The gold medal won with the Croatian national team at the Mediterranean Games in Oran in Algeria will be an additional incentive to start next season in the Super League with the right reasons, the same that made him close the past one in a great way, with the winning the scudetto playoffs and the final for the Challenge Cup lost to Piacenza. Petar Dirlic is ready for his second season at the Top Volley Cisterna court. The opposite, born in 1997, will be one of the key players in Fabio Soli’s chessboard.
Are you ready for this second season with the Top Volley Cisterna?
“Believe me, despite being still on the pitch playing for my national team, I can’t wait to go back to Cisterna and start working with the new team. I can assure you that I am really optimistic for next season ”.
Is the gold medal won at the Mediterranean Games one more reason to look for another great season in Cisterna?
“The gold medal won at the Mediterranean Games was confirmation of the good work done in Cisterna throughout the entire season. A medal that for me represents a further injection of confidence, a further stimulus to continue growing and doing well with Top Volley Cisterna “.
What idea have you made of the team that is being born?
“There are still some players missing, but the great news is that our captain, Michele Baranovicz, will still be with us for the next two seasons. Whoever comes will make him an even better player. What is emerging is a young group of hungry players who want to test themselves in the strongest league in the world ”.
After a great season, what are your goals for next year?
“We had a really good season, exciting in many ways. I don’t see why, however, we cannot repeat it. My goal is to qualify for the Super League playoffs and for the Cup. By shifting the focus to a purely personal issue, my wish is to constantly improve both from a physical and a purely technical point of view “.
In Cisterna they dream of another great season and Europe. Do you believe in the possibility of playing in the Challenge Cup?
“We deserve Europe and to play the Challenge Cup. I am over the moon at the thought of being able to play this cup. What is emerging is a strong team, I am sure that we can be protagonists even far from the Italian borders “.
