The coach of the Brazilian team of volleyball male, Renan Dal Zotto, used sincerity to assess the 3 sets to 2 defeat by Argentina in the Tokyo Olympics bronze medal dispute. The coach recalled the loss to the same opponent in the 1988 Games and admitted that the team was indebted, despite having surrendered throughout the match.
“This experience was already experienced in 88 against the same Argentina. At the time, we faced this game in a different way. This time there was a great effort from everyone in the last 48 hours. Merits for Argentina, but we still owe it. Many highs. and lows during the game. The tension level dropped,” he declared.
Renan was keen to emphasize that the squad had managed to “turn the key” of the defeat to the Russian Olympic Committee in the semifinals, and that the team arrived motivated to dispute the bronze against the Argentines:
“We managed to digest the defeat to Russia well. Motivational work was done and everything that could have been done. The way the boys faced the game was like a final. The things that happened during the game made them more insecure and we can’t revert.”
Even though he is still digesting the defeat, Renan Dal Zotto has already made a projection of the Brazilian team’s next steps, indicating that changes will occur.
“We have the South American Championship now. Arriving in Brazil, there is already this competition. Then it’s a matter of sitting down with the confederation and thinking about the next cycle. Certainly, some changes should happen, but you have to be very careful and also see what players want from their future,” he said.
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