Also I'm not too sure how big their budget is going to be, I think their A2 team was already on the cheap side compared to the other best teams in the category. Honestly I wasn't expecting they were going to even get to the semifinals watching the rosters on paper at the start of the season
Posts by voulter
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And Macerata is also the team of Francesca Michieletto (Alessandro's sister). She also plays as OH and is left handed like her brother. I'm not sure she could be a starter in A1, but maybe ok as a backup.
I don't even think she would be that great as backup to be honest. She saved most of the talent for her younger brother
Anyways she also plays beach and was one of the candidates for the federation team, I'm not sure if that's still going on but if so I guess she would retire soon from indoors
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Yup. And none of Desmet-Gardini-Asparuhov trio receives very well (Zenger neither, but maybe in worse team he'll blossom). I don't think the playoff spot is within a reach (with Verona getting super solid most probably), but I am afraid that Reggio Emilia won't be able to make A1-worthy roster if they advance (and they probably will), so in terms of relegation it may be easier to Padova than this year (considering that even in A2, Vibo Valentia will have really good roster)
And well now they announced the renewal of Takahashi, at least one will be able to recieve I guess
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Yup. And none of Desmet-Gardini-Asparuhov trio receives very well (Zenger neither, but maybe in worse team he'll blossom). I don't think the playoff spot is within a reach (with Verona getting super solid most probably), but I am afraid that Reggio Emilia won't be able to make A1-worthy roster if they advance (and they probably will), so in terms of relegation it may be easier to Padova than this year (considering that even in A2, Vibo Valentia will have really good roster).
Looks unlikely Reggio will make it to A1 anyway even if they win the playoffs (which I agree it's very likely), they don't have an hall that meet the requirements so they would have to play somewhere else and don't have enough budget to have an A1 worthy roster and cover the cost for another hall. So even if they win they will probably sell the title and Vibo wants to buy it. Which makes sense with the team they're building so far, they already have a decent base for A1
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Italy beat Croatia again 3-2.
Why did it translate libero for the italian but not the croatian? 😂 Also i would have preferred to watch this one rather than the other, at least it was a different team than usual
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Padova announced Gardini, best choice for him if he wants to play but now I wonder if all the other rumors for the OH spot are true. After how this season went I don't know if it's the best choice having 4 inexperienced OHs (unless one of them turns out to be Mozic 2.0)
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I'm late to this but how bad was the commenter not being able to realize Nwakalor was out in the 5th set and Diop was playing despite the latter being like 20cm taller and a lefty
How can't you realize this is not Nwakalor lol
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who is setting for Italy? Is that Malinov?
yes
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If anyone wants to watch this is about to start
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USA will host Turkey before WCH to play friendly games
WCH=world championships, right? Lol
I don't know about this, but there's going to be a friendly tournament in Italy 10 days or so before WCH with Italy, Turkey, Serbia and Poland
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Pinerolo wants to sign Trnkova. I'm honestly surprised that after such a good season she didn't recieve offers from better teams
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Civitanova's manager confirmed that Juantorena is staying in a recent interview
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Well Newcombe retired anyways
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He should receive big congratulations for this season tho, had Juantorena out for the whole season basically, Zaytsev returned in January and played generally so-so for most of the time, some problems before CL leg with Jastrzębski with Yant, difficult schedule (CWCH) and players leaving Civitanova already for the next season (Simon, possibly Juantorena), had to play with completely inexperienced players like Yant and Garcia for majority of the season as well - and yet they won it.
I agree the team did much better than what expected given the circumstances, but I just can't avoid laughing everytime he talks during time outs and everyone minds his own business
I think he's doing something right of course but I'm still dubious on his influence on the team -
It's so funny how no one ever listens to Blenigini during time outs
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Lanier's dad died today (or maybe yesterday), from what I read he had been ill for the last few months. I guess that could be the reason why she wasn't in the training camp/VNL roster
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I know right? Who is making this transfers? First Nicoletti, now Loda
And Loda is even worse imo lol. Like Nicoletti doesn't make sense as a foreigner but still has her good moment, after the last few season Loda doesn't even deserve a spot as starter in Italy let alone as a foreigner