Nimir Abdel Aziz vs Maxim Mikhaylov | Netherlands vs Russia | VNL 2021 (HD)

Nimir Abdel Aziz vs Maxim Mikhaylov | Netherlands vs Russia | VNL 2021 (HD)

Russian huddle as the defending champions down the Netherlands on the opening day of the 2021 VNL.

Defending champions Russia had to fight hard, but opened their 2021 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League with a four-set win over newcomers the Netherlands.

Here's the reaction after the game, from the virtual Mixed Zone:

Nimir Abdel Aziz (The Netherlands): "It was a difficult opponent, but also a nice one to start the tournament with. We are new at the VNL, we get the chance to play against great teams and Russia is one of the best teams in the world. We have some young guys in our team, who never played in our National Team before, so I think that starting the tournament against Russia and playing like we did was a good beginning - of course we lost the game, but we showed a good level of volleyball. We never gave up, even in the first set when it was difficult."

Maxim Mikhaylov (Russia): We knew that the Netherlands are a strong team and that we must play well but we have a lot of room for improvement. We saw our mistakes and we have to correct some elements."

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