Sokolova
– Remember the Champions Cup in 1997?
”A little bit. Champion’s Cup is the World Championship in miniature. Therefore must immediately included in the struggle. There is no time to lose.”
– Grand Champions Cup 2013 will take just two cities – Nagoya and Tokyo.
”In Japan, it is not a problem. By plane from Osaka to Tokyo – 40 minutes, and Nagoya is even closer to the capital. I had the opportunity to play in the Japanese league, so it will be interesting to re-visit this country. Japan loves Volleyball. And our team is in particular.”
– Is it possible to win the champion’s cup, which is considered the main favorite of Brazil?
”We have a new team that just has rightly become the European champion. I do not know what is the composition of Brazilian will bring to Japan. So while making predictions is meaningless.”
– However, after the London gold medal, head coach of Brazil’s Ze Roberto continued to rely on the experienced leaders…
”Even if Ze Roberto will bring all the best, we are able to deal with this opponent on equal terms. And personally, I perceive the upcoming match as an opportunity to take revenge for London. However, why just me? Kryuchkova, Kosheleva, Obmochaeva, Matienko, a year ago about a loser of Brazilian in tie-break is not forgotten certainly.”
– Matienko at Euro 2013 broke a finger on her hand, and since then she does not play.
”Anya trains. I hope she goes to the court not far away. Then she will help my club and the national team. I can not wait to try on the form in the national team. This year, the coaching staff managed to create a very good team. In the game, and in the human sense. It can feels it. I am very pleased that Yury Marichev and heads of the federation always kept the door open for me in the national team. I will be glad to help any way I can.”
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