nice comeback this was a show before the final show next game betwen japan and iran will be like WC final for bot teams
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Yeah I know what you mean...
Next game between these two teams will determine who will go to Brazil.
It will be way too stressful to watch haha.Comment
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Hehe I am glad you changed your mind and didn't quit watching the match!Originally posted by Bessos View Post
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Kovac says Mahmoudi made the difference in victory over Japan
Osaka, Japan, September 18, 2015 - Iran coach Slobodan Kovac said simple errors saw them lose the first two sets against Japan before they rallied to seal a five set win in the final match of the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup 2015 in Osaka on Friday.
Iran coach Slobodan Kovac: "In the first two sets we played good volleyball but we made some easy mistakes. We served good but we could not stop ball in the middle. It was tough to play Japan after losing four matches in a row. No. 1 (Mahmoudi) came in and played opposite for us because No. 10 (Ghafour) had a shoulder injury. We were a different team with No. 1 on the court. We play fast with him. We pushed Ishikawa, Yanagida and Shimizu to the sides to block them out. It is tough to play high level every match. We had a good counterattack in the last two sets. They made many mistakes after the first two sets."
Japan coach Masashi Nambu: "We did well in the beginning. Iran's jump float serve destroyed our strategy. Our play fell apart. This would be a big problem against strong teams, but today it should not have been. They did a great job n defense. We have to figure out a strategy that works in the tough situations with our serve reception. Our pipe attack did not work. The Iran players were quick on the side attack. We should have stopped them by receiving serves better. Our attack pattern was not creative and they figured out what was coming."
Iran captain Mir Saeid Marouflakrani: "It was a tough match. They had five wins and we had lost four in a row. It was hard to play with confidence. We started to play our volleyball in the third set. We kept our concentration. Now we must focus on the next matches. We had nothing to lose today. They made errors in serve and let us back in the match. We talked as a team after the second set. Japan has improved in the last three years. We are both big teams in Asia. If we play our game I think we can beat any team in Asia."
Japan captain Kunihiro Shimizu: "We could not defend well on the sideouts. They had many blocks. Iran is getting stronger than they were two or three years ago, but so are we. We didn't know who would win today until the very end. A few years ago we would have lost this kind of match in three sets. We have to analyze the data and see where we can improve."
Japan player Yuki Ishikawa: "I could not keep the promise I made yesterday about playing against Iran. We hope to straighten out our problems before the next matches."
Japan player Masahiro Yanagida: "We did well in the first two sets, but not in the third, fourth and fifth. We could not play our match. We did not do well on sideouts."__________________________________________________ ________________________________________
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how come this tournament is always played in Japan?!!
That's bs!Comment
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Interesting how Korea and Japan's stadiums are always predominantly filled with women, all the shouting you always here are females, unless their men are just typically quiet
Didn't we beat Japan at much more ease in the last couple of years? Both our B and A teams recently struggled against them, or am I wrong?
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This team is such a disgrace, how can you go
To being from the best form to complete shit.... Sorry just annoyed how Iran just lost to Australlia couple mins ago
They lost 3-0Comment
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whats the matter with them?!!!Comment
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Lost 3-0 to Aussies?! L00l0l0l0l0l0l
Srry but I think our B team should become our A team.
I count myself lucky I did not watch today's game.Comment
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Guys our shining time in volleyball is over. This team has lost the fighting spirit due to one or all of the following
1. we Lost Velasco the coach that instilled the courage in the team to go against world giants without fear and get result
2. The team lost financial and management support as soon as they came to spot light (corruption everywhere we can see that in our football now. Hezbolls suck the blood out of every sport that gains popularity and success for some reason)
3. The team became tired from constant competitions over few years
4. we Lost our hunger for more after some global successes
5. The current coach has not the discipline and leading power as the former coach
6. Our players got cocky, famous and lazy
7. The support did not grow along the success so the team couldn't bounce back from few setbacks.Comment
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our B team even won over aussie jut weeeks ago now A team loses 3-0Comment
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Although I don't agree 100% on every point you mentioned, you pretty much summed the important factors.Originally posted by PersianLegion View PostComment
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They're playing way below their own level.
The loss to Australia was embarrassing.
New coach required to whip the players into shape.
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please Velasco come back
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we give up Asia Championship for this shit
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