After the match PGE Skra Bełchatów – Zenit Kazań (3:2) in the Club World Championships coach of the Russian team, Władimir Alekno, complained about ‘many mistakes his team players have done.’
- In volleyball the one who makes less mistakes wins. We have done 22 mistakes only on serves and 5 more in tie break. It is impossible to win the match with such statistics. Serves depend on physical and emotional condition of the players. The playes need rest – said Władimir Alekno.
Libero of the Russian team Aleksiej Obmoczajew said about mistakes too – except serves we have been better than our opponent in all of the remaining elements. We took the risk, but sometimes we were missing focus. Our mistakes are the reason why we lost – he said.
Former coach of the polish senior men’s national team, Ireneusz Mazur, does not agree with this opinion. – Zenit lost, because PGE Skra have put tough conditions on. Polish team forced the rival to take the risk. During the match polish players started to improve receiving and spike of the ball. As the time passed by Russians lost self confidence – said Ireneusz Mazur.
Ireneusz Mazur added that in the first set Zenit had huge advantage in serves. Five players except Vermiglio, attacked polish side of the court with strong serve balls. Speaking of this polish players did not show their best. However, coach Jacek Nawrocki introduced some changes and kept on searching for optimal team composition and he finally did it. Performances of PGE Skra had different sides but most import ant is that the success remained on its side. Victory over such a team like Zenit has always its value – he said.
According to Ireneusz Mazur only the top teams will promote to the Club Word Championships. – In the first four we will see the strongest representatives like Brazil, Poland, Italy, Russia. Worth attention is the composition of Qatar national team, including Al-Arabi Daucha with Christian Pampel or Richard Lambourn. Very easily they defeated the Egyptian Zamalek – finished Ireneusz Mazur.
