The leader of the Russian women’s team – the future Olympic Games and present national team
Andrew ANFINOGENTOV
from Ankara
– Olympic tour national team on your hands and you can think about the future. You understand that Rio de Janeiro will go not just a party to a tournament and one of the favorites for the women’s volleyball tournament?
– Yes. I have no doubt that our team can win the Games in Rio. The chance we have. We are not weaker than any other team, who dreams of winning the Olympics in Brazil. Personally, I literally wake up thinking about the success of the Games.
– Living with the thought of Rio?
– Yes. This is no exaggeration. Today, everything is subordinated to this goal. I think that not only I have a schedule and mode.
– When you have personally realized that the composition of our team, which has developed, is capable of much?
– I never doubted it. We have excellent players who are all capable. We have an excellent staff. These are people who are doing everything to Russia women’s national volleyball team won. I’m talking about our doctors – doctor Sergey Rasskazovo, masseurs Dmitry Sandulov and Nicolae Semenecheve, our scouts Alexis Queen and my wife Fedor cousin. There are the world’s best coaches. People are willing to live in a room for victories. The operation of this part of our team rarely visible fan, but these people are doing everything that we were well prepared for any match. The game – a set of preparatory work. This medicine, and special training with psychology, analysis of actions of competitors. The way we’re playing – great work and very friendly close-knit professional team. I believe we are the best team in the world. And it’s not just words. I see that we have today can and know how, and what has the potential to have a team.
– The Olympic tournament is held under the formula, which is not similar to other global level competition in volleyball. At the Games once again bring together 12 teams. They are waiting for just one group stage, which can not be said about the World Cup. But at the Olympics have a long playoff, which starts with the quarter-finals. How many teams should ideally play in your opinion, at the Olympic Games?
– As much as specified by regulation. I do not think it is easy and simple to change. About these things I try not to think, not to be distracted from the game. Today it was important to qualify as quickly as possible. We did it. Now we will prepare for the Games, to show everything, you know how, possibly adding a little bit as a team. We have room to grow.
– In Rio during the Olympics would be the winter, even Brazilian. This change in climate can affect the game, preparedness teams?
– I do not think.
– Who is the favorite of the upcoming tournament?
– Several teams can win games, but the clear favorite today I do not see. I hope that the main contender for the title will be the Russian national team.
– Do I need a team of Russian acclimatization camp in Brazil?
– It is not thinking about it. The main objective was the ticket to Rio. We really wanted to address this issue in Turkey, not to go in May to qualify for Japan. The victory – this is the price of our holiday. Players strongest teams today play all year round. And everywhere the most important task. We are now back to the clubs, and January 12 will have the next round of matches in the Super League. Play will be very difficult – the girls splashed himself in Ankara. To the bottom, so to speak, to the last drop. No emotions, all very tired. And you need to go to the playground and do result. Money paid to the clubs, there is also very much needed victory. This situation is exactly what is called the words “play for wear.” So you can not, people are exhausted, so each week vacation – this is important.
– What to you seems a perfect formula selection for the Games? On this day a lot of talk in Europe, wanting to change the principles of qualification in at least part of the EKB.
– It is certainly strange that the European champion is nothing but medals today do not. Tackling selection, rules regulations, but do not diminish the value of the special success at the continental level. All champions FIVB confederations in the pre-Olympic year should receive vouchers for the Olympics. So it is fair.
– This is why the tournament in Ankara, and a de facto one more European Championships, was very nervous, although no awards organizers have not provided?
– And so, too. Everyone wanted to win, everyone understood the degree of responsibility and the price of each lot, not to mention the games. I am glad that we have coped with the stress of the tournament, with those with the tasks that faced us in Turkey. I think everyone saw – we have a cohesive team and a real team.
– This year, the Russian women’s team went through a roller European teams. If we leave out the match with Serbia, played in Japan as part of the World Cup, in the optimal its composition you to anyone on the continent do not lose more than a year. Can you remember – one of the European teams, and won when the Russian national team in an official match?
– No. I’d rather tell you about winning talk well?
– you are with a partner team to feel strong women’s team of the modern European volleyball?
– We have it are, winning the last two European Championships and Olympic selection. But complacency is not and never will.
– you are playing in the national team for almost ten years.
– Yes, in the summer of 2007, Giovanni Caprara called me and gave the team the opportunity to play in the Cup Yeltsin. Then there was the “Grand Prix”, and in the fall we came here, in Ankara, the selection of the “Grand Prix”. They were unsuccessful. Several girls were ill (libero Catherine Kabeshova because food poisoning was not able to finish the tournament and the final match with the Italians in the roles held Lyubov Sokolova. – Note. AA. ), but for me the start It was memorable – in Ankara played its first match in the national team as a player of the starting lineup. I am glad that during this time the national team does not become weaker, although the composition is very much changed.
– Can you compare that team – with Marina Sheshenin, Catherine Gamow, Elena Godina, Natalia Safronova, Marina Akulova, Lyubov Sokolova, Svetlana Kryukov, Julia Merkulov Maria Borodakova in the starting lineup – and the present?
– No. And I do not advise anyone to do it. I’m glad I found such great players in the team, working with them, trained, performed in the tournament, won the world championship. But the current team and the one that won two World Championship gold – they are very different. It is a completely different story and it is not necessary to draw analogies and to look for something by comparing the style of play, the performers. For me it is important that the current team has developed, and we are getting close to the goal – to win all to be the best in the world.
– In the summer of your contract expires in Krasnodar. The Russian ruble depreciates against the euro, and you involuntarily lose money …
– I did not think about it. Fair. In summer, there were options in Europe, but I wanted to stay in Russia.
– you name to move to Istanbul. The Turks did not hide the fact that next summer are going to get Koshelev in your league. Go when summoned?
– will be a good offer from the club, which theoretically could take the title – be sure to think about it. But while the need to win to Krasnodar. Thoughts are now engaged in this, rather than exchange rates. Options and contracts should look for an agent, his job was. My job – a good volleyball.
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