Coach Menetti: “With the Bakken we will need growth, beyond statistics” The playmaker Russell: “There is good team chemistry, and a lot of energy”
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Maintains a low profile coach Max Menetti. Despite the wide gap against the London Lions, the Biancoceleste coach does not let himself be infected by the enthusiasm: «A historic evening for TvB, the first in a European competition. But it is also a result not to be underestimated, which rewards the internal organization of the club in achieving the Qualification Round at Palaverde. Moving on to the technical side, there are still many flaws to fix, to play these preliminary rounds with ambition it is necessary to improve attention. Now against the Bears we will need growth, well beyond the statistics. It will take a step forward compared to serious mistakes, improve concentration: this will help us to be ambitious again, to take another path a winning mentality will be needed ».
What about the reopening of the Palaverde to the spectators, albeit with the limitations for Covid? «It was nice to find part of our audience, almost a thousand people. But there are still 700 places to fill, and I’m not saying that controversially. I remember the atmosphere in A2, with the full men: it would be nice to have even more people to see us, to give us energy and I hope that game after game we will have more and more people in the stands ».
Substantial performance for DeWayne Russell, 10 points and 5 assists in the all in all easy task of his Nutribullet against the Lions. The pocket play is one of the six players from Treviso to have concluded the match with a double-digit score: “This detail is only a demonstration of team chemistry – analyzes Weezy – having many good players allows you to always maintain a good quality with the team. correct consistency on the pitch, the results arrive accordingly. If we continue to work following the coach’s instructions, we will be ready for the match against the Bakken Bears ». The director also wants to dedicate a thought to the audience, who returned to the palace after a year and a half: «It was a good game in general, even if the extra push came from our fans. It was nice to hear them again, to receive their energy on the pitch ». –
Federico Bettuzzi