What happened to Ana Christina? Why is she suddenly like a machine?
As an Eczaci fan I wallow in self-pity.
ana was always a huge prospect. she was the best oh at the u20 world championship at 15, one of the best scorers of the brazilian league at 16 and made the olympic roster at 17. so her current form didn't come out of nowhere, she always had the potential.
i think she struggled to adapt to fenerbahce in the first year. ze roberto even mentioned during the vnl that she having issues with confidence when he was asked why she wasn't getting much playing time. she was criticized very harshly by brazilians for taking a mental health break during the world championships, but it was the best thing she could've done for herself.
these are from a random dutch interview from 2018 apparently:
straight out of a fanfic
any guesses on the homophobic, "erdogan supporting" team? it was probably not vakif, even though they suck as well. s/o to nilufer for being so welcoming though, i'm going to casually support them from now on.
also, i looked it up and there are two serbian players who played with anne in baku: aleksandra crncevic and ivana djerisilo, but i know nothing about them, so i'm won't be trying to guess which one is a pos.
She might be the single most straight forward, no BS player I've seen an interview of. It's refreshing and probably due to her not being exposed to all the social media bullshit. I am sure there's a connection.
The only one confirmed to "conform" is Vakif, and we know that not only because it's a state bank but Anne also confirmed it before. The "as long as you don't flaunt it" would actually apply to all, it's a Turkish thing, as there's always a known lesbian on even Vakif (Ebrar, Gabi etc) but a non-masc couple that doesn't actively hide off court is another beast. And Vargas on Fener.. I honestly don't know. But it has to be one of the big three considering their level of play. Nilüfer apparently won by simply being welcoming.
Imoco with 4 reception line against Arina Fedorovtseva's serve but she's still able to score 8 ace in just 2 sets. Really Queen of Aces!
I'll give it to Imoco they did their hw and hushed Vargas BUT it doesn't matter when you have the other two pins going HAM.
Whats incredible is how young they are.
Arina, Ana AND Vargas are going to be worth $$$ especially Arina with her serves. Honestly Ci was right... There was one serve that was ridiculous to say the least.
If we split them up they'll be excellent respectively but the three of them together is SO MUCH Fun. They're almost toying with other teams *chefs kiss*
I'm going to go out on a limb and say more enjoyable than watching KYK Larson and Boskovic, granted they were at different points of their careers.
It may be a downgrade after this after having played with Naz then Macris so we'll see what the next setter can bring
these are from a random dutch interview from 2018 apparently:
straight out of a fanfic
any guesses on the homophobic, "erdogan supporting" team? it was probably not vakif, even though they suck as well. s/o to nilufer for being so welcoming though, i'm going to casually support them from now on.
also, i looked it up and there are two serbian players who played with anne in baku: aleksandra crncevic and ivana djerisilo, but i know nothing about them, so i'm won't be trying to guess which one is a pos.
Is there a better word for fanficy, soulmates vibe or goals?
Imoco with 4 reception line against Arina Fedorovtseva's serve but she's still able to score 8 ace in just 2 sets. Really Queen of Aces!
I'll give it to Imoco they did their hw and hushed Vargas BUT it doesn't matter when you have the other two pins going HAM.
Whats incredible is how young they are.
Arina, Ana AND Vargas are going to be worth $$$ especially Arina with her serves. Honestly Ci was right... There was one serve that was ridiculous to say the least.
If we split them up they'll be excellent respectively but the three of them together is SO MUCH Fun. They're almost toying with other teams *chefs kiss*
I'm going to go out on a limb and say more enjoyable than watching KYK Larson and Boskovic, granted they were at different points of their careers.
It may be a downgrade after this after having played with Naz then Macris so we'll see what the next setter can bring
I was rewatching the game and while some of Arina's serves where ridiculous and there was absolutely nothing Imoco could have done, they also had a lot of opportunities to sideout during her service run and they couldn't convert. Robin hitting straight into Ana's block, Plummer roofing the ball, Haak stepping on the 3 meter line (the set from wolosz was awful to be fair)... And Ana, who was front row obv as Arina was serving, had 80% attack efficiency during the two sets that mattered, so she was having no issues killing the ball during those transition plays.
