Alan Souza | 370cm Monster of the Vertical Jump !!!

Much better ball in now. Options for Brazil from the back line. Well, Alan with 133 points to his name from attacks. Six blocks and five aces. Alan's one of the top five attackers in the competition and this is why they're going to feed him high. Lucas on that serve. Kimmich saves the overpass. Then there's Zorna. Left side, right side. It's very, very difficult for the Netherlands to have any joy with their hitters. One on one. Kimmich's done everything he can there. Here's Max Holt. Matt Luccherini. And they continue to swing Alan. Yeah, he doesn't look like he's really missed a beat. He loves the cross-court angle too. Okay, that's really his bread and butter. He goes right in between the two American defenders into that, right into position one. And that's a great aim. A play to land, finds the gap. It's only a side out point. Five. Oh, monster block. Alan and Lucas. I think Alan may have got the touch. Could that be the key to send Brazil to victory here? Alan not moving at all. He picked his spot early. It's a huge front row. And this is going to be a wing ball. Oh, so close. If Couric had knee pads on, he may well have got that. What a move from Satoriski. He doesn't quite come up with the dig, but look at that. To make that lateral move in a split second on that ball that's trailing outside the block and into position. Corelli. Nice push from Bruno into the corner from Alan. I didn't need to worry about the touch that he got. Yeah, I was wondering about that. After he makes this beautiful swing, so much space there. He's asking for the touch, but that landed well in Trullian. Yes, Alan got that one. You can tell it's so cool from Andrea Pucar because they're all thinking, is the ref going to show that as in? And he didn't, he just waited and then gave the touch. There was no, no, nothing at all from... Already got two. Short little step across in. Couric off the hands. He's out of position, he's got an option out. And just against the block. Alongside Alan. Well, interesting because we were just talking about the patience that Bednars had that last time out, but that's a huge... Not as easy as it looks to receive. Sakita. Into Lucarelli again. Oh, Alan. Pacing the Brazilian offense at present. The block tactic from Japan is to try and take away that line shot, but at the moment he's just killing them cross. Two aces against Canada. It's a short serve that time and they've set it there to the wide man, Alan, to swing. And that's better. That's better. That might start their engines. Guzard's got to get it in. Ooh, he's close to the serving line. What a serve! Oh, what a save! Oh! Guzard's still front row for France. Too high, too slow. And now Brazil can score here. Can they? Come on. Not with that effort. They might do with this one, though. Better chance. Oh, yes. Oh, I say! Lucas has come in on the sea quake. Alan is on the pump fake. And Bruno knew exactly who was getting that one. And Bartolome Sinonezzi. He's probably grown up watching this play since he was a really young volleyball player. Sinonezzi. Very nice. Bruno didn't have to move and then made a positive set using the ball's energy to carry on in the direction it came to him. And the deceptive arm position. Everything that's showing are the straight arms that he's going to send the ball to Lucas. Oh, yes. Alan. That was just quality. About any part of the body will do. As the saying goes, chest ups are the best ups. And then this is a great swing as well. Caught a bit of the block on its way. Oh, dear. That's going to be trouble for Slovenia. Massive trouble. Alan puts it away. Brazil moving away. Back on track are Brazil. Four points ahead. What a set that is from Bruno. That went short. And now this could be that break point. Superb. That takes it beyond 20 for the match, Alan. Ishikawa hasn't gone up. It's back underway. Monorato receives. Here's Alan. Back to hitting winners. Japan looks a lot closer. The angle here that they take in defense. Takahashi coming to the corner. Sikida splitting between them. But they're there. They can make a play on this ball. Oh, yes. Fontana's all just left standing. Haynes. Oh, nice attempt. And they keep it alive. Brazil. Too much. Yeah. And you know what? Haynes here, he didn't give his full height for jump. I actually think he had a bit more. He goes right into the block. And then here, he's late. Or too early, rather. You see him jump up. He's got to wait. After a shaky opening set, can they seal the deal here? Not yet. Alan hammers that from that opposite position. Just through the arms of DeFalco, who's trying to get set up on that block. He goes in. He's better in energy and reception. Holt is blocked. USA recycles it. Here's DeFalco from an odd kind of angle. Back comes Brazil. And hammered cross-court by Alan. And he's so powerful. He's going to play in Poland last year. Alan has spent most of his time playing in Brazil. But he got last night off when they decided to start a boobah. And they do that because they need to manage him. He's kind of a guy that deals well. 12-16-12. Argentina driving forward again. Last. Alan squeezes one through. This one. Look how far Bruno is when he sets that from the back. It's just, it's a really... He's normally in the center of that net all the time. It's like he's got a constant reservation. That's my space. Yeah. Still, they have pulled this gap to two points. And there. Back row. Yes. Back row set to Alan. Who just flies. One of the most... That was a great serve. There's a swing for it. Alan beats in France. Here it all is to round out week two of the BNL.