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Trento playing perfectly (this was not a surprise to me) and Cuneo playing very badly (and this was a big surprise to me)...It's not wird the third set ended 25:9

Overlook you mean withouth faith and without good game of Grbic, right? Or do you think Grbic played well??

ps I'd love to see Trento-Brazil!

raylight, I'll say Parodi=)

compliments to Trento, expecially Stokr (!!!) and Sala (amazing first set!), but honestly everyone played very well, from the Kaziyski to Zygadlo and Della Lunga. Almost a perfect match.

I couldn't recognize cuneo, i've never seen this team so "empty"! exepxt (may be, and not always) Henno there were only phantoms on the court.
I'm quite disappointed, I think they actually had the chance to win (like Trento, of course), but obviously playing the worst macth of the whole season this chance blows up. I can't belive they plaied so bad. So sorry for them, it will be hard to forget it, they deserved to play a better final.

I'll sai Juantorena. Not (only) for the serve itself, but expecially for the low number of errors against the high number of aces and the lenght of his serve runs

And who had the best floating serve in your opinion?

I agree Zyta!!
news about Kazan: as known, Ball, Tetyukhin, Panteleymonenko, Abrosimov ed Egortchev will leave, Vermiglio, Berezhko (seems that he signed yesterdayi), Gutsalyuk and probably Volkov. They only need a OH to be changed with Priddy and Berezhko.
In fact the 23 years old Gutsalyuk is coming from Gazprom Surgut, while seems Volkov refused an offert from Dinamo Mosca showing he prefers Kazan.

from volleyball.it

lokk at this (italian) articol:there is a list of cuban players that left the NT, plus Oreol Camejo Durruthy and Pedro Iznaga Ortiz of Volei Futuro: http://chepalle.gazzetta.it/post/23096929/la-nazionale-in-esilio
and here they commented the new list of 14 players (the one you've already added, revanextasis) http://www.volleyball.it/redazione/index.php?action=viewArticle&articleId=63390. They say that even if Cuba added different excuses for the palyers that won't be in the roster, actually seems that it's a choise due to the will of this players of joining european clubs.

Juantorena will play as italian (he refused to be in Cuban NT).

Trento will probably get Djuric (and Todorv as reserve), while seems that Bratoev, Colaci and Sokolov will go on loan (rumors).

I think that Russia and Brasil are the favourite (also because they have all the main players... but I don't remember if Berenhzko was in russian starting six). If I had to chose I'll bet on Brasil.
I don't know how good is serbian setter. Hard to be as good as Grbic, btw!

ops, we are a little bit out off topicXD may be someone can open a discussion about world league?

I read few days ago that also Jaqueline will play in the famale Sesi...(like Murilo)

Zyta, Treviso situation is not clear, because of their problem with the main sponsor...
I read more than once expression like "And we have to wait for Treviso situation to be unblocked"...

It's no sure anymore that N'gapeth will go to Cuneo, seems that both N'gapeths can go in Turky (ops, I don't remeber "Turchia" english name..)

"so i want opinions of you guys will place will take cuba in the intercontinental round?? in the group D?? "
I won't answer because I'm italian and I won't be objectiveXD

btw, i think it will be a surprise because Italy and Cuba are both quite different than last year, and France also doesn't have Ngapeth, Henno, Antiga... Vadeleux will play as MB or as opposite?

bye bye Vermiglio...=(

casamodena, thanks for explaning why Modena took contact with Fei, I didn't understand the reason! btw, Fei and Dennis in the same team..would be a dream!

ah, speaking of people on the tribunes, also Gulinelli was in Cuneo the day of the last semifinal match...

until now there are just few voices about him in Modena
btw, Conte will probably play somewhere else if Parodi will go to Macerata, because he can easily be in the starting six in another clubs, but with Parodi and Savani it would be hard (and if Lube will takes Exigà, there will be the problem of number of foreigns on the court)

"I work in the team's staff,"--->lucky guy!!!

About Conte, I wish he won't join Modena in order to come in RomeXD I want him in my team (or Della Lunga on loan=)! But yes, actually Facundo deserves to play in european competition too, and Modena will play in the Challenge Cup (is confrimed, right casamodena?)

Omrcen will play in Doha for the next three weeks http://www.legavolley.it/NewsLeggi.asp?tipo=3&ID=34852
Dennis, Manià, Esko and Bagnoli are confirmed. (volleyball.it; but Lega website speak only about Bagnoli)

Nikolov in Vibo is a new to me, I was still thinking he will sign with Piacenza. btw, he said 4 italian clubs contacted him, so it's actually possible.

rumors about De Cecco in Monza

in this site www.dallarivolley.com (a trustworthy site, in my opinion) they give as sure that De Giorgi will be the coach of S.Giustino, Vermiglio will go to Kazan and Travica to Macerata.

other voices in the same site but with a "might be" (http://www.dallarivolley.com/IT0383012121001.asp): Vissotto in Cuneo (Gulinelli want him); Starovic-->Monza; Lasko-->Poland; Gavotto and Piscopo--> Verona; Pajenk-->Modena; in Monza they want Anderson; Di Pinto (confirmed in Vibo Valentia) would like to train Horstink. Papi may leave Treviso; if Exiga will go to Macerata Paparoni will be Roma first choice.

=)

Info about V-day on Tv and internet:

TV--> RaiSport2 (from 17.30) [also in Sky 228]; Al Jazeera sport; Eurosport (live: Armenia, Austria, Azerbaigian, Belgio, Bielorussia, Cipro, Francia, Georgia, Germania, Grecia, Irlanda, Israele, Kazakistan, Libano, Lussemburgo, Malta, Moldavia, Olanda, Portogallo, Regno Unito, Russia, Spagna, Svizzera, Turchia e Ucraina; at 22.30: Albania, Bosnia Erzegovina, Bulgaria, Croazia, Danimarca, Estonia, Finlandia, Islanda, Kosovo, Lettonia, Lituania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Norvegia, Polonia, Repubblica Ceca, Romania, Serbia, Slovacchia, Slovenia, Svezia e Ungheria); ESPN Brasil (20th May)

Internet--> http://www.raisport.rai.it/dl/raisport/multimedia/diretta.html (Raisport website); www.sportube.tv (Europe)

ps if you need me to traslate the names of the country, ask for it!=)

Savani was intewieved and about the question Travica (his wife's brother) and Parodi in Macerata he just said "I wish Parodi will come back soon", but when the interwiever asked him about the new coach ("at least you know that Macerata has a new coach") he answered "Of course, and his name is Giuliani, we've never worked togheter, so about him I know only that his team beat Macerata in this semifinal, lucky man! But at the beginning of this year I didn't know Berruto too, and I really liked him, so I'm sure it's going to be the same with Giuliani"

amazing player!! and compliments for the movie, nightfox!