Defeat for German volleyball players: 2: 3 against the Netherlands!

Defeat for German volleyball players: 2: 3 against the Netherlands!

The German volleyball players have to assert themselves against the Netherlands in a nerve -wracking duel at the weekend, but cannot look back on the hoped -for victory. The exciting match in Belgrade ended with a narrow 2: 3, after sentences from 23:25, 25:19, 21:25, 25:23 and 10:15. In the Nations League, this is already the fourth defeat in the eighth game for the team under coach Giulio Bregoli, as ZDF reports.

Special attention is paid to Felix Koslowski, who, as a former national coach of Germany (2015-2021), now acts as a bond coach in the Netherlands. Koslowski also leads the fortunes of the German champion SSC Palmberg Schwerin and has made himself noticeable in the new role as a coach of the opponent team.

placement and perspectives

In the current table of the Nations League, Germany occupies seventh place, but still has all the chances of qualifying for the knockout round. The best seven teams qualified for the tournament, in addition to Poland, which performs as the host of the final tournament. The next games will also be decisive: On July 9, the German team will play against Canada, followed by encounters against Thailand (July 10), China (July 12) and the Dominican Republic (July 13) [Tagesspiegel] (https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/Nations-league-deutsche- volleyballerinnen-verlieren- against-niederande-13895914.html).

The upcoming World Cup in Thailand, which takes place at the end of August, also represents the highlight of the season for the players. It remains to be seen how the team can do according to this series.

past games and form crisis

The current form of volleyball players was mixed, with previously celebrating two victories in an impressive competition in just 24 hours against France (3: 2) and Serbia (3: 1). Nevertheless, it set a clear defeat against Poland during the week, where the German team was defeated 0: 3 (16:25, 16:25, 20:25). This makes it clear that despite the latest success, consistency in the game remains a central topic. With this balance of four wins from seven games, the German women are apparently not in a lost post, since after the game against Poland they were in sixth place after the game, such as [sportschau] (https://www.sportschau.de/volleyball/national team/polen-stark-fuer- germany-volleyball players, nation-league-284.html) holds.

The coming weeks will be crucial for the German volleyball players to qualify for the knockout tournament and to find the form for the World Cup. After all, in sports not only the performance, but also the team spirit, which is now required to be successful in the remaining games.