Italy coach praises team's tactics: "the girls coped with everything"
Thailand's captain and coach were disappointed
Ekaterinburg, Russia, August 11, 2013 – Italy coach Marco Mencarelli Italy has praised his team’s tactics after their 3-0 win over Thailand (25-18, 25-14, 29-27) in the FIVB Grand Prix on Sunday.
“I would like to thank my team,” said Mencarelli. “We realised all the strategies we were talking about, all the tactics we discussed. The girls coped with everything. In the third set, we faced some difficulties, but not because we started to play worse but because Thailand started to play better. We started to take risks in service and in attack, and this helped us.”
Thailand coach Radchatagriengkai Kiattipong said: “We are very happy to b

. There is a very pleasant atmosphere. Despite losing, we are happy that our team tried to win. In the beginning we didn’t play so well, but in the third set we improved. We saw our mistakes and we will correct them.”
Thailand captain Wilavan Apinyapong said: “Today we played at a good level, but we have new players and this caused some difficulties. Italy’s team is very strong, and this is a good experience.”
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Thailand's captain and coach were disappointed
Ekaterinburg, Russia, August 11, 2013 – Italy coach Marco Mencarelli Italy has praised his team’s tactics after their 3-0 win over Thailand (25-18, 25-14, 29-27) in the FIVB Grand Prix on Sunday.
“I would like to thank my team,” said Mencarelli. “We realised all the strategies we were talking about, all the tactics we discussed. The girls coped with everything. In the third set, we faced some difficulties, but not because we started to play worse but because Thailand started to play better. We started to take risks in service and in attack, and this helped us.”
Thailand coach Radchatagriengkai Kiattipong said: “We are very happy to b
Thailand captain Wilavan Apinyapong said: “Today we played at a good level, but we have new players and this caused some difficulties. Italy’s team is very strong, and this is a good experience.”