Brief Comments about the Match
13 December 2009
As witnessed by many and stated by several, we kept things interesting last night. I thought we came out focussed and ready. Good blocking, good presure from the service line and good sideout. Our reception broke down in 3rd set which is what made things more difficult. However, to take something positive from a negative, I thought it was great that Pavlov and Lee both stepped up and made huge plays down the stretch in the 4th set that helped us close out the match. That is a great indication for the future. Every match will have it’s challenges and different guys on different nights will need to step up and make big plays to compensate for what we may lack in other areas.
So a good team win overall and a step in the right direction. Now we start preparing for Dinamo and our trip to Moscow and then on to Kuliningrad for the Finals of the Cup.
Don’t forget to tune into The NET LIVE volleyball podcast tomorrow on The Volleyball Network.
February 13th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
I’m so glad that your team made through in the end in this competition, though finally finshed in the second place, still a big breakthrough this year. I just finished the russian all-star game, what a brilliant performance you’ve made! keep moving on~ hope you can achieve more and better in the new year!
February 13th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
BTW, it seemed like USA vs Russia in the all-star game, besides you guys didn’t practice together for a long time, the cooperation and chemistry worked pretty well, many of US national players play there, which liked a reunion party, wow~