The red and white general manager Beppe Cormio analyzes the situation at home Cucine Lube Civitanova after the unsuccessful passages in the league with Modena and Monza, interspersed with full success in Lisbon with an early ticket for the 2023 Champions League quarter-finals.
How are the ups and downs of the team experienced at Lube Volley?
Cormio: “For me it is useful to make a premise and remember how Juantorena, a strategically fundamental player, decided to leave in two days, leaving us in great difficulty. We made up for it with a very promising 18-year-old boy. Together with him, in the department, there are talented twenty-year-olds. From the beginning of the season, we have been clear in repeating that this would be the basis for rebuilding a winning team in another two years. Consequently, no one can be scandalized by the ups and downs, a trend that we will have throughout the championship.”
There are results, however, that have left a bitter taste in the mouth.
“We are in line with expectations, but there is something to complain about. Some stops have come in the presence of formations within our reach. We’re sorry for that!”
Missteps that have given rise to rather stinging criticism on the web.
“Criticisms must be accepted, but we have not deceived anyone because the Club has not promised to win everything. From the beginning we talked about a project to grow and be great again in the future. For my part, I cannot question the attachment to the shirt and the commitment of the team and staff because I spend my life in the arena and follow everything. Our athletes ask to train much more than last season, just think that on the day of the match against Monza, six players dedicated themselves to reception for 90 minutes. There is a desire to progress! Our boys should be applauded!”.
Some alleged fans raise their tone and prove impatient.
“The real fans are on our side! It is those who like to annoy people who talk excessively, often anonymously on social networks or in blogs that give space to figures without identity. I have been trying to read little for some time to remain serene and objective. I’ve even heard criticism of the company for non-existent roster spending cuts. The fans, the real ones, can only thank Lube because for more than 30 years it has been giving emotions and successes to an entire region and beyond. Whoever touches the Lube has unclear ideas of sport, investments and a winning mentality. We have taken, in mutual agreement with the owners, the decision to start a different and innovative project. An operation started with the right budget”.
