Russia in International Tournaments

i hope that they will get this 5th place.

i have no idea what happend to them in Russia-Serbia 'cos their play was horrible and i couldn't recognize my team

after that shameful match russia is russia again, they play the game they used to play
so i think they'll finally take this place

but nobody is satisfied with it((

an EXTENDED LIST of Team Russia for World League 2011:

Setters:

Grankin Sergey
Makarov Sergey
Butko Alexander
Kobzar Igor

Opposites:

Ilinykh Dmitry
Kruglov Pavel
Mikhailov Maxim
Pavlov Nikolay
Poltavsky Semyon

Middle Blockers:

Abrosimov Alexander
Apalikov Nikolay
Muserskiy Dmitriy
Shcherbinin Dmitriy
Volkov Aleksander
Gutsaluk Alexsander

Wing Spikers:

Berezhko Yuriy
Biryukov Denis
Khtey Taras
Krasikov Dmitriy
Leonenko Nikolay
Panteleymonenko Maxim
Spiridonov Alexey

Libero:

Komarov Valeriy
Sokolov Alexander
Stepanyan Khatchapur

well, the first week of World League is over,so if you watched any of the two games Russia-Japan please share your impressions and opinions about these games))

Hey Kate!
Since i greatly like volleyball i came across this website some days ago, and barely left it in my free-time. I decided to log in as well, to be able to discuss the different aspects of volleyball with people from all over the world, and the first person I would like to contact is you, because we even come from the same city ? Anyway I never miss any matches on TV, and greatly liked the way our team have won the first match, showing character and strength of will, and very much the emotions of Spiridonov? Though in 1-2 episodes he clearly overreacted and the yellow card was well deserved.

that's great))
so,make yourself at home here, you're sure to enjoy it))

yeah,the team's play is really impressive)
i was glad spiridonov'd got this yellow card, i was looking forward to it xD
but i didn't understand what exactly he was given it for,did you?

I am not quite sure, but Germany's Schwarz turned to his team and showed the tongue after this episode, so I guess after his succesful block, Alexey was celebrating towards his opponent with his tongue out? Which is not too polite, of course...I always celebrate with my own team instead, I do not like provoking at all.)

for me it's not that rude,just childish xD
играешь?))

Да, но вряд-ли могу считать себя мастером ? Так, для себя на тренировочках рубим...на БВЛ иногда ? Обычно центральным. ) А ты?

клёво))
нет

A good start!)

hell yeah xD

A DAMN good start ? Just hope we play at the same level in the PO.)

Great Leaugue - Strong teams ?

On coming World Cup 2011 team Russia is going to play in new uniform!)

I want to congrats to my favourite NT and russian fans to qualification in OG ?
They improved, that ECH was only one wrong step and now everything will be perfect.

from all russian fans, Berny, thank you very much))
you know what improved? Grankin's injury improved our setter's position! xD
and Sergey Tetyukhin's marvelous coming back,of course)))