Santarelli: «Adams deserved space, but I had to make some choices» Wolosz: «Every player here is very strong. The first set? Without history ”
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After the 3-0 first leg, the biggest mistake that Novara could commit was to give the panthers a further stimulus. In a season dominated up to now, the Imoco’s only Achilles heel – if we can define it that way – is some slow start, linked to stimuli that are not always easy to find. But that predictable game attributed by the igorine to Conegliano after the first leg, due to Egonu’s excessive protagonism, canceled Novara’s hopes. “I’m happy if they give us these stimuli,” smiles coach Daniele Santarelli. «This is a group in which it is not easy to find the maximum motivation to push to the top every day, so what helps us do it is fine. But it didn’t bother me because I know who we are, it just made me smile ». The first set was put in the safe, then the match was downhill. «I was a little afraid of the approach, because after the 3-0 first leg they could play with their heads free and we could be a little light. Instead we took a good step forward in our approach, which in some races was not the best », Santarelli continues. Yesterday was also an opportunity to let all the girls taste the field, except for Sylla, with some problems, and Folie at rest after the two matches in the Italian Cup. Adams returned to the fray after a long period of watching her teammates responded present. «Mac played a lot in the first part, I think it’s the place four that he played the most. So for Asia it changes little. Mac deserved to play for a long time, but I had to make some choices. I am very happy with her even if in the last period I have been able to give her little space », concludes Santarelli. Captain Asia Wolosz also has words of honey for his American companion. «He always trains very well. I’m happy not to be the coach who has to decide who to field, these are choices that give Daniele a headache. I have a special feeling with her, because she likes the push ball, and therefore I can have fun ». The setter was able to vary the game, especially at the start when she involved Adams and Hill (in the 150th match in the Imoco jersey) more than Egonu. “We have shown that we are a good team, in which every player is very strong,” the Pole makes clear. «The first set was without history, then in the second we lowered the level. In the third we wanted everyone to play and we succeeded. We have been waiting for this final since last year, now I can’t wait to play it ». –