Virtus Bologna, Luca Banchi lists Varese’s dangers

Luca Banchi doesn’t trust Varese

Virtus Bologna is preparing for the championship challenge scheduled for Thursday against Varese: the Vu Nere want to forget the Euroleague knockout against Zalgiris, while the biancorossi are coming off a comeback win against Pistoia on Wednesday.

"We have prepared to face an opponent that has specific characteristics, different from those we are used to seeing in our league – said coach Luca Banchi during the presentation of the match, to the official channels of the Vu Nere -. Varese è a team built on the creativityà and versatilityà of its players and on the’euphoria of the sprint victory against Pistoia will arriveà in Bologna with determination".

"We will have to play a solid game, against talented opponents who play at a very high pace,” he added. “Controlling the pace and limiting their initiatives will be decisive keys to the game. In the last few days we have tried to focus on our continuityà of performance throughout the game, an aspect for which we suffered not only in the game with Zalgiris but also in Scafati".

"Varese has built the team with the same vision as last year, they have a precise style and way of working and they have confirmed an American coach to lead the team,” Banchi finally said. “It will be a game with specific urgencies that we will have to know how to solve".