Awesome. We need more content like this in volleyball youtube. Way better to have people engage with stuff like this rather than some of the popular highlight channels that put out videos like "top ten volleyball players of all time" that are all modern, only use highlights (no stats), and feature Gyorgy Grozer in the top 5. But I digress. Keep doing what you do!
James Fitzpatrick glad you enjoy them. I was getting tired of the only volleyball content on UA-cam being those "top 20 most amazing first saves" videos. Which is why o created this channel!
I’m sure they’re not even close to the top ten, but the Japanese outside hitters, Yanagida and Ishikawa are my favourite to watch, their almost textbook form and overall plays are very fun to watch
they're one of my favourite hitters to watch as well. but i dont understand how people call them text book hitter. their hit is so unorthodox. the japanese play really difference volleyball. like when ishikawa hits, he arches his back like crazy and his whole body is like an elastic band. not text book to me.
@@leslie7872 Ishikawa's arm swing is very textbook compare to many top tier outsides, it's just the way he leverages his posterior chain and back that sets him apart from everyone. While Ishikawa may become a top 20 or higher player as he gets more experience, Yanagida will likely peak at the top 50 or 40, because of his lacks the extreme athleticism of Yuji Nishida and the height of Ishikawa. His passing and defense is top-notch, but his physical attributes prevent him from getting much higher on any ranking list. But his the type of outside that should be the role-model of many younger volleyball players, because of his consistency, and extremely smart hitting.
Great videos, I was impressed the first time I saw it cause I wasn't expecting all the objectic information and data you presented. Plus, I like your kinda humor XD
Kubiak is so so good, unstoppable & strategic when he is on form. I have always thought of him as one of the best outsides and glad to finally see him in top order is someone else's list too.
he just won best outside hitter in the world cup. i dont know how but he did it. same with nishida for opposite. not sure of the officials are japanese that creates bias but there mvps on their team
Leslie It’s not bias, look at the stats, Ishikawa was the #1 top scoring outside hitter at World Cup 2019, scoring higher than all the other bigger names.
There are 3 cubain players, what do you think about making a video, how strong would be cuban national team if all the active players would play?That would be great video.
ua-cam.com/video/CpSV_cwg7Vk/v-deo.html Don't forget Oreol Camejo, great attack, used to be a setter, and also Angel Dennis, as they'll need some passing/libero
@@fiveonevolleyball8112 shame that Cuba cannot change their law to allow them to play for their country. In this era, with these 4 players, Cuba would be making top world list, and winning Olympics
I think oreol camejo is in top 5 of the outsidehitter. he once have recorded higher percentage of attack than leon in russia league and last seasion he lead the new team zenit.st. to the final competition of the russia super league.
U miss that dude bro, need to step up ur game, but i will be nice cause u put 3 cubans on the list hahahah. Not playing for NT lose to much credibility i guess.
Like football it great to have a channel which post informative videos. I would like you to post.. Post match analysis. Match Preview. And may be later tactical analysis. It would be great.
I think Rosalin Penchev has a very similar playstyle to Leon's, who actually plays a lot like Matey Kaziyski - the greatest outside hitter ever(my opinion). I hope these two players improve their game even more and become the legends they have the potential to be.
Similar style but Leon can trigger a kill on the serve. The difference on that skill is like life and death. The best players in the world can change the outcome when you can force it your way.
why is Sander above (uninjured) Russel? Imo Russel should at least be in honorable mentions Also Anderson's passing stats are incredibly high?? 40%?? Like juantorena 22% yes very good but like wow. 40%. Thats like libero lvl receive. I guess that's rly what he does in Kazan
Karen Yang I know I was surprised Russell didn't get any votes. I think recency bias has something to do with it. Russell struggled at the end of club season with nagging injuries and had an average nations league. I think they are both close when healthy. And yeah Anderson is probably a better passer than attacker at this point haha
A few years ago Russell and Sander are the 2 main explosive weapons of the USA. Funny however that they always "alternated". What I meant is when Russell played damn well, Sander sucked and vice versa. But when both of them excelled, USA clinched gold (i.e. WL 2014 and WC 2015) I like Russell more but true that due to injuries his performances have been subpar lately. Hopefully he will find his inner strength and help murica go back on top.
