Posts by clara
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I have to say Gattaz not being called is concerning to me. I doubt Zé will go to the first week with only Julia, Diana and Luzia (even though that's 100% what he should do), but Carol and Thaisa really should not be playing week 1.
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Which of Brazilian players will not be the part of NT for sure?
Dani Lins, Natalia, Adenizia, Camilla Brait, Carol Gattaz? Any more?
This is the training roster:
S: Macris, Roberta
O: Kisy, Lorenne, Tainara
OH: Gabi, Ana Cristina, Julia B, Rosamaria, Pri Daroit, Helena*
MB: Carol, Thaisa, Julia Kudiess, Diana, Luzia*
L: Natinha, Nyeme
*Helena and Luzia were "invited to train", which effectively means that they might be on the Rio roster, but they probably won't stay with the team after that unless someone gets injured.
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2ND CALL FOR TRAININGS
ARRIVAL DATE: APRIL 29 (MONDAY)
Roberta
Kisy
Tainara
Ana Cristina
Pri Daroit
Thaisa
Julia Kudiess
Natinha
Nyeme
ARRIVAL DATE: TBD
Carol
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Not OG related but maybe Ze can rest his main players in 1st/2nd round and use Luzia, Helena, Lorrayna, Lais, Tainara, Julia K to gain more experiences.
Webvolei reported that there will be a total of 18 girls called for trainings (I'm not sure if that's counting Luzia and Helena or not). So the week one roster will probably be the A team minus Gabi, Thaisa and hopefully Carol.
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There will be 12+1 players. So one of Julia k and Diana will be +1 probably. Also one of natinha and nyeme won't be going to Paris. Maybe ze would bring both liberos and skip second opp. To be honest, that should be the way to go if he is really taking RosaMaria who can be the bench player for both positions. And in that scenario other libero can replace Ana C. In the backrow so that Gabi doesn't have to cover a huge space at reception. clara who do you think ze will drop among these 14 players and which one would be 13th player?
I've been feeling for a while now that the 13th player will be the MB that doesn't make the main roster, mainly because Zé will feel bad about not taking Diana/Julia at all considering how well they've been playing. And now with the injury concerns around Thaisa that option seems even more likely.
But then again libero is the only position that doesn't have a backup. And if the OHs really are Gabi/Ana/Rosa/Julia, there's no one who can fill in as an improvised libero in case the actual libero gets injured (Gabi has the skills to do it, but we can't afford not to have Gabi as an OH). So maybe taking a libero as the 13th player would be the most prudent decision.
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If Natália says no, I would also consider moving Rosamaria to OH and taking one of Lorenne/Tainara as a second opposite. While I do agree that Rosa seems to be more comfortable as an opposite, she's versatile and we really need a stabilizing presence as our 3rd OH to take the pressure off Ana in case she's not in the match.
https://www.otempo.com.br/blog…eiras-do-brasil-1.3431230
Voloch is claiming that the 4 OHs for Paris are locked and it's going to be Gabi/Ana/Julia/Rosa, so I called it.
If Daroit was playing like her WCH self, I'm sure she would still be in contention. But unfortunately we can't rely on an OH whose attack percentage was consistently in the 20s this season for the most important tournament in the world. And Basso was equally bad (her number all around are slightly better than Pri's, but still nowhere near Olympic level).
Knowing Voloch there's always the possibility that he's talking out of his ass because he beefed with Pri or something, but I do believe that moving Rosa to OH and taking another OPP as Kisy's backup (probably Lorenne, but maybe Tainara depending on how the VNL goes) is the way to go when we look at everyone's current form.
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time on TV 📺 Globo.
This. Most players would also prefer it to be a series, but Globo (by far the biggest broadcasting company in Brazil) wants to broadcast the final and they have exactly one (1) slot for all the sports that aren't men's football and it's Sunday at 10am. It sucks but it is what it is.
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I can be totally wrong but above all positions MB wasn’t what Brazil needed an upgrade. Brait or Natalia ( receiving Opp) would be probably be a better fit for Brazil NT.
No fr, Natália would be such a big upgrade over Daroit. Do I like her as a person? Not at all lol but I'd be willing to swallow my pride just this once.
Gabi/Ana is definitely the starting duo, but Ana is young and still has her moments of instability. I don't want us to find ourselves in a situation where Ana is struggling in a decisive match and our options on the bench are Daroit and Julia B (I'm a Julia apologist and I believe in her potential no matter what everybody says, but I think she shouldn't be more than a serving sub for the time being).
If Natália says no, I would also consider moving Rosamaria to OH and taking one of Lorenne/Tainara as a second opposite. While I do agree that Rosa seems to be more comfortable as an opposite, she's versatile and we really need a stabilizing presence as our 3rd OH to take the pressure off Ana in case she's not in the match.
