Alzatori: Dragan Travica (Lube Banca Marche Macerata), Dante Boninfante (M.Roma Volley), Michele Baranowicz (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo), Marco Falaschi (Bcc-Nep Castellana Grotte)
Opposti: Michal Lasko (KS Jastrzębski Węgiel), Giulio Sabbi (M.Roma Volley), Luca Vettori (Club Italia)
Centrali: Luigi Mastrangelo (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo), Alessandro Fei (Sisley Belluno), Simone Buti (Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza), Emanuele Birarelli (Itas Diatec Trentino), Stefano Patriarca (Marmi Lanza Verona), Giorgio De Togni (Sisley Belluno), Enrico Cester (Andreoli Latina)
Schiacciatori: Cristian Savani (Lube Banca Marche Macerata), Simone Parodi (Lube Banca Marche Macerata), Ivan Zaytsev (M.Roma Volley), Jiri Kovar (Lube Banca Marche Macerata), Gabriele Maruotti (M.Roma Volley), Samuele Papi (Copra Elior Piacenza), Francesco De Marchi (Fidia Padova), Filippo Lanza (Itas Diatec Trentino)
Liberi: Andrea Giovi (Energy Resources San Giustino), Andrea Bari (Itas Diatec Trentino), Salvatore Rossini (Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza)
Opposti: Michal Lasko (KS Jastrzębski Węgiel), Giulio Sabbi (M.Roma Volley), Luca Vettori (Club Italia)
Centrali: Luigi Mastrangelo (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo), Alessandro Fei (Sisley Belluno), Simone Buti (Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza), Emanuele Birarelli (Itas Diatec Trentino), Stefano Patriarca (Marmi Lanza Verona), Giorgio De Togni (Sisley Belluno), Enrico Cester (Andreoli Latina)
Schiacciatori: Cristian Savani (Lube Banca Marche Macerata), Simone Parodi (Lube Banca Marche Macerata), Ivan Zaytsev (M.Roma Volley), Jiri Kovar (Lube Banca Marche Macerata), Gabriele Maruotti (M.Roma Volley), Samuele Papi (Copra Elior Piacenza), Francesco De Marchi (Fidia Padova), Filippo Lanza (Itas Diatec Trentino)
Liberi: Andrea Giovi (Energy Resources San Giustino), Andrea Bari (Itas Diatec Trentino), Salvatore Rossini (Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza)
I partly agree with you. In terms of physical strenght Martino is definetely stronger than Parodi; but technically imho Simone is superior, more precise, more elegant and even smarter 'cause he can play with the opponents' s blocks better than Matteo can. In a way, they remind me Giani and Bernardi: Andrea was huge and strong when spiking, Lollo was precise and used to play with intelligence. The truth is that two players like Martino and Parodi should play together 'cause since their so different they complete each other as well as the rest of the team. BUT, as Zyta has brilliantly written here below, we won't see Martino in NT anymore. Not for the moment for sure. It's a pity, I agree, 'cause he could be one of our best players ever...he could be a star!!! But since he prefers to look after his muscles and his hair...well, i think we can go on with our NT even without him.
(this year whit Bagnoli he impruved a lot his team work)
OPPOSTI - Lasko, Sabbi, Vettori.CENTRALI - Barone, Birarelli, Buti, Cester, De Togni, Mazzone, Patriarca.SCHIACCIATORI - Della Lunga, Dolfo, Kovar, Maruotti, Parodi, Rosso, Savani, Zaytsev.LIBERI - Bari, Colaci, De Pandis.
In the end there isn't a lot of new, some of this players played in the second national team and someone was called in the national team for the european championship or the world cup.
So the first call is just for De Marchi, Lanza and Rossini!
I expected Colaci!
My starting line-up: Travica - Lasko - Savani, Zaytsev (Parodi) - Birarelli (Fei), Mastrangelo - Bari (Giovi)
I would like to see Lanza and De Marchi! ?
About our second setter: i'm going to say a mad thing i know, but i would like Falaschi to be our second setter. But since i'm perfectly aware that such thing will never happen, i agree with you: Michele is definetely better than Boninfante (stronger in serve and block).
Rossini is good but young!
Bari is good in receiving less in defense!
With Parodi and Zaitsev i would play Rossini!
With Savani would play Bari!
Second setter for me Baranowicz!
And I agree with you about the line-up you gave to Camnow, my only doubt is Savani/Parodi.
@Kjeldhor: i think that HCLT is right (OMG i always agree with him..it is quite worrying, isn't it??). I also think that Mauro doesn't want Papi to start as first-string and play a whole match or mamy matches in a row. But Samu can be a valid sub in case of crisis, when one of our spikers doesn't work.
But the big question is: who's gonna be the second setter? Boninfante or Baranowicz??
no.. i think he played whit some dices
For me, it's a big mistake...and i'm not saying that because Valerio is one of my fav player but 'cause with Mastro he is the only "senator" (we call this way those players with a long career and a lot of experience) that Italy squad really needs; this Russian experience has changed him a lot, he is more humble now and i think he could be willing to be a second-string in NT if necessary.
@HCLT: I agree that Alessandro Paparoni is better than Bari (but my opinion about him is not exactly objective since i prefer other players) and he played pretty well this season. Unfortunately for Alessandro playing in such a weak team as MRoma is won't help him to gain NT once more.
As regards Papi: i've got a nice story to tell about him when he played in A1 with Falconara and he was 17. He often played truant 'cause he only cared about volleyball and his coach at that time (Paolini if i'm not wrong) was forced to bring him to school and he also had to threaten Samu he wolud have left him out of the team if he hadn't focus on studying too. LOL
Why not with them !!