Two sets are enough for Dinamo KAZAN to secure top spot in Pool A
Date: 17 January 2016, 19:09
Source: Press service of Dinamo Kazan
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Two sets are enough for Dinamo KAZAN to secure top spot in Pool A

Dinamo KAZAN are the undisputed leaders in Pool A of the 2016 CEV DenizBank Volleyball Champions League – Women with another two rounds to go before the League Round comes to a close. As for Allianz MTV STUTTGART, the German rookies still stand a chance of improving their position in the current standings and of claiming a spot in the Playoffs of Europe’s elite competition.

The supremacy of Dinamo KAZAN in Pool A is undeniable as the Tatars are topping the charts with a great margin of points - as much as twice ahead of their closest rivals, Azerbaijan’s Lokomotiv BAKU. Dinamo KAZAN have to score only one point, i.e. to win two sets from their match with STUTTGART to secure their ticket to the Playoffs as the pool leaders. On the other hand, there is a growing competition for the second place. And that is an opportunity for Allianz MTV STUTTGART that they will definitely take on and will go for.

In the first match between the two teams played last November 11, Dinamo KAZAN edged the team from Germany 3-0. The five-time Russian champions put the German reception under pressure with their performance from the service line, and they did particularly well also at blocking. There is no need to say that before the rematch with Dinamo KAZAN the coaching staff of Allianz MTV STUTTGART have made a thorough analysis of their previous clash with the Tatars and have been trying to define tactical solutions to somehow improve on what they did some weeks ago.

Therefore, the head coach of Dinamo KAZAN Rishat Gilyazutdinov, despite the leading position of his team, asks for vigilance and continuous commitment to fight: “In the first match in Stuttgart we played very aggressively. But Allianz MTV STUTTGART are a very good team and in the last round they outplayed Lokomotiv BAKU. The German club has a good selection of players and stands out for its own style of playing volleyball. Therefore, if you lie on your oars, you can easily find yourself in second place. But we certainly hope to meet the challenge and qualify to the Playoffs as the leaders of Pool A after the match against Allianz MTV STUTTGART,” he said.

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