CIVITANOVA – The rehabilitation of Alex Nikolov goes smoothly. The Bulgarian spiker of Lube kitchens Civitanova trains in the weight roomEurosuole Forum with Max Merazzi, freshly refurbished preparer. Fresh fromsurgery on Tuesday 4 June to solve the herniated disc problem, the Balkan athlete is recovering his form. L’objective is to complete this phase in August and tackle the entire preparation with your classmates athletics.
«I feel good, I’m much better and I’m here at Palas to work and get back in shape – says Nikolov who has found his smile again. – Even though I was happy for the team and my teammates after the 5th Place Play Off victory, for me the SuperLega tournament ended with a very bitter taste in my mouth, with back pain and without being able to take the field. Not having the chance to help your Club is the worst thing that could be, but now I want to get back to the top and redeem myself next year.” We are already looking to the near future. «It all depends on how I feel day after day, but the forecast is rosy because I have a good chance of starting my preparation with the team at the same pace as my teammates. These days I follow the matches of my brother Simeon, a very young setter for the Bulgarian national team, coached by our former coach Chicco Blengini. A sextet with two Nikolovs in VNL would have been very nice, my country’s selection is working hard. I see my little brother improving with every game, I can’t wait to be able to play with him. Also excited to start the season with Lube. I have already met our new head coach Giampaolo Medei twice to get to know him first. We have many matches ahead of us together.”
There Lube kitchens Civitanova the athletic trainer therefore confirmed Massimo Merazzi, who signed a two-year renewal on the eve of his fourteenth year on the red and white staff. Now an institution in the environment, with his work “Max” has contributed to the winning cycle of the battleship which dominated for a long time in Italy, also climbing to the top of Europe and achieving the world title. The collaborator of the Cucina Club wants to help the staff of Giampaolo Medei to open a new cycle important in the coming years, but is already aiming to forge a team able to present themselves at the next championship SuperLega Credem Banca In the best possible shape.
«I’m happy to have renewed and it’s not rhetorical – says Merazzi -. I have been linked to this club for a long time and I know how easy it is to re-propose the union when you win, relaunching the agreement during reconstruction phases has a different flavour. Feeling the trust of the Club is truly inspiring.” The team will only be complete in the first championship matches without being able to work adequately with all the athletes due to commitments with the national teams. Looking at the roster of the new Cucine Lube “it will be crucial in this new chapter, with such young elements, to play with the belief of reaching the end in all competitions because one of the processes to train winning players is to cultivate a champion mentality”.
