Germany Setter Zimmermann Happy to Play against Marouf
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Germany volleyball team setter Jan Zimmermann is happy to play against his Iranian counterpart Saeid Marouf.
Germany defeated Iran 3-2 (25-23, 20-25, 19-25, 25-19, 13-15) in the final match of Week 3 in the 2021 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) on Friday.
“It was a tough battle. In the first set we struggled a bit, but we found our rhythm in the end. It was a hard battle, since they were pushing us in the fourth and last set again. We had to stay a little bit calm at these moments. And pushed back against them, but we are happy that we won this important match and points for us,” Zimmermann said in the post-match news conference.
“We had two difficult games this week, yesterday we played really bad against USA - two sets were really bad, so it was important for us to come back today and take some points. It was nice to have some atmosphere and some loudness here,” he added.
“Sometimes it's difficult to stay in the game when you don't hear anybody, so it was a nice change. Saeid Marouf is a really good setter and it's great to play against players like him, so I was happy that I could play against setters like him. I want to get there, that's why I'm here,” Zimmermann concluded.
