The Azzurri take stock: “More positive than negative”

Captain Daniel Frank, his assistant Luca Frigo and coach Giorgio De Bettin will take on this task the final 2:4 against the USA answered questions from journalists at the international press conference in Riga.

The trio looked back on a World Cup that ended with last place in the table, without a single point and the realization that many, even smaller, nations were lagging far behind. However, due to the many cancellations and the preparations being severely affected by the coronavirus, all of this was entirely calculable. “I hope we are better prepared for the next tournament. The 12 days in individual quarantine and the mammoth program that followed with seven games in just a few days were really hard,” said Frank. “There is a lot to build on.” Coach Giorgio De Bettin For the Merano native, it was his first tournament as captain of the national team. “Like many of my teammates in Riga, I am still fairly inexperienced at this level, but I received the best support - especially from Luca Frigo, Alex Trivellato and other leading players with whom I have been playing for a long time,” explained Frank, who said passed the ball directly to Frigo in the press conference. He quickly agreed: “Together we managed to maintain a positive mood in the team throughout the entire time. We have grown enormously from the task and I am sure that we will all benefit greatly from being there at this level here in Riga.” As an example, he highlighted goalie Davide Fadani, who was particularly impressive in the final game against the USA could shine. This appearance was “just the cherry on the cake” for the 20-year-old from HC Lugano, said Frigo.

Giorgio De Bettin, who is actually one of several assistant coaches in the Blue Team, but had to represent Greg Ireland, who was infected with corona, also had a special role at this World Cup. “I know most of the players from the youth teams, and it was a special pleasure for me to be able to accompany them here in Riga,” said De Bettin, who added: “There is a lot to build on. Sure, the results speak for themselves, but the development of the players is remarkable. We have constantly improved, the only outlier in a negative sense was the final third against Kazakhstan.” Captain Frank also took the same line, summing up the World Cup in a few words as follows: “At the end of this tournament there will certainly be more positive things than negative things.”

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The Azzurri take stock: “More positive than negative”

This Wednesday the suitcases will be packed, the hotel rooms will be cleared and the final greetings will be distributed in Riga. For Italy, the turbulent and unsuccessful adventure at the World Cup in Latvia is over. So time to draw a conclusion.

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