Ngapeth shouldn be 2 thats Juantorena spot this year, cause even he didnt win anything was more consistent that Earving and reaching every single final at pro level, i thought it was gonna be a free ride for Zenith in the Final 4 in Kazan but Juantorena probes to be the only palyer who manages to go even with Leon youth and talent, Ngapeth will soon go into the obliviion, to much bad behaviour besides his clown moves nothing else, Russia will prove that to him. as for Leal fianally he will make his big jump to euro volleyball, lets see what he can do, he is the player who most improved his game since he left Cuba to pursue a pro carrer, when he was playing for Cuba he was the regular guy who help Leon with a powerful serve that still has, but now almost 9 years later from that silver medal at 2010 world championship he will gonna prove that he deserves to be a hall of fammer. like Leon, Juantorena and Simon all of those guys members of the lost miracle generation from Cuba.
Ruben schott will be amazing in a few years, he may not have the physical dominance like wilfredo or volkov, but he is really fast and his reception and defense is great and he is a very dependable player (unlike kovacevic for example)
Russel doesnt receive shit. He is only a tall guy who spike hard, u need to be more consistent than that, even i think putting lucarelli who was injured all the season is bad, cause Kliuka improve to much this season. For me he was the real MVP of VNL finals not Maxim.
@@fiveonevolleyball8112 ummm no. Tine Urnaut wipes the floor on Kovacevic and Sander or Volkov. You just don't see him play because FIVB deprived Slovenia from participating VNL and Slovenia doesn't have enough depth in setters and outside hitters thereby hurting their team from engaging a chance in the european golden league.
Urnaut is a great player, I wish Slovenia got to participate in VNL. They are better than a few teams that participated. I watched him a looooot on Modena last year
งืม จ้า yes, way too inconsistant. I haven't seen another player that hits into the block that often. The rest of this list is great, Leal shouldn't be this high (also inconsistant)
lol Leal inconsistant ??? damm he wins tittles all the time in Brasil dude, what are u talking about, watch more volleyball, when he plays in LUBE will do the same to. Even if he is not the leader of the team with Simon and Juantorena with him, dont compare Uros with Leal. Leal for me better than Matt Anderson. period.
Yo bro do u have a discord channels u and ur buds to talk about volleyball and make this rankings ??? i would like to participate, cause i know a lot of cuban players in person, and since i was 7 im attached to volleyball, of course no need to mention where im from. hehehe Cuba when the sun shines that it burns and home soil of superstars, i think we were created for this sports. So pls create a discord channel hahaha lets talk.
DeFalco will be on this list in a few years, I think he has a higher volleyball IQ than the current outsides, Sander and Russel despite not having their physical gifts. Once he goes to a club, the skies the limit for that guy.
When he said Ruben schott 😂
Your videos are so good, always looking forward to them. Especially the top tens.
Joe o glad you like them!
Awesome. We need more content like this in volleyball youtube. Way better to have people engage with stuff like this rather than some of the popular highlight channels that put out videos like "top ten volleyball players of all time" that are all modern, only use highlights (no stats), and feature Gyorgy Grozer in the top 5. But I digress. Keep doing what you do!
James Fitzpatrick glad you enjoy them. I was getting tired of the only volleyball content on UA-cam being those "top 20 most amazing first saves" videos. Which is why o created this channel!
What's the problem with György Grozer? 😳 He is still a beast! 💪💪
I wouldn't say a problem, but anyone who says he's a top five player ever has no business making volleyball top 10 videos
2018: Its a tough time for volleyball.
2020: Here, hold my beer....
Hahahahaha, I was about to light up the comments before you said “Just kidding”😂
can u please make top 10 bench warmers??
number one: me
I’m sure they’re not even close to the top ten, but the Japanese outside hitters, Yanagida and Ishikawa are my favourite to watch, their almost textbook form and overall plays are very fun to watch
Master Of Corgis ishikawa I would have top 30 for sure. And yanagida isn't there yet but is still so young
Ishikawa is almost always absent because of injuries. He's one of my favorite players but that's the ugly truth.
