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@Kk15: ma figurati, per così poco ;D Piuttosto, perché non ti iscrivi al fanclub che ho aperto per Zizzo? Mi sa che me lo stanno boicottando ?(

Non ho visto la partita ITA-BRA ma quando ho letto il risultato ho fatto un salto sulla sedia col quale potrei andare alle Olimpiadi!! Nella speranza che proud carichi la partita, chi ha visto,può dirmi come si è comportato il nostro eroe?

Translation for Non Italian Speakers: I haven't watched ITA-BRA but when I read the final score I jumped from my chair so high I could go to the Olympic Games. In the hope that proud will upload it, if any of you has watched the match, can you tell me how our hero has played?

Well, I'm afraid I'll have to watch it tomorrow too. Unfortunately I have problems with my internet connection. Wanted to see something, but it was pretty pointless :( I'll try again tomorrow.

Am I one of the first in watching this?? What an honour :D Thanx again proud :)

And I'm going to watch it :D Thanx proud :)

I like Bartman's haircut :) Kind of a Mohawk :D

I would like to see USA vs BRA too!!

First his finger and now his leg!! Please can someone send a talisman to Kubiak to keep bad luck away from this guy? ?

I changed a little bit this thread becuase it was too silly and useless! Now we can add all kinds of comments, remarks and everything you (and I) want to write about him. I actually hadn't watched today's match Italy v Egypt, but I watched yesterday's game and I didn't like the way he played againt Russia. What about his performance today?

Fei's original role was MB. He was "forced" to change his role about 10 years ago, when Sartoretti decided to leave NT and we hadn't an opposite to replace him. So Fox was asked if he wanted to try playing as opposite. And he said "okay, I can try"! Let's say it was a sort of experiment...and it worked 'cause from that moment on Alessandro has been an opposite, leaving his MB period at his back. I haven't completely understood Berruto's choice in calling him back in his original spot for current WC, but that's the thing right now!

Kjeldhor: I think we already discussed this topic thoroughly in the thread about Berruto's list for WC. I think it's a mistery no-one will ever disclose :) proud: don't worry! Take all the time you need, there's no hurry! I've a lot of patience and I can wait :D

@proud: just to be precise, the correct name is BUTI and not Butti; BIRARELLI and not Birareli; and BERRUTO and not Berutto ? I can understand your difficulty with Italian names' spelling ?

Thanks proud for uploading the match...you know, it was a terrible effort for me to wake-up at 7:00 on Sunday, so I missed the first set and the beginning of the second :) I hope you'll upload also the following matches of the Azzurri 'cause from tomorrow on I have to go to work so I won't have the chance of watching any live streamings :( About the match: pretty weird that we won the 1st set which was the one we played worst!! And then, too many mistakes (on serve mainly)!! In watching the match again, I must say that the game was pretty balanced on the whole (as the score of sets proves: 25-22; 22-25;22-25;21-25) and the difference was made by mistakes in both teams. At the end of the day I must confess I'm not so disappointed after all or at least I'm not so disappointed as I was this morning just after the match: our guys struggled hard and their opponent were strong!! So, let all be confident Italian friends...they can improve a lot!!

One of my favourite (if not my favourite) Polish player!! And he's also HOT,which is of no secondary importance ;P :D Love the way he plays the block-out spike :)

@Kjeldhor: all you need is just a little patience! On the 8th of December it will start all over again ;D

Poor Kubiak: he and "Miss Good Luck" aren't good friends, considering how many health problems he has had in his carreer!!

@proud: I have no news about Bira, so I presume he was out of the team-list only for technical reasons. Obviously if Berruto's intention is that of starting with Fei and Mastro as first string MB, one between Buti and Birarelli must be left out. This time was Bira's turn...next one, who knows?? Just wait and see ? Anyway, Fei didn't impress me much: it's pretty evident that he's not used to playing as a MB anymore and he hasn't done for years!! If I have to say one name in Italy's squad that imho played well, is Lasko. Savani ...mmmm, decent but nothing more. Zaytsev?? Was he on court?? I didn't notice him at all o_O I hope the following matches will be better for us ?
OhOh...one more thing: congratulations to all the teams that won today (Poland, above all ;->, Russia, Argentina, USA etc.)

What an elegant way of expressing your rooting for Poland, mate ;D

Russia won 3-1 over Italy. I'm pretty disappointed by the way our guys played. It's always the same story: they start well and then, all in a sudden, they stop playing. Lack of concentration? Lack of motivation? Fear to win??? I don't know, but they absolutely have to stop making all those silly mistakes in crucial moments of a match: that's what makes the difference (in worse for us).

@SkyloIoannes: do you think so? To me, that of cm is a false problem. No need for you to be 2,00 tall if you can jump very high and be nimble. And Kubiak has both things. A good technique many times can compensate lack of cm. ?