Ok people, listen. Our friend, RavenExtasis send me message with news from Cuba, and he asked me about discussion there. So:
well i have to tell you something and listen be carefully, you are the first person who i speak about this, the last two year has been a disaster for cuba volleyball, the president of the cuba federation was fired for try to convence the authoritys for the boys can play in other leagues like italy or brasil. he demand the separation of the team whit leal , thats mean he wan´t play no more for the cuba nt for the cruel treatment for him and his partners like leal. Hierrzuelo have a injury in the wrist and he have a depresion because simon his best friend in the team left the NT and he dont training since a month and samuel send him for cuba team b like swiderski in poland . this my friend are information thar only a few people in cuba and peolple who have contact like me know. i want to know your opinion and if you can open a discussion because you hace more power in this page than me. all this is true. you can trust in my. well i been waiting your anwswer. and sorry my english its basic in this moment.
It is very sad. Someone tried to make cuban volleyball better, but he was fired... I dream about freedom for cuban players, I want to see them in best leagues. It will be very good for Cuba NT, young players in Europer or Brasil would get a lot of experience, and they would use it in NT. But we can see, cuban authorities don't want to let players go...
Moreover, I dont know why Simon left the NT and was replaced to "B" team...
And what is your opinion about it?
#YoandyLealHidalgo #RobertlandySimonAties #Cuba #MichaelSanchezBozhuleva #WilfredoLeon
and simon is not in the cuba b he wants his retirement of the National Team forever. the reason of his departure are in this moments unknow. but the problem its serious, only Leon and Hernandez are the active members of the team and the others dont have expirience. they whit cepeda and bell stay in the team of 2010 season the rest of the team are youngers.
I hope that all will have good end.
Players need to get the freedom to improve them selfs which means that they should definitely play in the higher leagues like the Italian or the Brazilian.. Does anyone know WHY Them Cuban players are not allowed to play beyond the borders?
dyingflutsman the cuban gonverment decides who plays out and who no plays, they have a policy "be a professional sportman is about money and not real sport" is for that old vision that the cuban boys are away of this super lague like italy,rusia or brasil. if they want play in one of this they have to request his total retirement for his rest of their live of the National team and wain 2 years to compete in these league you understand.?? that is a fu...k of policy was implant by dictators but i hope soon this change.
If I think that people like Juantorena and many others (like Poey and Portuondo that played in Roma..) will never be in World Championship, or Olympics...
Cuba as a lot of great players around the world, and most of them are really apreciate, and they often have an important position in their team.
And if nobody will allowed the great players that still leave in Cuba to play where they prefer, I'm afraid they will try to escape like many others before.
I can't see how this can help Cuba volleyball. They are lucky that they always have new incredible youngs like Leon that allowed them to have a very competitive NT.
I don't think Cuba will take back the players when the results fall.. they have never in the past. When Dennis and the rest left they were left with a crappy team (at the time) and they didn't seem to care. They just keep training their talents and the funny thing is that the succeed in creating really succesful teams everytime and then they all leave again.
Leon the last year grow up a litle he has now 2.03cm with only 17 years old. XD the spike i dont know i only know that the cuban record in spike is for Marshal 3.85cm .
that's what every federations do, i think that cuban should do it too
yesterday I saw again the final of men's worchampionship 2010, I realized I didn't noticed Leon played as opposite in the 3rd set! he was just AMAZING (in general, not just the 3rd set!), our commentator wanted him to win the award as best spiker (and murilo as best player), and always kept saying it was amazing his attack tecnique, it was great seeing him hit the ball and play with no fear.
I remember Poey and Portuondo history, they had to wait two years to play again in Italy, it was such a pity... I heard they worked as building worker or something like this to earn money to live.
And Juantorena said he saw Cuba playing in Verona in semptember, and he didn't want Simon to speak with him because he thought Simon will have problem speaking with an exiliated (but Simon didn't care=)
btw, look at the cuban team [email protected], simon is not there. what the hell...
Cuban team need Simon and Leal. I think they have to talk with this two player!! maybe there is any chance that they return to cuban team.
Somewhere you have to admire Cuba for not being tempted by getting huge results in volleyball and just sticking to their values (however crap they may be).
Simon is the best middle blocker in the world.
Aww that's so sad that Poey and Potuondo had to work in construction.. perhaps that's where they got their huge physiques though.
Don't waste your time, they will never beat Italy!
(of course I'm kidding eheheh! Unfortunally for us I think Cuba will still be really hard to beat=)
This notice come out today in a jornal of my country and i think its official
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has published today the list of the 19 Cuban volleyball players may participate in the XXII World League, which opens on 27 May come in several cities on the planet.
A priori, the main novelties are the promotion of Cuban Wilfredo León estelarísimo the role of captain, with only 17 years instead of the central attacker Robertlandy Simon, as well as the absence from the roster of Joandy Leal corner striker, who was ranked as holder during the last two seasons the team.
According to sources in the National Volleyball Leal downward due to difficulties in the teaching aspect, which is an exclusionary criterion in the Cuban sports system.
Another is the striking absence of Mesa Isbel, a young main attacker is injured for several weeks. The remaining two deletions in this court are final and Samy Bisset Yordan Lazaro Gomez.
The press release accompanying the payroll FIVB highlighted as key players of the cast, along with Leon, the pin Yoandri Diaz, Fernando Hernández opposite attacker, the auxiliary Rolando Cepeda, Osmani Camejo central and Gutiérrez Keibir libero.
The mention of Yoandri Diaz surely do first, after learning that the owner Raidel Hierrezuelo of discomfort in one of his wrists and is unknown to date.
The team will be led again by Orlando Samuels, aided by Idalberto Valdés and Nicolas Vives.
Last season, the selection tricolor finished fourth in the league and second in the World Championships in Italy.
This time appears located in Group D with Italy, France and South Korea
I'm glad in Italy someone speak about Cuba situation.
This journalist wrote that the fact Simon is not K anymore and Leal is out of the 20th it's probably/pheraps due to the fact they had not liked contacts with italian clubs. And Cuba wants to avoid someone to escape, also considering that they will play 4 matches in Italy, so the possibility actually exist.
Seemed also that the Cuban federation is pressing Juantorena to come back (If he would, I'll lose the italian passport I think)
Besides Juantorena said he will back to NT only if other players from NT will be able to go abroad to play in other leagues, if not, he will refuse, because this is unfair that he can play in Serie A and they have to stay on island.
And about doping no one except him and few other exactly know is it true, because CEV or FIVB never said what substance exactly he tried. And he's still saying it was unfair and he was innocent.
And who knows, maybe soon we will see in Belchatow a star from Cuba. Joandry Leal fits to Skra Belchatow now.
But I think that this is only writers idea and whats more, Skra doesn't need offensive reciver.
Let me dream about Italy winning the World League!!=)
(btw, we need to form a new generation, because players like Fei, Mastro, Vermiglio are not easy to replace!!
It's a pity Parodi get injuried, I would like to see Savani as opposite and Parodi with Zaytsev as OH.)
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