Ze Roberto during a interview said he was very worried about Tamara going to China due to the way they train. He told her to be very careful and take care of her body.... And unfortunately something already happened to her 🤧
That's one of the reasons Lang Ping hired foreign trainers for the NT, because they have information in this area. Majority of the clubs in the league lack this knowledge which result in easy injury and early retirement.
How did the youth in the Hope Star Training perform, were there any players that stood out?
Hope she's doing better.
Is Tijana with the team or did she leave to be with her family?
They need an attacking OP to alternate with between Gong who is more defensive. Zeng didn't have a good performance this year, not to mention injuries that kept her from playing. Any word on what Yang Fangxu is doing now?
As much as I love the Vakif/Eczacibasi rivalry, it would be nice to see one of the brazilian teams make it to the finals.
She doesn't have any offensive or defensive skills that can currently help the NT.
I'm wondering what the long term is for Sloetjes and Vakif now that Karakut has started for two straight matches when there is no foreigner limit. VLC was very competitive in that first set.
Sloetjes will still be Vakifs starting opp. Guidetti is training Karakurt to grow in these important competitions starting off against these weaker teams. Long term I think if not next year, the following year might be time for Sloetjes to part ways with the team, unless she doesn't mind rotating from the bench.
Won't this affect the pools?
Yeah, I was gonna say Rabadzieva also. With Tandara out, their team will have a hard time going further.
Jiangsu has been a mess lately. In my opinion, the coach should use this season as training. He should limit the number of sets Zhang Changning plays in a match so that she can recover properly and allow the younger players to exercise.
Sounds like there is drama in the Henan team between Katherine Bell and one of the chinese players. She ranted on her Instagram (@_khatbell) story that they had a disagreement during drills. The translator told Kat that the player said, "dont talk to me". After practice the player ignored Kat which made her feel offended. I wonder who it was?
Though the ultimate decision is up to Zhu, Lang Ping will have a great influenece on her choice.
I know the season just started, but has Milena, Kelsey, or Lonneke has said anything about staying till next year (2019-2020)?
Have any teams changed their rosters for the 2nd stage?
Duan Fang (Liaoning), the player who's foot Tandara stepped on cried as she went to apologize to her at the hospital.
Zheng Yixin has been amazing, she is very versatile! It's a shame that Fujian doesn't have anybody to help her go further in the tournament.
The middle-blocker Zheng Yi-xin really did score 31 pts for Fujian in a 4-set game? In case she did as well as played on that position during the entire game, is it some kind of record for a player on that position? I have never seen it at least.
I didn't watch the match, but if I'm not mistaken after Zheng Yixin has served the coach usually keeps her on the back court to receive and attack as well. She used to play as opposite before.
Not the match, but from last season:
From 9:20, Zheng (#3 Black) scores and goes back to serve. At 11:50, the team makes an error and the other team serves. At that point she is still on court, the libero doesn't come in to replace her . The point from 12:39, she attacks from the backrow.
what team does Murphy belong?
She is in Shanghai.
Any live streams?
I wonder how coach Cai Bin will rotate his OH and OPP players. Jiangsu has a lot of talent in both of those areas.
Also, is Zhang Changning healthy to play?
