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USA show high level of play against Serbia
- Updated: August 10, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 10, 2016 – USA’s Coach Karch Kiraly admitted his team played at its best in the tournament against Serbia but reminded everyone about his previous predictions that no team will leave the strong Pool B undefeated.
United States became the first team to advance to the quarterfinals and remained as the only team with no losses in the group. They still have to play Italy and China in the preliminary phase.
Karch Kiraly, Coach of United States: I would say yes, this is the best we’ve played in the tournament. Probably every team in our pool has some things in what they need to get better. The victory over Serbia and the move to the quarterfinals give us more confidence, but as I have said before this is strong group and I think no team will go undefeated. Players are enjoying the moment and after ten minutes we have to think in Italy because in the tournament we face a strong team every two days.
Foluke Akinradewo, Player of United States: I am really proud of my team. Today we played with better rhythm than in the other two matches. We are the first team to qualify to the next round and that is good for our confidence but now we have to focus on Italy, our next opponent. Definitely I am happy with the victory and the overall performance of the …
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