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USA - Bulgaria (part3)

raylight 2013-06-30 • 3621 views • 2
 
The players of John Speraw beat their opponents with 3:0 (25:19, 25:22, 25:21). This was first loss for Bulgaria in this year's tournament. After this match, both teams have same results in Group A (4 wins and 1 loss per each team). The sports hall in Reno was visited by many Bulgarian emigrants, who sang the Bulgarian anthem but this didn't gave "wings" to the boys of the Balkans. Matthew Anderson scored 15 points in three sets. He had 72% in attack! He was best player of that match. He said: "We knew that Bulgaria was going to put up a good fight. They served really strong and put a lot of pressure on us. We expect them to come back tomorrow and play even stronger. Therefore we need to pick up our game". Bulgarian player Tsvetan Sokolov scored 18 points. Captain of Bulgaria, Todor Aleksiev said: "We need to pick up our attack because we were not spiking so well. The problem wasn’t our reception; the problem was our attack". Other sets of that match in the related movies.

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hanes233EE 987 5
10 years ago
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Thats right Henrique, it all comes down to the basics: No reception=no sets=no attacks, no serve=no blocks=no defence. I don't understand why some of the coaches (professional too) wonder why their team loses no everyone if they have 2 wing-spikers that only rely on spiking, isn't it obvious why?...
HCLTBR 331 6
10 years ago
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The first match USA-Bulgaria was a lesson for those “hitters-can-solve-anything” believers. With Skrimov out of combat, still recovering from the flu (he left the court in the middle of the first set), the Bulgarian team was fragile against the Americans, as the Balkanian passing line became a mess. To add more drama to the Bulgarian side, their serve wasn’t working at all. No serve, no blocking. As a result, after two sets, the Bulgarians hadn’t scored a single point blocking, while the Americans had eight. In the third set, starting a bit slow, Team USA was stopped four times, but then added seven blocks once they woke up. Sokolov had a great night, but this game proved that just having an awesome hitter isn’t enough, you need a team. Todor Aleksiev, obviously incapable of carrying the load, as his passing area got bigger, killed only six balls in 20 attempts. The combo Skrimov+Sokolov+Aleksiev works well. They’d probably do okay without Aleksiev, but the absence of Skrimov or Sokolov could stop them. On the second night in Reno, with Skrimov feeling better, and the Americans a bit disorganized, things changed, though Sokolov had too many ups and downs. None of the squads were brilliant. That new American setter Caldwell alternated good and embarrassing moments. Kawika Shoji back, please. Camillo Placi probably got very worried in the third set, as his team had a blackout. The Bulgarians were ahead 23-16, but allowed the Americans to get close, being just one point behind. What a mess! Lots of mistakes from both teams throughout the game, just a few good moments. BTW, the 22nd point for Bulgaria in the first set was a good example of Skrimov’s talent.

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