Robertlandy Simón, one of the most iconic players in the national team of volleyball In the last decadeswill defend the colors of Cuba again in the main tournaments of this year.
The Jesús Cruz coach confirmed the news in statements to the newspaper Granmain which he also advanced several details related to the next call to ranks, which would happen in the next few days.
jesús Cruz: «Robertlandy Simon will continue in the National Team».
The director of the Cuban Volleyball team detailed news for the international season.
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The strategist said The continuity of the central in the Cuban squad departed from the player himselffrom the technical direction it was assumed that his presence had ended at the close of the last volleyball league (VLN).
“He has asked us to continue and that we evaluate it every year. We are going to incorporate it in the last week of the VLN in Poland, we want it to arrive in the best way to the World Championship, ”Cruz said in reference to the universal appointment of September in the Philippines.
Simon played an important role during the latest edition of the National Selections contestthe one that assumed as his last possibility of representing Cuba in an Olympic contest.
The island squad was close to achieving that goal, but defeats in crucial matches against Serbia and Poland in the final stretch cut the possibilities.
Robertlandy Simón’s “last dance” with the Cuban volleyball team
After that experience, the experienced player wrote in his social networks a message of thanks to his classmates, in which he urged them to continue fighting for the dream he could not make reality.
His words were then interpreted as a kind of farewell to the selection, an erroneous assumption in the light of the latest news.
Simon It was one of the leaders of the Cuban team that conquered the subtitle of the 2010 World Championshipbut then disconnected from the island’s federation to relaunch his career in professional leagues.
He ended up shining in different clubs, especially from the Fort Italianand for their sustained performance to the highest level, many consider it the best player in history in their position.
At the moment, remains playing in Italyas a member of the Piacenza Club, one of the top superliga animators.
Growth in the sights
The stabilization in the world volleyball elite is one of the priorities of the coach Jesús Cruz for the new season, which will include participation in the universal contest.
“We know the rivals and classify the final phase of the VLN in China is in our hands. In the World Cup we think of moving within the first eight,” he said to the middle.
In turn, he confirmed that The Cuban team received the invitation to hold several friendly matches against its similar Argentina In the South American nation, something that also happened before the start of the last edition of the VLN.
The strategist acknowledged that the core of the team that will participate for the third consecutive year in the League will be based on the players who have assumed the most recent international commitments.
Previously, other novelties had been confirmed in the new call -still without a defined number -including the incorporation of Central David Fiel, who returns to the team after a long experience in foreign leagues, such as Russia.