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Re: the dream team, it's better than last year's, but Julia getting the breakthrough award instead of being one of the best MBs makes no sense. She had an objectively better season than Thaisa. And Julia was literally a starter for the NT at the VNL two years ago? This is not her breakthrough, she's been one of the top MBs in the country for a while. Luzia was the clear choice for the breakthrough award this year.
Also, Kisy deserved the MVP 100% this time around. She carried Minas for most of the season, had the highest kill % among all the pins in the competition by a good margin and is the best scorer for her team (also by a good margin). She wasn't the best Minas player for this match in particular, but she also was far from bad. 46% in attack is very respectable. She just wasn't set a lot for whatever reason.
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FINAL - SINGLE MATCH
Minas 3 x 1 Praia Clube
Pena 23, Kisy 13, Thaisa 13 / Kuznetsova 17, Monique 10, Adenizia 9
stats: https://cbv-web.dataproject.co…ID=87&PID=45&type=LegList
DREAM TEAM:
Setter: Brie King (Sesc-Flamengo)
Opposite: Kisy (Minas)
OH: Kuznetsova (Praia Clube) and Roni (Sesc-Flamengo)
MB: Adenizia (Praia Clube) and Thaisa (Minas)
Libero: Camila Brait (Osasco)
Breakthrough Award: Julia Kudiess (Minas)
MVP: Kisy (Minas)
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On the broadcast for the Superliga final they said Ade missed some trainings this week because of calf pain, so I don't expect her to be with the NT either.
But what's most concerning is that Thaisa said she played a lot of the season with what sounded like pretty severe thigh pain. She had to get injections to be able to endure it. If Zé makes her play week one istg
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Brait said she really isn't playing for the NT. Tbh I expected it after her post about how she loves playing pro volleyball but it comes at a cost (not being with her kids as much as she would've liked).
Of course I wanted Brait to go to Paris, but I actually think Natinha improved on a lot of the things she used to get criticized for this season. She's not Castillo/Moki level, but I think she's grown into a very solid libero. Between her and Nyeme, the choice is pretty obvious to me. Unfortunately, Zé might not agree...
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I think Imoco is going to change the serving target to Parrochiale now
Yep. And it's working.
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It was Maja. But the weird thing is that most of them were good passes? Like Imoco just fell apart, Haak hitting error, Lubian touching the net, Lanier hitting straight into the block and suddenly the lead was gone.
Imoco has been very un-Imocolike in this series so far.
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I see serious potential in Heloise Soares (2004). I also like Istefani (2003), Ana Luiza Berto (2006) and Maria Eduarda Lima (2008). But it's gonna be a while until they are ready to play for the NT.
Naiane had a weird season and is currently injured, but I still think she's our best bet for the near future. Apparently she will play abroad next season (back to Poland maybe?)
Kenya is not developing like we hoped she would, but I heard she's leaving Osasco to be a starter in a smaller team, so maybe that'll help her.
Vivian Lima played good matches for Maringá this season. I honestly quite like her, but she desperately needs to be a starter somewhere.
Lyara is going to Barueri next season, which is a very good move for her. She seemed very promising when she was playing for Pinheiros, but unfortunately she chose to waste the next 4 years of her career on the bench.
IMO setter is definitely our most problematic position for the future. And the fact that clubs in Brazil would rather start a recent NCAA graduate whose only pro experience is playing in Puerto Rico for a couple a weeks over a year ago than a local setter certainly doesn't help.
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A couple of disclaimers:
1. This list features all the players that will arrive at the training center in Saquarema in the 24th. It does not mean, however, that those who are not on the list are necessarily out. They may still be called at a latter date. Last season, Naiane was not in the first call up even though she had already finished her club season by then, but she was still called eventually.
2. Helena and Luzia may still play the first week depending on the circumstances. In 2022, Kenya was also invited to train, but she made the first week roster because Roberta wasn't available at the time. It does probably mean, however, that they will not be with the team for the entire NT season, which was already to be expected.
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1ST CALL FOR NT TRAININGS:
MacrisLorenne
Gabi
Julia B
Rosamaria
Diana
Helena and Luzia were invited to train with the team, but are not officially part of the NT group
The trainings will start next Wednesday
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Helensa isn’t a bad receiver. I have hopes she becomes kind of Kim Hill type player
I agree. Helena is actually an above average passer for her height and age. I'm very impressed with her growth this season, she's a completely different player from the one we saw in the U21 WCH last year.
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She played for Criollas de Caguas last season, not the current one. And she was cut after a few weeks.
So she hasn't played in over a year? Really bizarre move from Pinheiros