Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2017

[Federer91 2,793]

Konstantinov announced our roster today. Only 2 changes from the League, one of which is the return of captain Todor Aleksiev, though for me, it is going to be largely for support and experience, rather than form. We have all the current best available, so going for a medal should be the goal, but i think it is time that a final is reached, no matter how hard it may seem. We lost the golden chance 2 years ago, so it is time for a correction! 

 

Setters -> Georgi Bratoev,  Georgi Seganov

Receivers -> Todor Skrimov, Todor Aleksiev, Nikolay Penchev, Rozalin Penchev

Spikers -> Tsvetan Sokolov, Velizar Chernokozhev

Middle Blockers -> Viktor Yosifov, Nikolay Nikolov, Teodor Todorov, Svetoslav Gotsev

Liberos -> Teodor Salparov, Vladislav Ivanov

[George_D 1,205]

France-Italy are the favorites

[LDOG 2,418]

1 hour ago, George_D said:

France-Italy are the favorites

 

Italy won't play their best team here, I don't see them challenging any top position.

 

Winner will be France or Serbia, maybe Russia could win too if they have a good week. Poland I feel will dissapoint. Germany with Grozer comeback is a nice bet for dark horse.

 

 

[George_D 1,205]

Betting pages give italy 2nd favorite however

[LDOG 2,418]

hace 12 minutos, George_D said:

Betting pages give italy 2nd favorite however

 

They are not doing their job correctly then  seriously, without Juantorena, Zaytsev and Birarelli Italy is much weaker.

[Gianlu33 4,556]

10 minutes ago, LDOG said:

 

They are not doing their job correctly then  seriously, without Juantorena, Zaytsev and Birarelli Italy is much weaker.

Yeah, our team is a disaster And Zaytsev doesn't deserve the national team.. you can't whitdraw for a sponsorship reason... It's the national team, not your club!

[VolleyRuller96 264]

So serbia officially without Marko Ivović that is certainly an upset for the competition level... at the other hand, Gyorgy Grozer announced his return to German NT

Edited August 22, 2017 by VolleyRuller96

[VolleyRuller96 264]

A change in squad - Andrzej Wrona has been called to replace Mateusz Bieniek, who is injured

[VolleyRuller96 264]

Historic night for European Volleyball coming up in Warsaw!

 

Warsaw, Poland, August 22, 2017. It is going to be the experience of a lifetime – the Opening Ceremony and Opening Match of LOTTO EUROVOLLEY POLAND 2017 coming up on Thursday night, August 24 at 20:00 CET featuring hosts Poland and Serbia at PGE National Stadium in Warsaw will gather 65,000 fans to set an all-time record of attendance in European Volleyball! On top of this, Volleyball fans from across the world will be able to watch the highlights of the Opening Ceremony and this historic match on TV – and via the official CEV YouTube channel and CEV EuroVolley Facebook page for those countries where no broadcasting is planned. Make sure you spread the word and you will follow the ‘ultimate Volleyball experience’!

 

 

The Opening Match of this year’s EuroVolley will be a ‘remake’ of the match Poland and Serbia played in 2014 – on another historic night for Volleyball, when the Red-and-Whites beat Serbia 3-0 to start their triumphal march towards conquering the gold medal of the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Championship.

Poland’s roster has undergone quite many changes since that night but it is actually more about the experience of a lifetime than about the Volleyball match in itself, which fans have to look forward to and prepare to witness!
 

The broadcasters that have so far confirmed the transmission of highlights of the Opening Ceremony and of the LOTTO EUROVOLLEY POLAND 2017 Opening Match are the following ones:

Europe

Digitalb: Albania, Kosovo (non-exclusive)
L’Equipe: Andorra, France, Monaco
Sport 1: Austria, Germany, Switzerland
RTRS: Bosnia and Herzegovina (terrestrial transmission)
Arena Sport: Bosnia and Herzegovina (cable and IPTV transmission), Croatia, Kosovo (non-exclusive), Former Y.R. of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia (cable and IPTV transmission)
YLE: Finland
AMC: Hungary
RAI: Italy
Polsat: Poland
Dolce Sport: Romania
Match TV: Russia
RTS: Serbia (terrestrial transmission)

Africa

L’Equipe: Comoros, Mauritius, Mayotte, Reunion, Seychelles

Americas

ESPN: Brazil
L’Equipe: Dominican Republic, French Guyana, Guadalupe, Haiti, Martinique, St. Barthélémy, St. Martin, St. Pierre et Miquelon, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.  

Oceania

L’Equipe: Australia, Fiji Islands, French Polynesia, New Zealand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna.

[bestmen 2,818]

will Slovakia win one set ?