Coaches
The coaches and captains of the participating teams in Pool A (Opole) were together on the press conference.
Giampaolo Medei, Cucine Lube Civitanova coach: “I am happy I can be here to play against the best teams in the world. We know we also have a good team, so we hope to do our best.”
Dragan Stankovic, Cucine Lube Civitanova captain: “It’s great that the event is in Poland. We can count on a good organization for sure. It is also a great honor for us. Now we want to play in the semifinal, we will think later what we can do more.”
Marcelo Rodolfo Mendez, Sada Cruzeiro coach: “I am happy we’re here and we are going to play against the best. I wish good luck to all of you.”
Filipe Ferraz, Sada Cruzeiro captain: “It is very important for me to be here and I am sure we’ll do our best. I hope we’ll go to the final.“
Captains
Mostafa Karkhaneh, Sarmayeh Bank Tehran coach: “I am happy I can be here with the Iranian team. It is a great honor for us to play with the best teams in the world.”
Mehdi Mahdavi, Sarmayeh Bank Teheran captain: “I am honored to be here in Poland and hope we can present ourselves as well as possible.”
Andrea Gardini, ZAKSA Kedzierzyn Kozle coach: “We are proud we can take part in the tournament. This event is a great chance for our team. I am happy that the event is in Poland and I am sure spectators will support us. I hope to play in the semifinal.”
Benjamin Toniutti, ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle captain: “I am happy to be here and sure there will be a lot of good, various volleyball. We have teams from Europe, South America, and Asia, so different styles of good volleyball. It will be an interesting experience to take part in it.”
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