I don't know why Santarelli didn't change his rotation for second set to have Haak front row when Arina was serving.
these are from a random dutch interview from 2018 apparently:
straight out of a fanfic
any guesses on the homophobic, "erdogan supporting" team? it was probably not vakif, even though they suck as well. s/o to nilufer for being so welcoming though, i'm going to casually support them from now on.
also, i looked it up and there are two serbian players who played with anne in baku: aleksandra crncevic and ivana djerisilo, but i know nothing about them, so i'm won't be trying to guess which one is a pos.
She might be the single most straight forward, no BS player I've seen an interview of. It's refreshing and probably due to her not being exposed to all the social media bullshit. I am sure there's a connection.
The only one confirmed to "conform" is Vakif, and we know that not only because it's a state bank but Anne also confirmed it before. The "as long as you don't flaunt it" would actually apply to all, it's a Turkish thing, as there's always a known lesbian on even Vakif (Ebrar, Gabi etc) but a non-masc couple that doesn't actively hide off court is another beast. And Vargas on Fener.. I honestly don't know. But it has to be one of the big three considering their level of play. Nilüfer apparently won by simply being welcoming.
There were strong rumors of them going to Galatasaray for the 2018/2019 season but the deal ended up not happening, could it be the team she's talking about? I don't know much about the political orientation of Turkish teams lol
these are from a random dutch interview from 2018 apparently:
straight out of a fanfic
any guesses on the homophobic, "erdogan supporting" team? it was probably not vakif, even though they suck as well. s/o to nilufer for being so welcoming though, i'm going to casually support them from now on.
also, i looked it up and there are two serbian players who played with anne in baku: aleksandra crncevic and ivana djerisilo, but i know nothing about them, so i'm won't be trying to guess which one is a pos.
She might be the single most straight forward, no BS player I've seen an interview of. It's refreshing and probably due to her not being exposed to all the social media bullshit. I am sure there's a connection.
The only one confirmed to "conform" is Vakif, and we know that not only because it's a state bank but Anne also confirmed it before. The "as long as you don't flaunt it" would actually apply to all, it's a Turkish thing, as there's always a known lesbian on even Vakif (Ebrar, Gabi etc) but a non-masc couple that doesn't actively hide off court is another beast. And Vargas on Fener.. I honestly don't know. But it has to be one of the big three considering their level of play. Nilüfer apparently won by simply being welcoming.
There were strong rumors of them going to Galatasaray for the 2018/2019 season but the deal ended up not happening, could it be the team she's talking about? I don't know much about the political orientation of Turkish teams lol
Could very well be. GS has a relatively more conservative fanbase, not that they make decisions based on that but it does have influence if at the time the management doesn’t have a particular leaning. None are as obvious as Vakif, with the rest of them it all depends on who’s running the ship at the time. In Nilufer’s case too. The team itself isn’t left leaning, the management then just happened to be. Like FB now bc of the big boss Ali koc. No idea who was at the helm then at GS.
Anne mentioned before that the only bad experience she had was Vakif. Not the team but the management. She never mentioned T Airlines though it’s also a government club. Actually half of the clubs in the league are goverment clubs. Some belong to leftist city municipalities some to conservative… it’s actually one of the reasons why I want to see pro clubs in Antalya and Izmir. I can’t imagine to live in a conservative city in Turkey, how do people expect great performance from such places. The players must be bored to death.
It won't happen because of actual tribalism but I hope Vargas becomes favoured over Karakurt on NT. Karakurt is NO WAY NEAR her precision aaaaand she's lazier. I hope having Vargas lights a friendly competitive fire. And I understand both could be on court but Vargas is opp. And I'd rather her as she's the better opp not psuedo oh.
It won't happen because of actual tribalism but I hope Vargas becomes favoured over Karakurt on NT. Karakurt is NO WAY NEAR her precision aaaaand she's lazier. I hope having Vargas lights a friendly competitive fire. And I understand both could be on court but Vargas is opp. And I'd rather her as she's the better opp not psuedo oh.
