacking any confidence. But she brushed it off quite quickly and when she's ON , she's f*ing ON, a great all-around OH .
Korneluk - queen stuff & great, natural leader and a capitan, nothing too add here. Surpring how difficult it is to pick the other middle. Weren't we all under the illusion that there are soooo many middles to pick from? Sometimes I feel like our setters not feeding the other middles ruins their confidence which has a negative impact on their performance. Not to mention the sudden substitutions (especially for Gryka)...
I wish we had seen Szczurowska and Kowalewska in at least one tournament, but it is what it is. For the opposites, Lavarini probably wanted to boost Smarzek's and Stysiak's confidence (that needed to be regained for different reasons) with the whole "let's ignore Szczurowska" thing, so thay they don't stress out about their spot in the match roster. I'm sad for Julia, Malwina played the whole season so she deserved to be rested 1 week or so but yeah... let's enjoy this bronze I guess
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in an interview before the QF, Smarzek accepted the challenge of one of the journalists that she would do something stupid but reversable with her hair (she rejected the idea of "Vargas" haircut) if they win against China