Ireland with an emotional letter: “Give everything at all times”

The Azzurri travel, hit by the coronavirus, as reported , without several top performers for the World Championships in Riga. Supervised in place of head coach Greg Ireland Giorgio De Bettin the team on site. The A-World Cup begins for the Azzurri on Friday with the game against Germany. There will be no relegations this year, but the title fights are still very important for the - mostly young and inexperienced - Blue Team. In an open letter, Ireland, who will lead the team as “head coach from afar”, at least for the time being, encourages his team and is combative. A little over a year ago he was appointed head coach of the Italian national ice hockey team, which he said was “a great honor”. “The association gave me the task of forming a new team identity and developing a program to move the entire ice hockey movement forward towards the Milan/Cortina Winter Olympics in 2026,” said Ireland. One should be aware that this year's team “is very young” and faces a big challenge without some of the key players. “It will be more difficult than ever to compete against teams at such a high level,” says Ireland, looking ahead to the World Cup. “We all want to give our all. In every game. At any time" . Greg Ireland “But our love for this sport and the pride in wearing the azure jersey must be the motivation that drives us to grow individually and collectively,” said the coach. Players, coaches and all team members: you all love the game, writes Ireland in his message. “We all want to give our all. In every game. At any time,” said the trainer. In Riga, he emphasizes, he will lead the team as head coach despite everything. “From a distance, which is possible thanks to the latest technologies,” explains Ireland. Nothing should change in the path we have chosen. It is important to always look forward.

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Ireland with an emotional letter: “Give everything at all times”

At the World Cup in Riga, the Azzurri will have to do without their head coach Greg Ireland due to corona - at least on site. The Canadian will accompany “his” Blue Team from afar. He now speaks out in an open letter.

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