This Prosecco Doc hides a flaw There are still too many errors in the service

In Scandicci the fouls in batting were 16 out of a total of 27 perfect Caravello, Egonu, Plummer and Folie to be reviewed

CONEGLIANO

Like Botticelli’s Venus, goddess of beauty yet imperfect due to that squint that made her even more famous, even Prosecco Doc Imoco, unbeatable and unbeatable, does not hide one of its defects. The team that has won 76 consecutive games and has a reasonable chance of reaching 80 continues to concede many points to their opponents due to their direct mistakes.

It is above all the serve, more than the attack, the fundamental in which the panthers struggle the most. Also the other night in Scandicci the errors from nine meters were good 16 out of a total of 27, the worst performance of the year, if we consider that against Busto there were as many, but over five sets. It does not seem to be a question of reference points inside the building, given that the performances, even the good ones, do not change between the Palaverde and the other gaming facilities. Even the technique adopted makes no difference, since Egonu, the only one who beats the jump, is as wrong as Plummer (2.6 errors per set) who uses the float, like Folie who has a slightly lower average (2.3 ). The least foul of all is Caravello, who is close to perfection with just 3 errors out of 160 serves since he was in Conegliano, followed by Wolosz, Sylla, Vuchokva and Omoruyi (0.3 per set).

For the panthers, each wrong serve is not only a point given to their opponents, but above all a lost opportunity to set in motion their break phase, that is, to score on their turn of service. In the end it is always the one that prevails, masking the defect very well, which seems to be the only real weak point of the yellow and blue. Conegliano is in the middle of the table for mistakes made, he is not among the worst nor among the best. And despite this he wins and three sets takes them home always. To be fair, this year is going overall better than in 2020/21: the average errors per set dropped from 6.8 to 5.8 and per serve from 3.4 to 2.6. There are also fewer aces (they dropped by 33%), but if the trajectories make it difficult to receive, then blocking, defense and counterattack have a better chance of doing their job.

It will be necessary to continue on this line both for the larger opponents, such as Florence tomorrow evening, Perugia on Saturday 4 and Nyireghyaza on Thursday 9, and for the much more robust Fenerbahçe and Dentil Praia, which Prosecco Doc Imoco will face in the mini round of the World Cup for club. «For us – says the coach of the panthers, Daniele Santarelli – there will be no easy matches. Florence and Perugia are teams with a different face but with important characteristics. We will have to be good at resetting from what was done in Scandicci. It is now a habit for us. Having recovered almost all the girls is important, because in such a period having them available is essential. I hope tomorrow and Saturday to have a lot of fans cheering for us, because then we will be away from Palaverde for some time ». Tomorrow we start again. –

MIRCO CAVALLIN