The words of the red and white coach from the press room of the Mediolanum Forum, after the knockout in the Italian Euroleague derby. And there is another injury
Like this Ettore Messina commented the defeat in the European derby with Virtus: “Congratulations to Virtus. They got through a difficult start, where we played well, then there was a sort of collapse, we refused to take shots and decisions. We played with a sense of tragedy, this is my first responsibility to restore confidence and cohesion to the team. When the team plays badly, there is no point in talking about individuality, the responsibility lies with those who coach the team. We will work hard to overcome this difficult time“.
The lack of confidence: “If you score 60 points at home, that’s no small problem. We struggle to create an advantage, then if we pass some good enough shots, it becomes difficult to play“.
Too many claims to be November: “I see this too. They left Belinelli and Weems out for 40 minutes, we have injuries. However, it is fair to expect the team to play like the first 10 minutes, despite justifications and absences. The fans, rightly, are right to be worried and upset and perhaps think the season is already over. We know in the team some of the reasons why we are struggling in the Euroleague, but we have to do much better. If we start like this, attacking the game and shooting well, then we cannot refuse the shots. We must feel the obligation to change“.
And there was also another injury: “Tonut stretched his adductor“
Thu Nov 10, 2022
Ettore Messina calls a timeout at the beginning of the fourth quarter, after just over 30 ” on the clock: “Being afraid to shoot”
