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Gozde: This tournament made us better
- Updated: October 23, 2016
Manila, Philippines, October 23, 2016 – VakifBank Istanbul bagged the bronze in the FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship on Sunday and the players felt that the experience against the toughest clubs made them a better team.
Giovanni Guidetti, VakifBank Istanbul coach: “I would like to congratulate the referee (Arturo Di Giacomo) for today, that was his last match and he had an incredible career. I would like to congratulate the Philippine Superliga organisation and Filipino fans as well. Everything was really well organised.
“I’m proud of my players. They put in a good performance on the court, they had a lot of courage and finished with the win. It is nice to finish with a win even though it was not the final match we were dreaming of.
“I’m pretty confident for the Turkish league because we are the same team. We will not change much; we’ll go to every match with the …