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Today I perfectly realized how poor and weak our NT is. And I don't think they'll ever be able to win anything. I've grown up with that Squad that was called "Generazione di Fenomeni" and when I compare those players to the current ones I almost feel as I was abut to cry. Fortunately for us, we have Women NT that is much better and stronger than Men's one, so from now on I shall only support the girls!! I want them to win something important ? GIRL POWER ? ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VckK1GqKres

Bellissima intervista di Ivan dove parla degli Azzurri con i cognomi "strani" :)

Beautiful interview with Ivan talking about those Azzurri with "strange"surnames :)

Ps. pensate che possa caricare il link da YT anche se ilvideo non è il mio?

@margalli: you only have to be worry about them at the Olympic Games. It's the only competition they care for :)

Actually you can't see his face, but Brazilian tv commentator says he's Ryan Millar...and who am I to question that?? :D

I don't think Berruto did it on porpuse, he's not that kind of person. I hope so at least. Nagor, excuse me but don't you think that maybe your statement "I don't like italians and his behaviour" sounds a little bit extreme?

Thanx a lot champion ? Mmmm, quite odd: Savani 2nd and Zaytsev 5th and they are the two Italian players who have been convincing me less up to now. Mastro only 51st!!! Uhuu I thought he was upper than that ?

Nikolay... KILLER :D Poor Millar...what a headache he must have suffered that night :)

champion: maybe it's a silly question, but where can i find the statistics you've mentioned?

@dyingflutsman: mmmm, my portuguese is very bad and very poor, so maybe some of our Brazilian friends (Rachel, RonanZ???) will be helpful to us. Despite that I grasped something. I don't understand what Bernardinho says during the time-out, but the Brazilian tv commentators clearly say something like "he is very very nervous".

Bravo Kjeldhor ?

"Too low risk is like too much!" ....man, you're sooooo wise :D

Blockmaskinen: "No one will problably read this"...I did ?

Look how Kurek's laughing!! He must have heard a very funny joke :D

Kk15 interesting link you put here: there's a bit of nervousness and tension on Brazil's bench o_O

proud: I only said the truth mate ? I work all day, it's been almost impossible for me to watch my guys' matches live. So you deserve to feel great, 'cause you're doing a great thing for me ?

First time I warched a volleyball match on tv was in 1990, and it was the semi-final of World Championship BRA-ITA: we won 3-2 over Brazilians (host country on that occasion) and the following day we won the final 3-1 over Cuba. I was just a little kid but I fell madly in love with that Squad and this sport. Now, almost 20 years later, I still cherish that memory with the same enthusiasm I had that very first time...if not more. I will always be grateful to Julio for that: thanx to him and his guys I found the most beautiful sport in the world ?

@proud: can u put the link to see ITA-ARG? please...without you I couldn't have seen anything in this WC ?

ITA-CUB final of World Championship 1990

If we have a daughter she'll definetely play volleyball; if a boy, he'll play volleyball as a professional level and rugby in his spare time :D ahahha i'm kidding. They'll do whatever they want to do. BUT we're not talking about having children now, so we still have time :)