This was very hilarious. I was watching it in French TV and they said: we dont know why the Turkish fans are booing, they only have to properly count and it is all solved
(French irony sometimes is...)
I found even worse the Brazilian fans booing at the American players when they were serving. Absolutely inappropriate at the Olympics
Thank god Italy won to compensate for that heartbreaking 400m hurdles finale
Anyway Femke is unbelievable
Because I’m a Turkey fan?
sorry for that. I thought you were a USA volley fan
Can anyone tell me what Guidetti said?
Also Kirally for some reason Kirally takes it for granted that Italy will be in the final.
Here is a quick translation from the audio
"I take on all responsibility for these bad Olympic Games. I’m very sorry, because the girls, as I told Serbian journalists, gave so much to Serbia for many years. Some of them are going to quit with the national team and they mustn’t be remembered for what they’ve done in this last match but for what they have done for Serbia. I understood from this experience that I am not good at driving someone else’s car. I have to build my own car and drive it and this is what I can do. Otherwise, I have to press too many buttons and this is something I’m not able to do and I don’t like".
Question: Do you think something could have changed had you won the first set?
"I think yes, we threw away the first set. Italy was really crippled by tension and they did very little to win the first set. We could have used their emotional state but instead, on 19-15 / 22-18, we began to give away points and give away points like unfortunately we do too often. And this was also in the second set. The difference was too many errors from our side, but they also showed great character and solidity. Paola (Egonu) is a guarantee, De Gennaro is phenomenal, Sylla and Bosetti… I mean, Italy is a very very complete team. They can sometimes receive badly, like in the first set, when they struggled a lot, but then they defend, touch, replay, and make really very few mistakes. They are a very tough team to play against".
Display MoreSo the day finally come, we finished a season without medal in big competitions first time after 10 years.
And of course is just coincidence that the one to blame is the biggest loser in volleyball world. Fucking Guidetti. But thanks god we will not seen him anymore, arriverderci you idiot.
One of my friends said, if Olympics was in October, Gui would still looking for a list of 12 players, he would not decide yet and that's the saddest true. His inability to a stick with one team cost us.
About few turkish members that resurrected now after months, just to post here with a eyes full of tears that our era is over. You can just hope, but you best know what will happen when the loser is gone and bring Maja with him.
The Serbian era in women's volleyball will never end. With such a powerful school, tradition, and self-awareness Serbia will always be among the superpowers in this sport. As an Italian, I've always watched with awe Serbian champions and national teams play. What I cannot understand is why the Serbian federation went after non-Serbian coaches. A great part of the success of this wonderful team, in my opinion, is rooted in the sense of belonging to your culture and country. Something that a foreigner will never be able to understand.
I’m so so happy for the girls! After all the injuries and obstacles, they made the semis!
Are those injuries real or just a trick to mess up China? Anyway kudos to Türkye, they really deserved in the end
China lost this match two and a half year's ago when Cai was appointed head coach. But don't blame him entirely. The Chinese Volleyball Association (CVA) couldn't see, or didn't want to see how inept he was at the highest levels of competition. His choice of setters and other positions doesn't make sense and worst of all he became the laughing stock of the whole world for selecting Wang Yunlu and sticking by her till the last stages of the VNL.
Well done, Turkey ! It'll be hard to stop you from a podium finish
In China, things work differently than in other places. First of all, you must be obedient to the party. Knowing about volleyball is an option.
Awful match won by the team with more guts. Vargas comes from another planet, I wonder what she could actually do with a real team around her.
China too shaky. Their culture of all equals, with no stars and no one emerging above the others, doesn't stimulate creativity and fantasy. They play all the same, always the same. And in the end, they lose.
Semifinalists prediction:
Serbia, Turkey, Dominicans, Poland
Let's try some bold predictions lol, I know so far everyone goes with the opposite of this based on current forms and even AI does, but I wouldn't be surprised if I got 1-2 of these correct or more, the level this OG has been pretty similar between the teams, I don't think anyone is dominating the tournament, so dominating on the specific day will be enough, 1 match is doable.
As of now you are 100% correct. Turkey in, China out
Italy itself is extremely complicated enough, no more complications needed
The answer is quite simple, actually. Italy is a country full of racist fascists. All Egonu’s haters don’t even watch volleyball, they just target her because they hate migrants, lgbtqs, freedom and are Putin supporters
It seems that Arina won't go to Fenerbahce in the end because the Russian Federation won't give the transfer. At least, this is what Gian Luca Pasini, journalist of La Gazzetta Dello Sport, writes in Italy in his blog. He is the most informed for everything regarding volleyball in our country. He states (I'm translating from Italian) that "it seems that the Russian Federation doesn't want to release the international transfer to the Turkish team." Maybe Russian fans know something more precise about that.
Also great job by CEV, basically you can only choose from their polls of four. So if you wanted (like me) to vote Eda and Chirichella for best MBs, you can't because they are in the same poll.
Same goes for OHs...
You can do that. Cast your vote, clean the cache and then vote again. It works!
Just a question, because I really admire the Serbian NT but I don't now anything about the behind the scenes. Why isn't Jovana Stevanović part of the roster? Did she quit the national team or there is some other reason? She's an absolutely fantastic player and I cannot see many other MBs stronger than her around.
Really really happy for the victory of the girls, they really deserve it. But many congratulations to Serbia and Turkey too, they play amazing volleyball. Italy owes a little bit of this victory to the Turkish girls for their effort yesterday. Serbia was tired from that battle. I wonder why playing the final just the day after the semifinals.
Anyway the Azzurre tonight showed who they are. Everyone on the court played at her best and that’s not easy to do in a final, against such a big team and in front of a great crowd supporting the other team. Congrats too to the Serbian attendants for their fairness and sportsmanship
Very futile attempt for a jinx as your favourite teams and players are mainly Italian.
Yes, I am Italian, but I love volley too. And who’s going to stop Boskovic? 
With Sylla probably out and with this almighty Boskovic I give Italy very few probabilities to win the Championships. I see 90% Serbia and 10% Italy.
Italian MBs are touching everything
25:8 to Russia I guess is an all-time record for Italy
Congrats both teams. Poland has huge potential with a lot of talented youngsters. They just need a good coach. I am quite sorry for Sytsiak.
I am proud of my team. After Tokio disaster, our reaction is perfect so far. Hope we will win over Serbia and Italy, and get a golden what we are waiting for a long time.
Well, even if I am an Italian fan, imo Turkey would deserve it. Especially Eda Erdem , who is the true goddess of volley. A great champion beyond any border.
Turkey Poland is going to be a carnage. I'm so sorry for Magda and Malwina, they don't deserve it.
