Posts by Mycaptain

  • Italy - Serie A1 2025/26

    My player of the day for this Sunday is Asia Bonelli, Macerata’s setter. She’s able to get the best from all her teammates and is really skilled in defense. We’ve always known in Italy she’s a very talented player but this year could be the one of her real consecration. She’s even finding a way to make Decortes more unpredictable than usual. The opposite has always lacked of power and continuity, but she’s performing quite well with Asia besides her.

  • Italy - Serie A1 2025/26

    Two stars shone brighter than the others yesterday, though with different fortunes.

    Eze had an impressive match with Bergamo. She managed to set precise and fast balls even with her teammates struggling badly in reception. In the 4th set, e.g., the team prevailed thanks to her, even with just 9% of perfect passes. Bergamo was up 14–11 in the 5th set but eventually lost because of their awful reception. Anyway, Chidera Blessing Eze is definitely a great setter. A real blessing for Italian volley.

    Beatrice Gardini, on the other hand, scored 22 points (I guess her career high in A1) against Monviso, just a few days after graduating in Management and Business Economics at just 21. Definitely a great week for her! I admit I hadn’t followed her closely lately, but watching the match I was struck by her ability to spike with the same power from both sides, right or left hand. Now I just hope that her former Club Italia teammate, Dominika Giuliani (currently playing in A2 with Trentino), can reach her level too and make it to A1 soon.

  • Italy - Serie A1 2025/26

    Quote from Sentenza_69

    For Bisonte Firenze yesterday in Vallefoglia, Knollema and Bukilic delivered outstanding performances...

    The Dutch wasn't a surprise, as it was known she could play at this level. However, the Serbian girl was a complete surprise: served consistently and accurately by Morello, she was the match's top scorer, scoring 30 points (45% positivity and 30% efficiency, on offense), with 4 blocks and 2 aces...

    TATANKA...

    Rachele could have been a very good setter. But time is passing by… Next month she'll turn 25.

  • Italy - Serie A1 2025/26

    Good signs from some Italian OHs yesterday.

    Nervini had an impressive game, both in defense and attack. She got blocked a few times, but she’s not afraid to hit hard and she’s damn quick.

    I was also particularly happy to see Elena Pietrini in good shape again. She replaced Lanier and clearly showed she’s the better option. She still made a few avoidable mistakes, but give her a couple more matches and she’ll reclaim her natural spot as a starter.

    Valeria Battista was excellent for Busto against Novara. I’ve been following her since her days at Club Italia, and yesterday I really appreciated her work in reception and defense, usually her weak points, considering she’s always been known as a strong attacker.

    Finally, Loveth Omoruyi seems to be back at a good level. She scored 22 points and took responsibility in many key moments during the match. Yes, she did miss two key balls in the fifth set, but she kept her team afloat for long stretches of the game.

  • Eurovolley 2026

    Quote from serdar

    Lol the audacity! Turkey literally crushed Italy in 2 sets they won and other two sets Italy won was with smallest margin. Turkey could have easily finish it with 3-1 if it wasn't because of a few simple mistakes. And you still come up with excuses


    About east path, Japan whom turkey has beaten easily lost against Brazil in a tiebreaker with only 2 points difference. Turkey could have beaten Brazil too and their path wasn't any easier than Brazil who struggled against France. Turkey got silver fair and square, they showed that by the performance in the final. Turkey showed how vulnerable Italy could be. And I'm sure Italy would remember that in next matchup.


    I won't comment about the mediocre italian players anymore, I'll just quote you next summer to say I told you so :whistle:

    You like trolling but it's worth recalling you that Italy won the World Championship's final, not the other way around. You also assume that Turkey will keep its level in the future but there's no guarantee that Vargas will go on playing like this, or Eda, or Gunes or Ebrar. Take out just one of these players and the team is no more than average.

  • Italy - Serie A1 2025/26

    I was in Busto yesterday. A very entertaining match. When Fahr came in light switched off for UYBA. Impressive performances by Obossa and Van Avermaet on Busto's side, Fahr and Haak for Imoco. Boldini was far better than usual, but keeping Seki on the bench is such a waste!

  • Italy - Serie A1 2025/26

    I prefer counting medals, not opposites.

  • Eurovolley 2026

    Quote from serdar

    Hmm except not😂😂😂


    Only position Italy has plenty is libero. Setter position is desperate, we saw what cambi did this tournament. Eze is a good prospect but she is still unknown how to perform in highest level in NT competition. Middle position has two great ones but after them the gap is huge, that's why velasco didn't even dare to change injured Fahr during 5 set game even once. Closest to them is nwakalor who is still far below these two (assuming lubian and Bonifacio aren't coming back to NT as rumoured before). Oh2 position is already weakest this season and without Sylla, good luck playing with Giovannini and nervini duo. Italy's player pool is quite heterogenous. Two of the best top opps, some of the best liberos+two of the best middles but the players after these are big downgrades

    You can laugh as you want but you should watch more Italian volleyball.

    Just a brief reminder.

    OHs: Pietrini, Piva, Degradi. Make Omoruyi play and you we'll se that she's way better then 90% of OHs in other NTs
    MBs: Lubian (she's coming back for sure), Nwakalor (not so far from the top player as you infer), Graziani, and you will soon see coming Munarini, Marchesini and Manfredini
    Setters: Cambi, Eze, Boldini, Morello are more than sufficient to compete in European Championships
    Opp: Adigwe, Malual are more than valuable subs.

    I agree that winning a gold medal would be extremely difficult without 5 or 6 top players, but silver or bronze would be absolutely possible

  • 2025 FIVB Women's World Championship

    Quote from Steven12453

    During my studies at university , there was some people that we were friends and everytime that whad to do a group project, one of the team members despite trying never managed to contribute, but her name was always on the assignments and her grade was always a 9 or 10. Was she really a 9 or 10 student? No, but that’s what her transcript says and this is ( GENARALLY NOT EXACTLY ) the case that we are talking about.

    That type of student can never be a setter in a volleyball team. A setter touches the ball in every single point in a match.

  • Eurovolley 2026

    Quote from Mimek

    I’ve seen on the Turkish Twitter that Velasco wants to give some break to Orro, Sylla, Egonu and Danesi, not sure if only for VNL, but for the whole summer. That would be a big downgrade for Italy, they still have Antropova, but not sure if she can compensate quite poor OH pool.

    What kind of source is "Turkish Twitter"? At the moment Velasco hasn't uttered a word about the next season. He said that now he needs at least 20 days of rest and then he'll begin thinking about 2026. In any case Italy has plenty of athletes in every role to get in the medals even without the top players.

  • 2025 FIVB Women's World Championship

    Quote from Elix

    Italy won but did volleyball win? :sos:


    Thank God this low level tournament Is over! :teach:

    it’s so funny to read all haters’ comments. What is good volleyball? Being blocked six times in a tie breaker? If you want to taste good volleyball you can always watch again the two Turkey-Italy matches at the Olympics last year.