Karakurt's reception is waaay worse tho I think. If they want to have them both be on court at the same time, it'd be better have Vargas as OH just from that perspective.
Fener-Vakif must be interesting.
Egonu 24yrs VS Vargas 23 yrs.
Gabi 28yrs VS Arina 19yrs.
Bajema 25yrs VS AnaC 18yrs.
Prediction?
I think the main, more obvious difference is between their setters rn. Macris >>>> Cansu.
Macris-Arina/AnaC connection is very good but with Vargas sometimes not so good (proven in some matches). And it's known that Macris rarely plays the middle unlike when she was in Minas. So maybe in terms of offensive 90% will be on Vargas, Arina, AnaC.
Any news about Rosa and Stevanovic? Do you think they are still together?
i don't think it was ever serious. most of rosa's relationships aren't. i think they had something going on a few years ago, but the whole 2022 thing was just something casual. they probably have the kind of relationship where they hit each other up whenever they are single but it never develops further than that.
rosa was rumoured to be seeing an italian male model (?) in the beginning of the year (like january/february), but it seems like they have already broken up. maybe it also wasn't all that serious to begin with.
i can't believe ecza are flopping again. this was supposed to be their year, they had the most favorable draw possible. but they just never show up for the big matches, i guess. they are like the anti-vakif.
whoever wins the fener x vakif semi will be the champion... so probably fenerbahce.
i can't believe ecza are flopping again. this was supposed to be their year, they had the most favorable draw possible. but they just never show up for the big matches, i guess. they are like the anti-vakif.
whoever wins the fener x vakif semi will be the champion... so probably fenerbahce.
Anti Vakif is the best way to put it. They don't show up when its crunch time. And YES they were favoured but after last night's performance
It woild have been an amazing first with two Turkish teams.
Tonight really should have been the FINAL. We're getting the final before the final. Just like the constant battle of the titans at the end of Turkish cup last season. Now the final of Fener/Novara
Vakif/Novara
or
Fener/ecz
Vakif/ecz will be nothing but anticlimactic.
Anne: That's a good question.
Carol: Do you want to tell or shall I?
Anne: You tell, your Portuguese is better than mine.
Carol: It was funny, because we played against each other before, but we had never noticed each other. But that was until 2016, when Anne went to play in Rio and we became friends, we had an affinity, and I fell in love with those green eyes.
Anne: Blue or green?
Carol: Blue and green, it depends on the day and the color of the shirt you are wearing.
Anne: I remember very well. I arrived in Rio and I didn't speak Portuguese and you came up to me and said "me Carol, but no english ok? I help you, no problem". And it was like, we're here together, anything I'll help you. And I think that created a connection, I liked it.
Carol: I liked it too, and it was in Rio indeed. Although we've played against each other before, that's where we created that affinity.
Anne: And we never parted again, right?!
Anne: That's a good question.
Carol: Do you want to tell or shall I?
Anne: You tell, your Portuguese is better than mine.
Carol: It was funny, because we played against each other before, but we had never noticed each other. But that was until 2016, when Anne went to play in Rio and we became friends, we had an affinity, and I fell in love with those green eyes.
Anne: Blue or green?
Carol: Blue and green, it depends on the day and the color of the shirt you are wearing.
Anne: I remember very well. I arrived in Rio and I didn't speak Portuguese and you came up to me and said "me Carol, but no english ok? I help you, no problem". And it was like, we're here together, anything I'll help you. And I think that created a connection, I liked it.
Carol: I liked it too, and it was in Rio indeed. Although we've played against each other before, that's where we created that affinity.
Anne: And we never parted again, right?!
The bolded omg, what level is this? I wish I knew Portuguese or someone could put English subtitles on it, I love their energy together.
Any news about Rosa and Stevanovic? Do you think they are still together?
i don't think it was ever serious. most of rosa's relationships aren't. i think they had something going on a few years ago, but the whole 2022 thing was just something casual. they probably have the kind of relationship where they hit each other up whenever they are single but it never develops further than that.
rosa was rumoured to be seeing an italian male model (?) in the beginning of the year (like january/february), but it seems like they have already broken up. maybe it also wasn't all that serious to begin with.
