Zanon and Ruzza are ready for the new match with the Zebras “We held up well even playing thirteen”
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Against Glasgow and Zebre in Pro 14 there were four defeats, in the Rainbow Cup the same opponents but two wins out of two: this fact alone would be enough to explain the leap in quality that Benetton is making in this beautiful season finale, which has already begun to reveal itself. in Challenge by beating Agen and giving in with honor to Montpellier. Too bad not having seen them before, these Lions.
zanon: “now we have fun”
«But in truth, even in Pro 14 we often had great matches – objected the center Marco Zanon – the team fought on an equal footing with the opponents but always lost, also due to details. And you know that the more you lose, the harder it becomes to win. Let’s say that today we have become more cynical, more concrete in attack and compact in defense. In Parma we also demonstrated it with two fewer men ». So what is this change due to? «Before the Warriors we said to ourselves: let’s live for the day, let’s enjoy every competition and every training session, in short, let’s have fun. And I believe we are succeeding. Then clearly in the past between national teams and Covid the team had clearly been destabilized, but now it works at full capacity ». We would like to see you like this again next season. “I would say to think about the next one against the Zebras (Saturday in Monigo at 6.15 pm, ed) without considering long-term goals, after which we will see how many more games there will be. So we will have a rest period and then we will start again with a new staff and other players. It will be a new adventure, which we will think about in due course ». So mind and legs only at the second Italian derby. «Which is always a very physical confrontation, with not only points in the standings at stake but also some blue shirts, there are different role rivalries. For our part, we will make sure we feel the pressure as little as possible ».
ruzza: “excellent end of time”
One of the giants of the pack, Federico “Terminator” Ruzza, liked Friday’s match: «It was a good derby, maybe not nice to look at but certainly intense, won at the last minute. It wasn’t spectacular but it gives satisfaction to win such a tight match, difficult to win and to play as derbies are ». The key moment was holding 13 between the two halves. «It was a difficult moment, there were a few fouls, it happens, but we did well to stay in their field in the last four minutes of the first half. How to do the three points before going back to the locker room to catch your breath and breathe. I think that was very important, we were lucid from the kick-off after the goal and in the subsequent phases of the game ». Garbisi says the spring has sprung beating Agen. «The games in the Challenge Cup gave us confidence because we performed well, despite the defeat in Montpellier. Bringing what you prepare to the pitch and performing gives you confidence. We got together a bit, we’ve been together for a long time after the Six Nations and so we managed to find ourselves as a group off the pitch. If we then look at Parma’s performance there are some things to improve, but it is a job that we have to do day by day and we have to think about how to get there, rather than the final result ». –