Volleyball
“We have become hostages of this hysteria that Zenit is invincible” – Verbov on the defeat in the Final Six
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The head coach of Kazan “Zenith” Alexei Verbov spoke about the reasons for the defeat in the semi-finals of the “Final Six”.
– No matter how much we wanted to remove the shackles of the favorites, unfortunately, this did not work out. And, of course, I do not relieve myself of responsibility for what happened. Mentally, we were not ready for these matches, but in my understanding, this was the main task of the coaching staff. In the modern world, it is impossible to go into a vacuum and renounce everything. We have become hostages of this hysteria that Zenit is invincible. During this year, we practically did not face any resistance. So, having received an excellent opponent in the semifinals, who had nothing to lose, who took risks and succeeded, and on the contrary, everything fell apart for us – the worst game of the season in terms of numbers – we just stopped playing volleyball: we started thinking about things which are incompatible with it. When you are a super-favorite on paper, and everything is against you that day, it puts you in a stupor. Even experienced craftsmen are not immune from this, – Verbov quotes the words “Championship”.
Kazan volleyball players lost in the semi-finals of the Final Six to Lokomotiv Novosibirsk with a score of 0:3 (23:25, 23:25, 21:25).
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Kazan “Zenit” became the winner of the Russian Volleyball Super Cup among men’s teams.
On Friday, the Kazan team beat Lokomotiv from Novosibirsk – 3-1 (25:19, 25:17, 23:25, 25:21).
Zenit won the Russian Super Cup for the third year in a row. In total, the Kazan team has a record 11 victories in the tournament. Lokomotiv took part in the decisive matches for the trophy four times, but were defeated each time.
For the first time in history, the Russian Super Cup was held in the Final Four format. All meetings took place in St. Petersburg.
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Kazan “Zenit” defeated “Zenith” from St. Petersburg in the semi-finals of the Russian Volleyball Super Cup among men’s teams.
The meeting in St. Petersburg ended with a score of 3-2 (25:20, 25:17, 18:25, 23:25, 15:12) in favor of the Kazan team.
In the other semi-final earlier on Thursday, Lokomotiv Novosibirsk defeated Dynamo Moscow in four sets.
The final match between Lokomotiv and Zenit will take place on Friday, starting at 19:30 Moscow time.
Watch the live broadcast of the game on the Match TV and Match! Planet” (from 19:35 Moscow time), as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
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Novosibirsk Lokomotiv defeated Dynamo Moscow in the semi-finals of the Russian Volleyball Super Cup among men’s teams.
The meeting in St. Petersburg ended with a score of 3–1 (21:25, 25:20, 25:13, 30:28).
In the other semi-final, which will take place later on Thursday, St. Petersburg and Kazan Zenit will meet.
The final match will take place on December 26.
Watch the live broadcast of the second semi-final on the Match TV and Match! Planet” (from 18:35 Moscow time), as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
Alberta Robinson is a sports journalist and author, who is currently associated with the publication Sportish, where she writes about sports related news and events. With a passion for sports and a keen eye for detail, Robinson brings in-depth analysis and insightful commentary to her writing.
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