Estra Pistoia, coach Brienza issues challenge to Germani Brescia
Coach Brienza’s statements ahead of Game 1 against Germani Brescia
On the eve of the start of the LBA playoffs, the coach of Estra Pistoia, among the various topics discussed in the press conference, dwelt on the upcoming start of the series with Germani Brescia. In addition, the head coach of the Tuscans also analyzed the splendid regular season played by his boys.
“We are as charged as ever. I and also the boys, from the sound of the siren of the game won in Trento we are just waiting for the start of the playoffs. It has been two weeks of great tension, obviously positive, because we have an incredible desire to play and it is not è true that we have no pressure: I read that we play light and carefree but we know that we want to win, as always after all. That is why we go to Brescia to play two crazy games, knowing what è the qualityè of the opponents, but at the same time we want to try to be always of a higher level" began the head coach of Pistoia.
"I risk being obvious but è it is appropriate to say again that the top four in the ranking are of a higher level than the rest of the group and I am convinced that whoever we met would have been the same; there's a lot of credit to be given to these teams for the path they have taken and then to be aware of the difficulty of the series. I would also like to emphasize the wonderful path made in these three years, where the club è gone from the A2 playoffs grabbed on the last day to now that we are in the A playoffs with the possibility of entering the Cup for next year. It's something extraordinary and unimaginable. The undersigned along with the sports director believe we have done a job that I think is excellent, knowing that we are relying on limited budgets compared to others" added the Cantù native.
"The two seasonal challenges certainly offer many interesting insights. The first one was at the beginning of the year, we were still in a getting-to-know-you phase. It was Della Valle who created a groove with a big break decisive to victory. In the return it was a different game, we could even go ahead but they were good at avoiding it and then closing with a partial in the final when we instead dropped the pace. We must always have a high concentration because they have so many different weapons and so many mouths. Of them I like the fact that when they turn the quintet absurdly become even more effective. They rev up the engine, have a lot of athleticism and are incisive. We will have to be perfect. Let’s see to impact the best Race 1 and eventually we will make adjustments for the next" concluded Nicola Brienza.
