Japan either needs to produce taller players, which would totally change the way they play, or have two full squads of a-team quality players, as it stands now, there are no easy matches for them and they can't handle the entire length of tournaments.
Posts by arreath
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zehra is washed. repeated shoulder injuries, which i attribute to her lagging spike technique, ultimately started affecting other departments of her game, she's never reached her 2020-23 levels again.
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Elif can't pass the OHs well for a moment to save her life. She'll probably permanently lose her spot to Dilay this season.
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turkey unironically has the worst block-defence in the vnl, it's hilarious.
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There is not a single hint of tactical preparation in Turkey's game besides vargasball, it's quite worrisome.
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You see, volleyball isn't just comparison of individual qualities
i mean, there's not a single right comparison there. for instance, even absolute peak zhu would be barely comparable to current markova, she's never been that dominant week after week for a whole season; right now, it's just silly to even consider them in the same league.
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holy fuck
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if even brazil and turkey can't beat italy playing them back to back, i wonder who the f can?
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turkey is the only team with the firepower that can overwhelm italy and it shows when they manage to shake off nerves.
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3rd place award ceremony being done separately is really bothering me.
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thus, japan learns what having ferhat as your coach feels like at the business end of a tournament.
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turkey's only hope is japan getting gassed out, which is a quite significant possibility. as long as they have such mediocre serves for a top team, turkey will never be able to consistently outplay japan.
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turkey's already easy draw completely falling apart lol
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Eda is the goat, holy fucking shit.
On the other hand, Slovenia showed how to play against Turkey, a more talented team with the same discipline could have easily gotten away with the win.
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Turkey's fluctuating a lot and they're gonna suffer as soon as they play any decent opponent.
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they'll never lose a match ever again, will they?
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turkey's non-factor serves(barring vargas) and non-factor reception(barring hande) will be terribly exposed today.
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Turkey has the weakest serve and reception among top 6-7 teams, this makes them wildly inconsistent.
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What's the biggest margin record in a set in VNL?
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Netherlands is like David Ferrer of volleyball; balanced, stable game, works hard, mentally tough, doesn't give up but at the end of the day, doesn't have the weapons to bother the big 4.