The situation resembles a deep calm before the storm - in anticipation of decisions on the championship, the volleyball agenda turned into calm. Even individual surges in the transfer market are not heard: everyone signed everyone, who could, details and roughness will spin as certainty. Flying, take off, we fall? The current state of the clubs is slightly irrational. Budgets are sagging, half-ready players: without full Read more »
Among all the uncertainties of what is happening, there is one thing, which is already well known and approved. It's about the game form of Gazprom-Ugra for the season 2020-2021 gg. She did not undergo drastic changes, as it is already one of the most beautiful (if not the most beautiful) in the Super League. But in detail the differences can be seen. Instead of stylized silhouettes of balls in Surgut returned Read more »
When there is no volleyball, the perfect time to talk. One trouble - when there is no volleyball, nothing to talk about. Numerous interviews of players and coaches wind around the same: Is Lokomotiv Champion, who's come, who is gone, how we played before and how we will be in the future. Rospotrebnadzor hints Here's how the future is a big question. Not Read more »
Our next analysis of events will not stop anything, even the absence of these very events. However, some movements on the volleyball front were still observed. Best people so, eg, the results of the competition for the title of best coach and best player of the Super League were summed up. Choosing Plamen Konstantinov as the best of those, who walks along the sideline, no doubt. A pebble in Read more »
Yesterday, 15 may, an online meeting of representatives of Super League clubs was held with the leadership of the IEF. In fact, the format was like that: look at each other, take stock, wish health and patience. Now everyone is in the same suspended state, therefore, it didn’t reach serious conversations, not a single question from the clubs to the leadership of the federation during the conversation - everyone Read more »
Our "Friday" conversation finally slipped on Saturday, Yes, and coincided with 9 May. therefore, take this opportunity to, congratulations to all of us, what 75 years ago the most terrible chapter of our history ended. Great and Great Victory, primarily, based on those victims, which the people brought to achieve it. About Victory Day With military awards Read more »
Super League clubs have not finished picking for the new season, some didn't even start it. Nevertheless, a portrait of future teams is already possible - in general terms. What we decided to do, trying to answer the basic questions: teams intensified, weakened, stayed stand by? On a scale +/- five points in comparison with themselves the sample of the past Read more »
Our volleyball friday, not having time to start, fell down on saturday - we counted, what 1 May workers will have other reasons for the holiday. And the volleyball festival is always with us, even in dull self-isolation. Even when almost nothing happens. Hit off-road stats When nothing happens, it's time to collect stones. Or scatter? Coach of the Kemerovo "Kuzbass" Read more »
Many thanks to the coach of Kuzbass Francesco Oleni, which issued a 75-page document with a detailed analysis of the past national championship. That's all - and team performance, and individual, statistics and for individual items, and game situations. It will not be easy for a non-specialist to figure out a large amount of numbers. I'm not a specialist either, but tried to pull the most, on my humble Read more »
They haven’t been playing volleyball in Russia for a month already - the last matches in the MVL have passed 21 Martha. Nevertheless, life goes on: active transfer market, coaches and players give interviews and performances, and only the future is covered by a coronavirus curtain, for which you will not look. In order to contribute to the image of violent activity, we decided to summarize every Friday Read more »