Ana Cristina 68% in attack This is the third CL match in a row she attacks with over 60% efficiency.
earned her place as a starter or NT?
Also Terzic is confirmed to go Russia next club season... So who the hell is going to be the next coach of FENER? He's an absolute jerk but he has moulded the team into his style of volleyball. Very basic Russian style, 3 pins and High. Sooooo who else champions this style? And WHAT a team to take over next season.. Stysiak, fetisova.. Unknown setter but looking like Drca over Startseva, although I would have loved to see her in Fener!
I didn't know Anne could speak Portuguese And she speaks it so perfectly!
She does? I mean I don't know Portuguese so she seems fluent/flawless to my ears, but does she sound like that to a native speaker?
Found subtitles:
She speaks Portuguese with a Mineiro accent like Carol's, it's very cute. Mixed in with a Dutch accent, of course.
But, yeah, her Portuguese is very good. Her grammar is nearly perfect, she just gets the gender of the words wrong sometimes (in Portuguese, nouns are always either feminine or masculine. So like, "house" is feminine, but "place" is masculine, for example). But what impresses me the most is how natural sounding her sentences are, from the word order down to the filler words she uses. It doesn't sound like she's translating what she's saying from Dutch in real time, she really gets the nuances of Brazilian Portuguese. Carol taught her well lol.
Carol also learned English so fast after meeting Anne. I remember her giving interviews in English during the 2017 Club World Championships, which was in May that year. Falling in love with a foreigner really is the best way to learn another language.
Carol also learned English so fast after meeting Anne. I remember her giving interviews in English during the 2017 Club World Championships, which was in May that year. Falling in love with a foreigner really is the best way to learn another language.
In one of the wedding dinner videos out there, the dutch friend of Anne was talking to Carol in Dutch, and I saw someone mention that she said she’ll read Anne’s parents’ Dutch letter slower so that Carol can understand too… Only saw that in passing tho, so can’t really confirm myself.
But if Carol really became fluent in Dutch as well even though they already share two languages.. This couple should be taught in dyke school. Or just in school generally, heteros could benefit more from them in “how to partner”.
Carol also learned English so fast after meeting Anne. I remember her giving interviews in English during the 2017 Club World Championships, which was in May that year. Falling in love with a foreigner really is the best way to learn another language.
By January 2017 she’s already interpreting for Anne. And they had just started something together, I think. She really has to have hired a teacher right after meeting Anne lol
Carol also learned English so fast after meeting Anne. I remember her giving interviews in English during the 2017 Club World Championships, which was in May that year. Falling in love with a foreigner really is the best way to learn another language.
By January 2017 she’s already interpreting for Anne. And they had just started something together, I think. She really has to have hired a teacher right after meeting Anne lol
Buijrol are the epitome of gay lol. Also damn that SescRJ team has all my brazilian NT faves (and gays) - Gabi, Carol, Roberta.
rosamaria's friends (including my girl naiane) gave her a pride sock for her birthday to match her pride flipflops... what a great ally she is
Something about Naiane is very off to me. I’m not sure when it started buy I suspect it might be around the time I heard genuinely-lesbian-Carol mention only after talking to Naiane she saw that “it’s not about Trans having advantage in sports, it’s a social existential issue”. I haven’t seen anyone on Brazilian twitter mention these things, as they also seem to be all on the bandwagon.
She’s been giving me the vibe of those queer girls who are in it for the attention, not for actually being attracted to women.
rosamaria's friends (including my girl naiane) gave her a pride sock for her birthday to match her pride flipflops... what a great ally she is
Something about Naiane is very off to me. I’m not sure when it started buy I suspect it might be around the time I heard genuinely-lesbian-Carol mention only after talking to Naiane she saw that “it’s not about Trans having advantage in sports, it’s a social existential issue”. I haven’t seen anyone on Brazilian twitter mention these things, as they also seem to be all on the bandwagon.
