I expected something very different from this after such a nail biting first set. I guess Perugia found that boost in terms of confidence to play at the very best level, while Warta Zawiercie was completely drained by the outcome. No way the gap is that big, but credits to Lorenzetti in building such a disciplined team.
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Don't make assumptions on Manfredini out of these games. She seems to have a better blocking instinct compared to Lubian, but I don't see her becoming a specialist. She may get a spot in Conegliano's roster, but I'm pretty sure she'll be an attacking MB with limited rotations.
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It's not like Projekt Warszawa didn't try, but missing Bednorz and Śliwka made the task way too hard for them. I'd say a solid but not spectacular performance by Perugia, especially in the third set, when they almost let the set go with that bad run in the closing phases. Opponents serving didn't make Giannelli move that much, so Perugia's sideout worked all in all, but it has to improve for tomorrow, just like defence and serving. Still, their form is quite good and Lorenzetti installed a very solid system, which is something they rely on when things turn ugly.
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It's almost impossible to take anything away from these games, even France is looking quite experimental. Fun fact, Antonella Del Core is commenting the match for Rai, I wonder if they're thinking about expanding the current commenting team.
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Display MoreI love all the transfers they've made actually, haha:
- Loreti IMHO is a real deal as a talent, he was great in CEV Cup games this year for Piacenza as a starter, and was awesome for Italy U20 team last summer at the WCH, so it would be hard to find a local replacement better than him for Colaci, especially from long-term perspective,
- Henno had a very good year in PlusLiga and with all the absences, he'll be a starter of France NT alongside Clevenot IMHO, so he may be completely ready to play an important role for Perugia very quickly,
- Reggers is one of the most talented opposites in the world - and while Ben Tara is in general awesome - I think upside-wise Reggers is even better,
- Sanguinetti had a career-best season for Modena - I don't consider him as an improvement over healthy Russo, but oftentimes Russo isn't healthy.
So considering Ishikawa was a non-factor for almost the full season, and Colaci has been mid for like 5 years straight and was a starter due to his position in the locker room and for the fact of being a Perugia legend - I'd actually argue in terms of their roster, they can be even a superior team than they were this season.
I hope I didn't give the impression of labelling them as mediocre. These are all good moves, but I would've done them a bit more gradually. The team will surely be very competitive, but I fear they may suffer the same rollercoaster Lube is having since they rejuvenated the roster. Hence, I'm not sure they'll be as dominant as they've been this season.
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Perugia lost Loser for months, but simply had the deepest roster.
Ishikawa and Dzavoronok are back ups in Perugia. They would be starters everywhere, basically (expecially the japanese).
Absolutely, even Ishikawa had a bit of a troublesome season, but overall they had enough talent to cover every position. Still, things can take an ugly turn, like Trento experienced.
In fact, I'm not too sold on the team they're building for next season. Don't get me wrong, they will be competitive, but I don't think they will be near to this one.
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Not only Champions League, but also CEV Cup (with Challenge Cup merged with it or just discontinued).
They can keep Challenge Cup, but it should be a Conference League alike tournament, thus reserved to teams coming from less competitive leagues. I don't see the point of having Galatasaray or Chieri playing a tournament where their only real game is against each others.
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Semeniuk is really the Matt Anderson of his generation when it comes to technical skills and aesthetic of the game.
He's one of the best signings Perugia ever made and I was worried when they started to criticize him after his first season. That said, credits to Lorenzetti in managing at best a talented team that surely avoided all the injuries most of the rivals had, but showed great consistency all season long. I read a lot of feisty comments about Lube, but the team knows how to play and I'm sorry Boninfante became the scapegoat of a winless season. It's a team that heavily depends on serving and in nights like yesterday it just buries the team (they made 32 errors if I'm not wrong). Plus, the flop in Champions League clearly stiffened fans' response to their year. Now, I believe they need a different formation in order to finally make the step from contender to winner, but it's not like they got to the final by pure chance.
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It has written VakıfBank all over it since the beginning of the season and probably they won the cup yesterday, reverse sweeping Conegliano. Still, it's never easy to win and it's fitting they did it completing the puzzle with a talent like Tijana Bošković, who was in a desperate search for a winning structure to show she's still there. Hats off to Eczacıbaşı though, few of us would've bet on such a competitive campaign at the start of the season and they're moving on the right direction to contend titles to their neighbours. I have a feeling we'll see this finals in many years to come.
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Nasty contact between Aköz and Karakurt, it could've went so much worse...
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Game on, well done to the Tigers.
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They better win today and not get exhausted to CL F4.
Indeed, but the guy who made a calendar was a genius. They were much smarter in Poland.
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muuuch better game than the first one. Hope Lube can make it a 5 setter
It's not like Lube didn't try, it's Perugia that always find a way to get the edge the game is on the line.
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Antropova has quite the Boskovic story written for her already ironically. She won Club Wch before CL and is an Ecz player now, possibly for many years
can't wait for her VB era in 5-7 yearsYou know, I don't think she's in such a bad palce. Hiring Bregoli was possibly the smartest move they made in ten years or so, I truly believe they'll trade titles with VakıfBank if everything goes right.
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They won CWCH
Also Vargas won supercup with Fener, if we counting that same trophy for Egonu
You're right, but it was too good to pass yet another chance to mock Scandicci.
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If Boskovic wins, there will be only Vargas left who hasnt won the title among the big4 opps thanks to FB management
Antropova and Scandicci:
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Isn't cruelly ironic how Bošković is playing like in her very prime against her former team, in a Champions League final above all?
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Markova making these digs is giving me Michieletto's vibes, a cheat code indeed.
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What happened to Özbay? Did Bošković elbow her when going down from the net?
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I understand most of the attention is on the women's Champions League final, but from the bits I've seen Lube and Perugia are trading blows as well.