Emanuele Birarelli during game 2 played wednesday at PalaPanini in Modena

Ph. Trabalza

Trento, May 7th, 2015

"We didn’t play the second game as we would have liked to” - said the captain of Trentino Volley Emanuele Birarelli on the microphone of Radio Dolomiti after the knockout against Modena in PalaPanini on Wednesday evening. “Perhaps our great start deluded us, but it is also true that the first part was won by exploiting the many mistakes made by Parmareggio. With the second set, began a completely different game: Modena started to commit less fouls, it began to play really good services and we have not been able to react to the end. There was always something missing to be able to exchange the trend of the match despite opponents have actually played mostly on only two outputs: Ngapeth and Petric.""
“We felt a lack of energy, because we played in a very hot place but we don’t want to make excuses - continued the record holder of appearances in yellow-blue t-shirt- :”They also might have been tired. We lost a chance to direct the series in an important way in our favor; we could probably exploit it better but no one ever dreamed to go ahead 2-0 easily. We tried, perhaps not playing at 100% but we gave what we had at this time. Now we will turn page, next game will start again from 0-0 and will be played at PalaTrento in an unusual time, but still interesting because it is new. We must try to take advantage of our home field that so far has been very important in the series".
Just to prepare the important appointment of Sunday, May 10th in the friendly facility (beginning whistle will be at 12 am, with live RAI Sport 2 and Radio Dolomiti) Diatec Trentino came back this afternoon to work in the weight room to PalaTrento for the last and only physical training before the match; between Friday and Saturday the coaching staff has instead scheduled a single daily session in which the technique and tactics will be the master.

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