Carl Wheatlea 26-year-old British small forward born in London, commented on his team’s defeat against Brindisi on the pages of “La Nazione – Pistoia” indicating in the Brienza coach’s analysis the reasons for the defeat and a lack of motivation in the group after the goal seasonal salvation was achieved almost by carriage.
One more step. “The coach is right, we had an excellent season but now we have to take that extra step to reach the other objective and it is the most difficult step to take because at this point in the championship everyone is playing for something that is salvation, playoffs or for a better position in the standings, so we have to approach every match with the utmost attention. Brindisi was better than us in the crucial moments of the match and shot with excellent percentages. Our task is to take away easy baskets from our opponents because conceding 96 points at home is too many against anyone and this starts from us, playing aggressively in defense and this allows us to perform better.”
Toast with more hunger. “There are different matches and stimuli during a championship; however this cannot be an excuse for performances that are not at our levels. Having said that, credit also goes to Brindisi who needs points at the moment and has shown that he wants to take them at all costs. We must look at our mistakes and learn because we can no longer afford to lose matches like this if we want to reach the objective of the play offs which is still in our hands. In these last two games we must give everything and each of us must take an extra step to take the victories that are missing to reach the playoffs.”
