Trieste basketball, Ciani: “I want a team match with Reggio”

Lorenzo Gatto / TRIESTE

Find the two points to file the salvation speech and keep the chance of qualifying for the play-offs open.

Starting yesterday for Bologna, where in the afternoon they will face Unahotels Reggio Emilia (duo at 18.30), Allianz is hunting for a success that has been missing since last February 3 when, overcoming the Nutribullet Treviso, they conquered the Palaverde parquet.

First appointment of a particularly rich week which, after the midweek commitment in Varese, will see Trieste return to the Allianz Dome to face Vanoli Cremona.

«The goal is to give continuity to the signs of growth that the team showed in Trento and against Virtus Bologna – the analysis of the coach Franco Ciani – finding that way of approaching the races that had characterized our first months of the season. We will have to return to play with great collective participation, aware of the fact that we will face an opponent who has the main strength in his playing system. Knowing how to grasp the critical issues of such a well-established system, attacking with patience and clarity throughout the forty minutes of the game, can be the key to winning the game ».

In this, the arrival of Jason Clark and his quick inclusion in the group can become the element that can give the group a shock.

«Jason trained from day one with great energy and commitment – continues Ciani – in this his experience and knowledge of team dynamics have been useful for him to understand how to fit in at best. He will need time to regain the necessary confidence with the parquet, the important thing, however, is that he immediately understood the philosophy of our game, sensing the things that can be most useful to the team. I am sure that, beyond the holding and the minutes, he will be able to be a presence on the field ».

It will take steady nerves and a clear head, in the presence of a confident opponent who, at the right moment in the championship, added qualification to the Fiba Europe Cup final this week.

«Reggio Emilia is flying on the wings of enthusiasm – concludes Ciani -. The quality rate of the roster, a mix of talent and experience, was high from the start of the season but at this time of the season this quality is enhanced by an important mental aspect of safety and solidity. Witness the Serie A standings and also the latest success in the European field, captured with authority and a remarkable awareness of their means. It is a team that is traveling fast and that will have to be faced with energy and enthusiasm. Reversed, we repeat what had happened in the first leg when we were experiencing a very positive moment while they weren’t as brilliant as in this last month. In Trieste they won after an extra time, we will try to cancel that defeat by returning tit for tat and returning home with a precious success ». —

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