With only two points in the last six games, with six defeats in the last 9 return games, of which four in straight sets, Martina Franca run the risk of having to fight to stay up right until the last game of the season. It still have a 5-point advantage on Forli but the latter will meet Padova in the next round.
“It’s high time we started to take our responsibility – said International middleblocker Gigi Mastrangelo – There’s no need to look for excuses. We should not have lost this way against Vibo and Padova because these were opponents we could have beaten. I personally did not play as well as I could. On Sunday, I did well at the net and on the serve while in attack, I failed to convert any of the five balls I had. This means I’ll have to be humble and work harder with the setter to avoid this in the future. On the other hand, I feel a bit of overconfidence and superficiality from some of my teammates. Some don’t listen to the advice of the more experienced players and, worse than that, they sometimes don’t even follow the instruction that come from the bench”.
