– We are the best team in Europe, we won the World League this season and we are still not sure take part in next year’s Olympic Games. In January, we will have to fight for it once again with the best in Europe. Where is the logic? How many more times do we have to prove that we deserve to appear in the Olympic tournament? – He inquired after winning the final of the championship of the Old Continent French striker Benjamin Toniutti.
He was not the one being such a sentence. On Sunday in Sofia ended the European championship, which in view of reaching the Olympics meant nothing. Not even introduced significant changes in the ranking of the CEV.
– This is why this combination? This season we won all the competitions in which we started, and we are still seventh team in Europe. We have around their necks gold medals European Championships, we look forward to, but apart from that we find ourselves in the history books, nothing achieved. The aim of each team is to play next year in Rio, because true happiness will feel just as achieve this goal – said the coach, “tricolor” Laurent Tillie.
European teams only Italians can sleep peacefully. They won promotion in September at the World Cup in Japan. Murderous event, which within 16 days the volleyball players are playing 11 matches, and only two best teams provide their ticket to the Olympics. The Poles won ten matches and took third place. The Americans won the tournament.
– We no longer have reason to worry, but I agree that the system is not the best. First of all, it can not be that the most important event of the year, divided into three weeks. It is not possible to prepare forms, and weariness that now we feel is something that wears the body. Not for me include the decisions, but you definitely need to consider the changes – said the attacker Ivan Zaytsev Italian national team.
The silver medal unexpectedly won the European Championships Slovenia. It’s the biggest surprise of the season. Andrea Giani charges previously triumphed in the Europa League. This is all not enough to get past the qualifying tournament in Berlin.
– We never nastawialiśmy that’s where we find ourselves. Besides, no one imagined that we stand on the podium ME. We are all aware of the fact that we are building a team for the Games in Tokyo in 2020. This long-term project, and no one really expected us to have now advanced to the Rio. But the truth is that the system must be changed. That is unfair know everyone, but for years nothing has changed – said the legendary Italian rider and now a coach.
In his view, the general rule should be changed. This should not only take into account the ranking.
– Because it changes rarely occur. Take for example this year. The Russians are leaders and what they have achieved? Nothing. In the World League they performed very poorly, if he did not change the system of play, would fall to the base of the event. The European Championships were classified in sixth position in the World Cup as they were on the podium. What right, therefore, they are the first European reports? – He asked.
He noted that this way for four years, you can not play good volleyball, and still be on top of the rankings.
– For what? For his merits? – Giani said.
qualifications system also disagree Polish volleyball. They took in the World Cup third place and now they are still two chances. But everything depends on since January. In Berlin, will perform eight best (apart from the Italians) European teams. Direct promotion to the Olympic win the only winner. The other teams on the podium will play in another qualifier – in May in Tokyo.
– We’re not angry that the Italians turned out in the World Cup better than us. This is a sport. They fought just as we are and so they depend on the qualifications. I blame the activists that they have changed the system and now not three, and only two teams promoted from the event – said senior libero Polish Piotr Gacek.
The fact that changes are necessary also knows the new head of the European Confederation of Boricic.
– It can not be that qualifying tournament has a higher rank of the European Championship. You have to seriously reflect on the changes that occurred in the future to such situations. It may be that champion of the Old Continent will have a direct promotion to the Olympics? I do not know it yet, but I promise that we will work on that – he said.
Serb elected head was only on Thursday and announced revolutions in Europe retina.
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