The day is even sweeter, because the awakening of the Perugian people was of an enchantment never experienced before. Also because 6 years, thinking about all the investments made by Gino Sirci in these years, they will have seemed like an eternity. That eternity that the Sir Susa Vim she gave herself a perfect season, made up of 4 triumphs in as many competitions played. A “team” victorybecause finding a deep roster like that of Perugia was a difficult task on national soil, and if you think about it, it was precisely the cards extracted from the deck at the right moment that delivered Angelo Lorenzetti the pass to glory.
Lorenzetti’s humility: “I happened in the right year”
Why exactly the coach of the Block Devils he was the first to rewrite history: fifth championship won in his career, with 4 different teams benefiting from his acclaimed experience. Lorenzetti he had one merit above all: that of dodge “friendly fire” which many times he ended up with “spoil the vigil” in Perugiawhere misplaced words over the years have added up to groans that have taken away the serenity of the environment, ending up generating tensions that everyone would have done without.
The technician of Fano but he didn’t fall into the trap: he always preached calmly, estranging the team from any context that had to do with widespread controversy and criticism. And he won his challenge, collecting Super Cup, Club World Cup, Italian Cup and Scudettoalso recognizing the merits of those who preceded him. “I was lucky because I came across this bench in the harvest year”. An example to be shown worldwide.
Monza, it’s not the end of the story: the future is already here
Perugia’s victory was not an obvious one. Why Monza it turned out to be a very tough team, capable of always managing to swim upstream. But perhaps in the long run exactly there “constant” of always finding ourselves chasing he ended up draining energy from a team that didn’t have the same technical resources (let alone the long bench) as their opponent.
Massimo Eccheli gave rise to an exciting season: reached three finalsthat is, in all the competitions played, without managing to lift any trophy, but still leaving a deep track of work that started a long time ago, which rewarded foresight and planning. And it doesn’t matter if the Mint next year he will have to redo his look: Galassi, Maar and Takahashi say goodbye, Loeppky he could pack his bags himself, but what matters most is having created a winning mentality capable of giving a future for a society that is hungry for real stages.
The grand finale of Leon, the captain of the second championship
That hunger that Wilfredo Leon he proved to have moles six years lived in Perugia, in which, however, the trophies brought home (at least until the current season) were certainly not consistent with the value of the player and the expectations of the market. To the point that that between Leon and Sir it was a relationship that went away over time fading, almost to the point of considering the Cuban (naturalized Polish) the scapegoat for the failures of past years.
However, the final series with Monza overturned all judgments: Leon he was able to make a better impact than any other player, radically changing his habits (before this year, he had never been a reserve in his role) but taking his teammates by the hand in the most delicate moment, just like a leader and captain is called to do .
Without his plays, Perugia would hardly have closed the series in 4 games. Moreover: she would hardly have sewn the tricolor, because no player like Leon he knew how to hurt the defense of Monza. A puzzle to which Here they are and his staff was unable to remedy it. Simply because against this Leon there was no remedy.
Leon, the farewell message: “Happy with what I did”
Wilfredo just on Monday he delivered a long message about Instagram his greeting to the Perugian square. Because for months there Sir has decided to move on: Ishikawa, arriving from Milanis the replacement for the Cuban, who will go in Poland (i.e. the wife’s country Malgorzata) to the Lublin coached by Massimo Botti.
His farewell message though it is filled with joy and satisfaction for having concluded his Juventus parable as best he could not have: “My story in Perugia has come to an end. There are many people worth mentioning and thanking, but first of all I want to give a special thanks to this company. I have had the honor, pleasure and blessing of being the captain of this incredible team and I hope I have served them well. I have learned a lot from each past coach: I have grown as a player and as a person. Thanks for your guidance!
Last but not least, I want to thank the President for hosting me. Thank you to the managers and staff members of all past seasons. Thanks to all the sponsors and friends of volleyball Perugia. It’s been a long road that we’ve all traveled together. Personally I did everything I could to win as many trophies as possible. To some they might not enough 1 Scudetto, 3 Italian Cups, 4 Super Cups, 2 Club World Cups. But for me it’s a lot. I am happy and satisfied with what I achieved in Perugia.”
