Coach Bernardinho spoke about the final stretch of preparation of the men’s volleyball team for the World Championship, which will be played in the Philippines.
The team recently faced France, Poland and Argentina in games considered fundamental for group adjustment.
“Yeah, we have a sequence of games, very tough games against very qualified teams. The last two matches against France, a team that comes with the ambition to win the World Cup, the title they don’t have yet,” said the coach.
Second, the friendlies gave the chance to run the entire cast.
“We can run all the players too, give everyone a chance to participate, test the players, which is very important, give them running,” he explained.
The coach also highlighted the.
“The team had their ups and downs, it was not regular as we expected, but it is the process. We will have to learn to deal with these ups and downs and become more consistent,” he said.
Full cast
One of the positive points was the recovery of the opposite Alan, which was in doubt for the competition.
“Alan played a good game against France, today in training he performed very well, able to start the World Cup. Having the option of Alan is very important for the experience he has,” said Bernardinho.
A in the group of three confident matches and with the full cast.
“Guys are excited, physically well. Everyone in conditions, let’s see how we present themselves in the first phase,” he added.
