The point before Derthona-Trapani with GM Marco Picchi and coach Demis Cavina
TORTONA. Two days before the showdown of the seventh round of the championship, scheduled for Sunday 13 November at 17.30pm at the PalaFerraris between Orsi Derthona and Lighthouse Trapani, GM Marco Picchi and coach Demis Cavina are outlining the situation at Juventus.
Marco Picchi gives a mini-assessment on the start of the Juventus championship: “We had a truly excellent performance. Starting from the assumption that many of our players are new to the A2 and it was presumable that they might encounter some difficulties in adapting, their journey is truly surprising. Beyond the results, I was positively struck by the mentality with which even the most difficult situations were managed, from the strength to react to the disadvantage to the promptness in reading the various difficulties, up to the ability to construct favorable situations. The points collected today will allow us to face any declines or problems with all the serenity necessary." A season, the current one, which began with a budget to be rebuilt and the need to move to the PalaFerraris in Casale Monferrato while awaiting the expansion works of the PalaOltrepò in Voghera: "Our objective is and must remain that of a quiet salvation, because we cannot and we don't want to forget that a new direction for society opened up in the summer. We reconstructed a budget adequate to our possibilities by involving 105 supporters, each through their own contribution, and we made a united front on the transfer to Casale Monferrato. In this regard, we must also thank our fans, from whom we asked for a great sacrifice by temporarily changing our pitch. The work at PalaOltrepò will begin next week and we can't wait to be able to play at home again.”
Coach Demis Cavina instead he describes the morale of the group coming out of the winning trip to Ferentino: “Last Sunday we saw first-hand the impact against teams that have greater size in all positions than us. We must make our own the certainties built in Ferentino to face Trapani which, like the Ciociari, features players with more kilos and centimeters than us in each pairing. In our growth process we will also have to improve defensive continuity, helping the big men near the basket and increasing the defensive intensity on the ball." The one that ends with the match against Trapani will be the last "typical week", before a cycle of very close matches. “It's true, but we haven't changed the approach to our work. In fact, we think we have ample room for improvement, especially in the players who suffered ailments in this first part of the championship that slowed down their preparation." How did you approach the boys this week? “There is no need to preach humility, because our group is hungry and is very clear about what is needed to continue our journey”.
