Gianmarco Pozzecco He announced the farewell to the blue bench. The former Play, Olympic silver in Athens 2004, leaves Italy after three years: chosen by Petrucci instead of Meo Sacchetti, brought the national team to the quarterfinals of the European 2022 and an excellent 2023 world championship, closed in 8th place. In Riga he stopped in the round of 16 after a great battle against Slovenia. “” This was my last game as a national team coach, by my decision. I want to thank Petrucci who gave me this honor, it was the best time of my life, today I am very sad because I see the guys suffer, not because I lost “the Poz phrases at the press conference after 84-77 immediately from Doncic and his companions.” I don’t care what kind of coach I am, I don’t care about my career and what you think of me. In my coaching career I only focus on my players. I don’t say it because we lost, but because I saw them suffer. I can be the worst coach of the world, but as I said in the locker room, nobody has the respect I have for Italian players. Nobody loves them more than me: maybe they will find another who will love them like me, but no more than me, “added Pozzecco who after finishing talking about his players left the press conference in tears.” I learned that Gianmarco said that this was his last game in the national team. I will talk to him. I thank him for creating a cohesive group in recent years and with the pleasure of being together “. Thus the president of FIP Gianni Petrucci:” For the choices on the future I will confront Gigi Datome and Salvatore Trainotti, who have the responsibility of the male national teams sector – he added – I can only thank this national team for having fought to all the games of this European: the future is certainly from our side and the extraordinary results. All our national teams have obtained incredible in this summer. Last but not least, the European bronze 3 × 3 male arrived today “.
Gallinari: “It was very beautiful”
At the end of the Riga race, the farewell to the blue also for Danilo Gallinari: “We never gave up, but we know that to win the games you have to play 40 minutes well. We put the heart to us. Doncic incredible. We suffered some too many baskets from their long ones. But we arrived point to point, what a pity. We are in excellent hands for the future. Beautiful to see how young people are growing. A mix of emotions for me, it was my last in blue. It was very nice”.
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