Coach Ramondino and Blizzard present the match against Leonis Roma
It's the eve of the championship for Bertram Derthona, who are looking forward to their home match against Leonis Roma, valid for the 17th matchday of the West Group of the Serie A2 Old Wild West championship, scheduled for Sunday, January 20th at 5:00 PM at the PalaOltrepò in Voghera. The Bianconeri are fresh from their victory away to Siena, which must be "a stepping stone, if not the starting point of a journey ." Saturday's victory has given Derthona new impetus, which in recent weeks " has been working with intensity and greater precision ," coach Ramondino began, " knowing that every Sunday there will be a check on the progress we plan to make. As always, we must overcome the physical issues because the opportunities to get results diminish week after week ."
The Siena match saw the debuts in the Bertram jersey of Pablo Bertone and Tau Lydeka, whose integration "is going well thanks to the spirit and excellent attitude with which they presented themselves in Tortona: they are experienced players and have understood the context in which they arrived. The rest was done by the group of players already present ," continued the Juventus coach, " who made their first days as comfortable as possible ."
Among the strengths of Leonis, the Bianconeri's next opponent, coach Ramondino identifies their defense, which uses "systematic changes aimed at forcing opponents into static play that favor the athleticism and physical size of their players. On offense, however, they often look for solutions in the opening seconds of the action, even from early baskets, and this has allowed them to achieve important runs in a very short time in every game ."
Among the keys to the match, the Juventus coach believes it's important to "understand how to attack their defense, trying to get around it with collaborations and not with individual plays. Defensively, it will be important not to give their attack too many easy and open options in the opening seconds of the move ."
Brett Alan Blizzard said: "The arrival of Bertone and Lydeka was very important because it added something we didn't have before: Pablo is bringing energy and creativity, Tau experience and physical size. We won a point-by-point match against Siena that can give us confidence for the rest of the season, although it's already time to focus on Leonis, a talented and well-coached team. We'll have to be solid in everything we do and not rely on individual solutions against their defense. It will be important to be positive even in difficult moments of the game and react to their potential partials. The only way we can gain further confidence is to win, so we must try to continue on the path we took against Siena . "
