American Player Jaeschke Excited to See Iranians in Chicago
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Chicago-born outside hitter Thomas Jaeschke is really excited about Chicago hosting the Men’s Finals of the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League.
The Final Round will be held from July 10-14 in Chicago, USA.
USA has been drawn in Pool A along with France and Russia, while Iran is pitted against Poland and Brazil in Pool B.
“It’s been an interesting VNL for us, because we know we’re hosting. We’ve had a couple of injuries here and there, myself included, so we’ve been swinging guys in and out, which is nice to have the luxury to do. But we’re still finding our groove,” Jaeschke said in an interview with fivb.org.
“To get two wins last weekend was good for us, especially against Iran who has been playing super well. To end it like this is really good for us. The VNL has been interesting, especially for me, because I’m coming back from an ACL injury and I’m doing my best to help the team,” he added.
“I’m really excited! I grew up in Chicago. That’s where I’m from originally. I have family there… It’ll be interesting because I don’t remember if we have ever hosted the finals of a big volleyball tournament, besides the Olympics,” the 2016 Olympics bronze winner said.
“It’ll be really, really fun. It will be interesting to see the crowd, because Poland qualified and Chicago has one of the biggest Polish populations in the world, after Warsaw. Iran also travels really well and there are a lot of Iranians in Chicago I believe. It will be interesting to see how we feel,” Jaeschke stated.