@@fiveonevolleyball8112 yanagida will never be there lol
they're one of my favourite hitters to watch as well. but i dont understand how people call them text book hitter. their hit is so unorthodox. the japanese play really difference volleyball. like when ishikawa hits, he arches his back like crazy and his whole body is like an elastic band. not text book to me.
@@leslie7872 Ishikawa's arm swing is very textbook compare to many top tier outsides, it's just the way he leverages his posterior chain and back that sets him apart from everyone. While Ishikawa may become a top 20 or higher player as he gets more experience, Yanagida will likely peak at the top 50 or 40, because of his lacks the extreme athleticism of Yuji Nishida and the height of Ishikawa. His passing and defense is top-notch, but his physical attributes prevent him from getting much higher on any ranking list. But his the type of outside that should be the role-model of many younger volleyball players, because of his consistency, and extremely smart hitting.
JUST FOUND THIS CHANNEL AND I LOVE THE COMMENTARY AND VOLLEYBALL SCENE!
Glad you are enjoying it
Nice list i like hearing your thoughts
please do top 10 liberos! great videos 👏👏
Would love to see an updated list with names like Semeniuk and Kliuka in here too.
Great videos, I was impressed the first time I saw it cause I wasn't expecting all the objectic information and data you presented. Plus, I like your kinda humor XD
Great, great indeed.
Kubiak is so so good, unstoppable & strategic when he is on form.
I have always thought of him as one of the best outsides and glad to finally see him in top order is someone else's list too.
No love for Japan's outside Ishikawa Yuki...
he just won best outside hitter in the world cup. i dont know how but he did it. same with nishida for opposite. not sure of the officials are japanese that creates bias but there mvps on their team
Leslie
It’s not bias, look at the stats, Ishikawa was the #1 top scoring outside hitter at World Cup 2019, scoring higher than all the other bigger names.
@@leslie7872 the ranking was based purely off stats in that tournament
I think kovacevic should play beach, he’s got that type of play style
I agree. I wish there was footage of the ngapeth invitational beach tournament with him, Bruno, and Tine Urnaut.
Aaron Russell? I know he was injured and stuff he’s kinda overlooked
please make video about Jeff Menzel. he's vertical and spike technic is very good
Quando Lucarelli estiver 100% será facilmente o melhor! Leal também joga muito! Ambos da seleção brasileira 😍
There are 3 cubain players, what do you think about making a video, how strong would be cuban national team if all the active players would play?That would be great video.
P. Pafta that's really good idea. Juantorena, leon, leal, Simon would probably be the best team in the world
ua-cam.com/video/CpSV_cwg7Vk/v-deo.html
Don't forget Oreol Camejo, great attack, used to be a setter, and also Angel Dennis, as they'll need some passing/libero
@@fiveonevolleyball8112 shame that Cuba cannot change their law to allow them to play for their country. In this era, with these 4 players, Cuba would be making top world list, and winning Olympics
Would definitely exhcange Kovacevic for Kliuka on this list. This guy is the real deal
I actually had Kliuka at #8 in my personal rankings
will the next top 10 be for setters?
Lachlan Wilson you called it
I think oreol camejo is in top 5 of the outsidehitter. he once have recorded higher percentage of attack than leon in russia league and last seasion he lead the new team zenit.st. to the final competition of the russia super league.
Oreol Camejo is legit. i think we forget about him a bit sometimes because he has played so much in Asia and Russia
U miss that dude bro, need to step up ur game, but i will be nice cause u put 3 cubans on the list hahahah. Not playing for NT lose to much credibility i guess.
Awesome series! Woulda put Kliuka on the list instead of Kovacevic.
Kliuka is a monster. There are so many good outside hitters
Like football it great to have a channel which post informative videos. I would like you to post.. Post match analysis. Match Preview. And may be later tactical analysis. It would be great.
I think Rosalin Penchev has a very similar playstyle to Leon's, who actually plays a lot like Matey Kaziyski - the greatest outside hitter ever(my opinion). I hope these two players improve their game even more and become the legends they have the potential to be.
Similar style but Leon can trigger a kill on the serve. The difference on that skill is like life and death. The best players in the world can change the outcome when you can force it your way.
Real solid review, a pleasure to watch, but I really think that Kliuka over Kovacevic and Kubiak all day long...
