Bruno-Rezende
The captain and head coach of Brazil agreed after the match that 2016 Rio Olympics champions should not allow themselves so many moments of losing focus during play.
„We had our blackouts today as it happened against Canada, but we were aware of the possibility and kept talking to each other to make it through. We knew we could recover during the game, reducing our errors and playing the ball safer until we could bounce back,” Bruno Rezende ’Bruninho’ stated after the game vs. Russia.
„We knew in advance we needed one set to reach the semifinals, but we always meant to win anyway. Brazil always played like that and we had no reason for that to be different. We had a great start, knowing that Russia’s not the team of yesterday against Canada – Their level is the one of today. We had our ups and downs, lost our focus and the game got complicated, but it the help of our backup players was important as that helps the growth of the entire team,” Brazilian head coach Renan Dal Zotto said.
„It was a great game for our young team, despite the result. This was a great experience not only playing on equal terms with Brazil, but also performing in such a huge arena. We’re young guys who can take a lot out of this match. We’re sad, but it was one of our best games. Maybe we still can’t beat Brazil, but we’ll continue to work on this,“ Maksim Zhigalov, the opposite of the Russian NT, expressed the point of view of the players of his team.
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