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08:18, August 15, 2007 |
China is in a group of death again, lining up with Cuba, the Netherlands, and the United States.
"Comparatively, we have young players in our team and sometimes we need failure to gain experience as the saying goes ''Failure is the mother of success.'' Losing make us aware of our weaknesses so that we can better improve our performance," said Zhou Suhong, team captain of China, after losing to Italy in the last match of the second leg on Aug. 12.
In contrast, Italy, last year''s bronze medalist of the bonanza event, gleaned up a lot of confidence after the win over China.
"It is important for us to beat a strong team like China. For us the result is a significant test because it shows what we have improved and what we need to further improve to get to the last six of the finals," said Italy head coach Massimo Barbolini.
"No doubt China is a very strong team. Even with the young players, they will be a favorite in the 2008 Olympics. We have to work hard in order to qualify for the Beijing Games," said the 43-year-old coach.
The last preliminary round will decide the overall standings where the best five teams plus China will qualify for the finals slated for Aug. 22-26, a round robin in Ningbo, China.
Source: Xinhua
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