Piazza: “The games are open but I have to work on the heads of some of my players”

The coach praises his opponents and gathers his strength for the latest assault “We have already shown that we know how to get up after each slap”

The interview

At the end of the game, coach Paolo Piazza has words of praise for the opponents who have actually pulled off a very high level match, managing to overturn the result and bring the series back to Cividale, where Vigevano will have to play for access to League 2. ” It was not easy to win here – says coach Paolo Piazza – with this incredible atmosphere. Our opponents found protagonists in their ranks at various times, they attacked the defense in man and zone well, in defense they changed a little bit and we were not able to digest it well ».

Beyond the result on Sunday, Vigevano Basketball still has the opportunity to play for the move to Lega2 on Wednesday. «In a final like this it is right to go to game 5. – says Piazza – and we must not forget that our opponents have never lost two consecutive games in the whole year. They haven’t lost at home in 27 games. As long as we have the legs and the breath to run it is open for us. We have already shown that after each slap we got up. In Desio we won race 4 away from home, for example. This is a team that has the attributes ».

A lot in these three days will do the psychological seal. «From a tactical point of view – continues Piazza – something can be fixed, taking care of those aspects of the opponents that have put us in difficulty. But the thing that can be done is above all to fix some elements from the mental point of view. First of all it is a question of coldness ».

Starting over from defeat

It will be necessary to start again from the defeat suffered yesterday and avoid possible psychological repercussions. «The players were very depressed at the end of the game. – says Piazza- We shouldn’t be scared by the pressure also because we weren’t supposed to be here. At the beginning of the year even some solons said that we would have done worse than what we have done in previous years ». On a technical level in yesterday’s race not only a few points weighed, but also a certain rebound weakness. «Our opponents – continues Piazza – were very strong in rebounds, but we missed 45 shots, leaving them the possibility of recovering balls under the basket, thanks to a remarkable long range. We managed to defend as we wanted, however, on the outside. Their longs remain a problem. Miani played 20 ‘and scored 10 points and Paesano scored less, but he made some baskets in some particular moments and as always he proved to be an important element ». –

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