The head coach of the Ukrainian volleyball team, Raul Lozano, commented on the situation in the national team, where 9 volleyball players refused to play for the national team in the 2024 season. According to the Argentine specialist, he was shocked by what happened and could not even imagine that this could happen in Ukraine.
“Honestly, it was a real shock for me. I was sure that this was impossible in principle, and in a country that has been at war for three years, even more so. After all, I came here to help the Ukrainians, to further raise their prestige of this country on the international stage. And suddenly this happens,” sport.ua quotes Lozano.
The mentor admitted that the most unpleasant thing in this situation was that the vast majority of refuseniks themselves did not call him or come to the training camp, but passed on information through their agents.
“In this regard, I want to emphasize that I have been working in volleyball for many years, I constantly keep in touch with people and am always open to communicate with each player. Therefore, there is no need to pass on any information to me through third parties. Come, call, talk. Only Dmitry Vietsky did it correctly, as expected.
Source: Obozrevatel