You know what. I kind of agree with you after watching more kiluka footage
why is Sander above (uninjured) Russel? Imo Russel should at least be in honorable mentions
Also Anderson's passing stats are incredibly high?? 40%?? Like juantorena 22% yes very good but like wow. 40%. Thats like libero lvl receive. I guess that's rly what he does in Kazan
Karen Yang I know I was surprised Russell didn't get any votes. I think recency bias has something to do with it. Russell struggled at the end of club season with nagging injuries and had an average nations league. I think they are both close when healthy.
And yeah Anderson is probably a better passer than attacker at this point haha
FiveOne Volleyball hopefully he'll pick it up in trentino next year!!
A few years ago Russell and Sander are the 2 main explosive weapons of the USA. Funny however that they always "alternated". What I meant is when Russell played damn well, Sander sucked and vice versa. But when both of them excelled, USA clinched gold (i.e. WL 2014 and WC 2015) I like Russell more but true that due to injuries his performances have been subpar lately. Hopefully he will find his inner strength and help murica go back on top.
@@fiveonevolleyball8112 russell's average is still greater than the best of some of the players in the honourable mentions or the top 10.
Exerts Flash yeah probably
Ngapeth shouldn be 2 thats Juantorena spot this year, cause even he didnt win anything was more consistent that Earving and reaching every single final at pro level, i thought it was gonna be a free ride for Zenith in the Final 4 in Kazan but Juantorena probes to be the only palyer who manages to go even with Leon youth and talent, Ngapeth will soon go into the obliviion, to much bad behaviour besides his clown moves nothing else, Russia will prove that to him. as for Leal fianally he will make his big jump to euro volleyball, lets see what he can do, he is the player who most improved his game since he left Cuba to pursue a pro carrer, when he was playing for Cuba he was the regular guy who help Leon with a powerful serve that still has, but now almost 9 years later from that silver medal at 2010 world championship he will gonna prove that he deserves to be a hall of fammer. like Leon, Juantorena and Simon all of those guys members of the lost miracle generation from Cuba.
He should nt be 2 he must be 1. That's what u don't know to tell in 2 words and typed a way long
Yeah sure cuban all the way punk
Nice vid man as always
What if at some point you did these types of position rankings, but on an all time legends scale?
Where's Ishikawa from Japan?
Ruben schott will be amazing in a few years, he may not have the physical dominance like wilfredo or volkov, but he is really fast and his reception and defense is great and he is a very dependable player (unlike kovacevic for example)
Okay Ruben whatever you say
My hubby lyneel didnt even crack the top ten :( im so sad
He is certainly not far outside of it!
yeap.. russell is pretty overlooked, and i feel like Juantorena would have been number 2/1 not so long ago. Kinda sucks seeing him deprove this year
Russel doesnt receive shit. He is only a tall guy who spike hard, u need to be more consistent than that, even i think putting lucarelli who was injured all the season is bad, cause Kliuka improve to much this season. For me he was the real MVP of VNL finals not Maxim.
Was Tine Urnaut a one-and-done? Peaking in 2015/2016? I was thinking Marko Ivovic and Nemanja Petric were underrated too.
devwilkav urnaut is close to being in this list. Just not a dynamic offensive player like these guys
@@fiveonevolleyball8112 ummm no. Tine Urnaut wipes the floor on Kovacevic and Sander or Volkov. You just don't see him play because FIVB deprived Slovenia from participating VNL and Slovenia doesn't have enough depth in setters and outside hitters thereby hurting their team from engaging a chance in the european golden league.
Urnaut is a great player, I wish Slovenia got to participate in VNL. They are better than a few teams that participated. I watched him a looooot on Modena last year
I wonder why Bartosz Kurek isnt placed in any of these lists
at the time of this being made kurek was not playing well
If you were to put Matt Anderson the the opposite list, where would he be?
Aku pikir maxim mikhailov lbh dinomer 1
Marko Ivovic?😢
cmf1299 hasn't looked like himself lately 😥
I agree. You can continue.
