The Italian Men's Volleyball team is preparing to play the semi -finals of the 2022 World Championship without the No. 1 star Ivan Zaytsev after the star was eliminated right before the tournament.
The fact that Ivan Zaytsev was not summoned made not only Italian volleyball fans but also many fans in the world unexpectedly, not understanding why coach Ferdinando de Giorgi made this decision.
With the current achievement of Italy when reaching the semi -finals, defeating the reigning champion of the Tokyo Olympic Games is France that many people feel that the choice of the head of the coach is not wrong.
However, up to now, this coach has not yet spoken why the straight -handed star of the Italian volleyball star from the largest tournament in the world. Ivan Zaytsev recently spoke for the first time.
Ivan Zaytsev said: “In the conversation with coach De Giorgi, I did not receive the exact reason that I would not be part of the team, even a backup plan. I was surprised about this.”
When asked about the relationship between Ivan Zaytsev and the coach at that time, the Italian volleyball star said that at that time he asked the coach to give the cause but did not receive the desired answer.
Ivan Zaytsev said he would not give up the desire to continue to play for the national team. Although he could not participate, he still cheered for his teammates at the World Championship.