The 2023-24 season ended a few weeks ago for Motta Volleyball, an initial assessment from President Antonio Buso was inevitable:
“I would say that it was an excellent season that seriously put us to the test once again. Given how it started, at a certain point I admit I had doubts. Analyzing over time it is clear that the problem was not technical but more psychological. I feel like complimenting Milo on how he managed the team last year, but this season’s boys were different and needed other stimuli, and Marco succeeded in this work. We can count the few games which however did not allow us to have a different path even in the playoffs. But with hindsight I can also say that we probably weren’t the team that should have counted for promotion. I have a small regret, because with a little more at the start of the season, perhaps we could have played for the Italian Cup. And this would certainly have helped on a moral level. In conclusion, I can confirm my satisfaction with the season
What does it tell us about the good response from the public, which was second in terms of entries into the white group?
”Well, the return to Motta, with the public, was exciting. The first match, I wanted everything to work perfectly and I think I only saw a few exchanges: I went around the stadium far and wide. And I noticed that everyone liked the show they saw, beyond the match! In the end, the real PalaGrassato audience had only seen Serie A for a few months in our first historic season in A3, in 2019. Seeing the entries in recent weeks, I have the greatest regret of not having been able to show that 2021 season to our audience live, because the numbers would have been crazy. But we, on our green and white hearts, have always counted on it and we knew that in addition to the hard core who followed us everywhere in recent years as wanderers, the many more territorial enthusiasts would be added. We had no doubts and certainly part of the excellent results were also born thanks to their support of the whole group.
In your opinion, what could have been improved and what went right?
“As I told you before, we probably didn’t make completely wrong technical choices. However, choices that we managed to correct in time. I think the group gave everything they could. There was a bit of bad luck this year too with a few too many injuries in key positions.
