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I said if they are well coached, not with Popov. I've seen couple of games which should have gone 3:0 if there was proper tactics in the last two years. And I also said that even then it is not very likely

It depends on the rules. I don't think that CSKA can win easily without it. Without golden set:
If they are coached wel, they can get 3:0 in Samokov and fight hard for a game in Poland, but is not likely. If they win 3:2, they'll have to fight for tiebreak in Poland, and in tiebreak they can win. Not very likely either.

With golden set: The scenario with Ziraat is quite possible

I think that everybody underestimates the home advantage and the easier schedule of Trento. They will have more energy at the semifinal and they will be at home. And Wijsmans is breakable on serve. Even Henno is breakable when Kazyiski serves over 130 km/h

CSKA had BIG luck to continue

It is not arrogance, it is irony towards CSKA

Give CSKA Cuneo ?

Thank you so much :))

Nightfox, can you make movie about Todor Alexiev? He has pretty good spikes :)

CSKA favorite for CEV cup ?

Now - it is Kooistra. Klapwyik too

Yes. For me it is quite strange that we lost so many tiebreaks with Prandi - it was the opposite with Stoev back then

Great game from both teams. Incredible defense by Macherata, great block, but they made more errors, even with the coach who gave 3 errors in a row for Trento in the 4th set who were wrong decisions as the replay showed

Yes, but shows unused potential rather than lack of potential

Yes, but is better than loosing several games with big difference

I think you forgot that Bulgaria lost Plamen Konstantinov since 2009 and the reception dropped as percentage. Bulgaria won bronze medal in ECH 2009 with the worst team reception and still managed to beat Italy, Serbia, Russia. In WL 2010 we deserved the final six, but didn't get it. In WCH Bulgaria met France, Poland, Brazil, Cuba and Russia for the 6-7th place. If you think that this is normal, think again. How is it possible Brazil, Poland and Bulgaria to be in one group?!

One more thing - every loss in 2010 in WL and WCH was with very small difference. Bulgaria was not outplayed by any other team. I think Prandi did well with the severe limitation - only two players are the best in the World (or in top 5) on their position //although both Salparov and Zhekov are not to be underestimated

Ye, Varna, Burgas, I am glad that I know at least, that they are in Bulgaria, since I am from Sofia :D

Yes, but Nikolov is from Lukoil Varna originally :)

Libero in action ?

Wout Wijsmans, Rob Bontje, Wytze Kooistra, Todor Alexiev all need videos We need more videos with libero - big names like Exiga and Henno are missing