Coach Demis Cavina analyzes the moment of Dinamo on the eve of the big match “We are not happy with the last knockouts, but I only know the job as a recipe”
SASSARI. Repetita iuvant, even to the bitter end, as long as the goal is clear, you believe in your work and everyone goes in the same direction.
The very difficult transfer to the Olimpia Milano parquet is just around the corner and for Demis Cavina the recipe is always the same: his Dinamo must try to grow at a level of continuity over the course of forty minutes, taking advantage of the two internal defeats that have matured. in the last week, against Brescia and Prometey. The away success in Treviso was just two weeks ago, but it already seems far away.
«Only a few days have passed – says the coach of Banco di Sardegna – and yet we have a completely different mood than we had after the victory against Treviso. Today we rightly feel a different feeling. Defeats are part of the game and Dinamo has a new course that we do not know how long it will last: it can last a month, three months, a year or ten, this team that has yet to grow in many respects, we have made many bets, perhaps more of other seasons, but above all we are sure that there is ample room for growth. We know that to win you have to play better and with greater continuity, but we have seen the quality: in the last 20 ‘with Reggio, or for 38’ in Treviso. In all honesty I say that this team still has to work to be called such, and the first to know it are me and the players ».
«However, we want to talk about the next match and we are the first to be angry – adds Cavina – who want to work to find continuity. We do not seek extenuating circumstances even if the group has never been complete, now we also have the opportunity to change and lengthen the rotations, it would be stupid not to try to do it: our idea is that we can absolutely do better but I do not allow anyone to to say that we are not trying ».
In Milan you can also lose, of course, but no distractions or prolonged blackouts are allowed, so as not to risk taking memorable embarkations. “I see the same feeling in the anger of the players for the last two defeats – assures the coach -. Honestly, I’m happy that a difficult match is coming at this moment because we really need something different, even emotionally, and we are working on it on a technical and tactical level. Within the team there is great compactness, and the pisses are dictated by the mad desire to give this Dinamo a continuity of results. Milan is a team that does not give you the opportunity to do anything other than being continuous in the 40 ‘. We have shown that we can do things, we just have to be more concrete and continuous and in Milan we cannot be wrong from this point of view ».
Finally, a consideration on a personal level, linked to the concepts expressed in recent weeks. «I am the same as I was 12-13 years ago – says Cavina – and I always repeated the same things. I’m talking about basketball, I’m not a coach who goes under the curve, I’m a coach who talks about his basketball and who sees in the game, the team and the players the only way to improve, by working in the gym. It may seem boring to talk about growth, amalgamation and continuity but it is the only thing we are looking for right now. And I’m also happy that the team has the same idea as me ».
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