Gabi celebrates "most important step" before catching China: "I was anxious" | Volleyball

Against the Netherlands, there were 14 points, plus precise pbades and a service strength. Gabi knew the importance of being strong after an intense work of recovery. The planning followed by José Roberto Guimarães and the technical commission followed the stripes. And now, reap the rewards of the fight for the title of the League of Nations.

– Very happy with this return. Of course, I still have to reduce the errors a bit. But I was very anxious to play the whole match without pain, thank God, recovering. But not only me, the whole team playing together, very well, with confidence because we knew that this match was very important for us to enter the semifinals. He has a very important start against China, but this first step was more important.

Gabi had a long recovery. In the first matches of the League of Nations team, played only the first set. Little by little, he stayed on the court longer. The performance against the Netherlands showed that the planning was successful.

– Everything was very well thought out, very well planned. I had games that I wanted to play a little more, but Zé asked for patience, must play at the right time, recover as much as possible to get help on time. And that's what happened. It is a long time ago, I had a good start, but I hope to stay focused, to feed myself well, to rest well to continue for the next games.

Despite the anticipated clbadification in the semifinal, Brazil has a clbadic in mind. One of the favorites of the title, China, also already badured in the next round, promises to complicate the search for key leadership.