She’s been giving me the vibe of those queer girls who are in it for the attention, not for actually being attracted to women.
lol naiane is definitely not faking it. she's been with women exclusively for all her life, and was even engaged to a woman for years. she's also one of the only vb players who explicitly identifies as lesbian.
those types you're talking about don't get in long term relationships with women. they keep making a big deal out of the one girl they had a crush on during 8th grade summer camp or the girl they hooked up with once in college because that's the full extent of their gay experience. they're always on about how emrata is so hot. they pull the whole "all women and one man" schtick, but start dating another man immediately after breaking up with their "one exception" boyfriend. what they certainly don't do though is spend their whole lives being intimate with women and women only. there's only so much you can fake.
you can disagree with naiane's politics, but to say that she's only pretending to be gay for attention when she's a 28-year-old who's only ever dated women is pretty silly.
rosamaria's friends (including my girl naiane) gave her a pride sock for her birthday to match her pride flipflops... what a great ally she is
Something about Naiane is very off to me. I’m not sure when it started buy I suspect it might be around the time I heard genuinely-lesbian-Carol mention only after talking to Naiane she saw that “it’s not about Trans having advantage in sports, it’s a social existential issue”. I haven’t seen anyone on Brazilian twitter mention these things, as they also seem to be all on the bandwagon.
She’s been giving me the vibe of those queer girls who are in it for the attention, not for actually being attracted to women.
lol naiane is definitely not faking it. she's been with women exclusively for all her life, and was even engaged to a woman for years. she's also one of the only vb players who explicitly identifies as lesbian.
those types you're talking about don't get in long term relationships with women. they keep making a big deal out of the one girl they had a crush on during 8th grade summer camp or the girl they hooked up with once in college because that's the full extent of their gay experience. they're always on about how emrata is so hot. they pull the whole "all women and one man" schtick, but start dating another man immediately after breaking up with their "one exception" boyfriend. what they certainly don't do though is spend their whole lives being intimate with women and women only. there's only so much you can fake.
you can disagree with naiane's politics, but to say that she's only pretending to be gay for attention when she's a 28-year-old who's only ever dated women is pretty silly.
It is pretty silly, I apologize. I truly don’t have enough information about the girl’s dating history. That was just based on the surface level information I see about her only in passing. The tiktok videos (and their gen z-ish vibe) that fall on my timeline probably didn’t help either.
rosamaria's friends (including my girl naiane) gave her a pride sock for her birthday to match her pride flipflops... what a great ally she is
Something about Naiane is very off to me. I’m not sure when it started buy I suspect it might be around the time I heard genuinely-lesbian-Carol mention only after talking to Naiane she saw that “it’s not about Trans having advantage in sports, it’s a social existential issue”. I haven’t seen anyone on Brazilian twitter mention these things, as they also seem to be all on the bandwagon.
She’s been giving me the vibe of those queer girls who are in it for the attention, not for actually being attracted to women.
lol naiane is definitely not faking it. she's been with women exclusively for all her life, and was even engaged to a woman for years. she's also one of the only vb players who explicitly identifies as lesbian.
those types you're talking about don't get in long term relationships with women. they keep making a big deal out of the one girl they had a crush on during 8th grade summer camp or the girl they hooked up with once in college because that's the full extent of their gay experience. they're always on about how emrata is so hot. they pull the whole "all women and one man" schtick, but start dating another man immediately after breaking up with their "one exception" boyfriend. what they certainly don't do though is spend their whole lives being intimate with women and women only. there's only so much you can fake.
you can disagree with naiane's politics, but to say that she's only pretending to be gay for attention when she's a 28-year-old who's only ever dated women is pretty silly.
It is pretty silly, I apologize. I truly don’t have enough information about the girl’s dating history. That was just based on the surface level information I see about her only in passing. The tiktok videos (and their gen z-ish vibe) that fall on my timeline probably didn’t help either.
yeah, i can see why'd you get that impression then lol. sorry for going off on you, i just couldn't stand for the naiane slander.