10. UROS KOVACEVIC
9. RICARDO LUCARELLI
8. MICHAL KUBIAK
7. TAYLOR SANDER
6. DMITRI VOLKOV
5. YOANDRI LEAL
4. OSMANY JUOANTORENA
3. MATT ANDERSON
2. EARVIN NEAGPETH
1. RUBEN SCOTH
i miss Tetyukhin! not on this list but in general :)
Where was Sam Deroo?
Ngapeth... A good passer... PFFFFTTT
Uros is, by all means, not a top-10 for me.
งืม จ้า yes, way too inconsistant. I haven't seen another player that hits into the block that often. The rest of this list is great, Leal shouldn't be this high (also inconsistant)
lol Leal inconsistant ??? damm he wins tittles all the time in Brasil dude, what are u talking about, watch more volleyball, when he plays in LUBE will do the same to. Even if he is not the leader of the team with Simon and Juantorena with him, dont compare Uros with Leal. Leal for me better than Matt Anderson. period.
@@brazil3905 true
I was like, Ruben who?!
Sander over DeFalco surprises me. He's just soooooo smart on the court and Sander never does anything that really wows me.
Did you see sander's back court hits??? They are freaking beautiful
What about yuji nishida
He plays opposite
he’s not top 10 yet, and he plays a different position
Been watching volleyball half my life and never once seen Juantorena's bare arms.... spooky
where is wilfredo leon??
#1
@@fiveonevolleyball8112 why is there 2 #1 lel i skipped it since i saw the #1
Where is Kurek?
he’s not an outside
@@finn3883 He played as outside before 2014.
@@hyc3874 ok but this is a ranking for 2018 not 2014
sanderr🖤
Yo bro do u have a discord channels u and ur buds to talk about volleyball and make this rankings ??? i would like to participate, cause i know a lot of cuban players in person, and since i was 7 im attached to volleyball, of course no need to mention where im from. hehehe Cuba when the sun shines that it burns and home soil of superstars, i think we were created for this sports. So pls create a discord channel hahaha lets talk.
do you still play?
Lucarelli 9????
DeFalco will be on this list in a few years, I think he has a higher volleyball IQ than the current outsides, Sander and Russel despite not having their physical gifts. Once he goes to a club, the skies the limit for that guy.
DeFalco is super smart and an incredible defender and passer. Just wish he had Sander's hops
Earvin ngapeth is the best
BARTOSZ KUREK?
Haha, I bet that number 1 position got everyone 😲. Good joke...😆 who else but Wilfredo Leon. He seems unmatched
Leal and Juantorena more and more better than Anderson
They too play good than Anderson in other places, but matt is better than them in outside spiking
anderson is a much better receiver
Kubiak and kovacevic should be in top 5
Middle is sooo much harder than outside, I’ve played both
Bro Thats a total massacre for any polands opponents with alfredo 😮
Prety much
This guy didn't even mention Ishikawa wtf
Ruben Schott is not bad though... xD
Your missing Ishikawa
Maybe one day. Still not at the level of these guys yet.
1juantorena,2ndleon,3rdleal.
Juantorena the only player who whas 4 mvp awards n d world championship.
leon is better than juantorena
I thought that they was no leon....l was about to blow off
I think you should watch #ishikawa.........
Ngapeth!!
Volkov is not better than Taylor Sander. Reciever and Attacking
Sander6 volkov 7
but he is better in blocking and serving
Ben2584 i don't think so.His serving is hard but a lot of fails and percent of ACE is not high
. Blocking i agree with you
Too bad serve and block is more important.
Kazysky?!
Nice
Good video but i think cuantorena is better than handerson
Kliuka is better than Volkov. More consistent and better passer.
ngl i think ishikawa should’ve been on here
Not in 2018
@@fiveonevolleyball8112 true
#LoveMatt
Sorry but I think Volkov is now worst than Sander, maybe in the future it will better, but not now
until this list includes the legendary giba and murillo of brazil, then this list is a whack.
This is only active players
Sander can’t pass lol sorry dude
you're kidding right
so outdated right now, eh volleyball!
Kubiak in higher order than Lucarelli? Is this a sick joke? dislike
Only because of how devastating the Achilles injury will likely be for him. he would have been higher before
They are all training hard, if playing professional, but outside is the easyest position of all😅, sorry
Totally Bullshit Where is Grozer??? Go make resume & get a job.....No wonder why you've so less followers.