The Words of Herman Mandole

After the heavy home loss against Germani Brescia, Varese Basketball è awaited by another prohibitive challenge against Ettore Messina’s Olimpia Milano, which è returned from the Euroleague success over Panathinaikos. A few days before the challenge at the Forum, the head coach of the red and white Herman Mandole wanted to send a clear message to his boys.

“Against Olimpia we will have to take the court with a definitely different face than in the last game played against Brescia, where we were not present at all. I think the guys have understood that situations like that should not happen anymore, which is why I expect a different game from the character point of view” began the head coach of the red-and-whites.

” You canò win or lose with anyone, but itè is not acceptable not even to show up on the court as è happened against Germani last Saturday. You can not è play without energy; in basketball you can follow different philosophies of play, but if there’è not grit and conviction you will never win” added the coach of the Lombard team.

“The “energy you put on the field è always the most important thing in a game” commented Herman Mandole.

Parma-Lecce, the probable formations

Parma and Lecce will open the 23rd day of Serie A. Kickoff at the Stadio Ennio Tardini at 20:45. Both teams need points to move away from the hot zone of the standings. The hosts, for their part, will try to redeem the mockery of the previous round against AC Milan, vice versa the Salentini will try to restart after the heavy knockout against Inter.

Pecchia will have to deal with the absences of Hernani and Man. In attack, Bonny is expected to edge out Djuric for the role of center forward. On the line of trequartisti will act Cancellieri, Mihaila and Haj. The two-man median will be composed of Sohm and one between Estévez and Camara.

Giampaolo, on the other hand, will have to do without Dorgu, who è ready to become a new Manchester United player. It will therefore be Gallo’s turn to replace the Dane in the right-back role. In the offensive phase, trust the trident formed by Krstovic, Tete Morente and Pierotti.

Probable lineups

PARMA (4-2-3-1): Suzuki, Hainaut, Vogliacco, Valenti, Valeri; Estévez, Sohm; Cancellieri, Haj, Mihăilă; Bonny. All. Pecchia

LECCE (4-3-3): Falcone; Guilbert, Baschirotto, Jean, Gallo; Coulibaly, Pierret, Helgasson; Pierotti, Krstovic, Morente. All. Giampaolo

Leganes-Rayo Vallecano, the probable formations

The advance of the 22nd day of La Liga will see opposing at the stadium “Municipal de Butarque” the hosts of Leganes and Rayo Vallecano. The team coached by Jiménez seeks points with a view to salvation, while the guests will try to confirm the great moment of form expressed in recent days, to try to enter the European zone.

Coach Jiménez for the defense will rely on the Nastasic-Gonzales pair. In the middle of the field will be Cisse and Tapia, while the offensive department will be entrusted to De la Fuente supported by Brasanac, Altimira and Cruz, the team’s top scorer to date with 4 goals.

Perez, on the other hand, is expected to trust Batalla in goal. In defense, room for Mumin and Lejeune as central midfielders and Ratiu and Chabarria as full-backs. The keys to the midfield will be given to captain Palazon. In attack, there will be the Camello-Embarba pair, which has already taken part in 7 goals in this championship.

Probable lineups

Leganes (4-2-3-1): Dmitrovic; Rosier, Nastasic, Gonzalez, Hernandez; Cisse, Tapia; Cruz, Brasanac, Altimira; De la Fuente. All: Jimenez.

Rayo Vallecano (4-4-2): Batalla; Ratiu, Mumin, Lejeune, Chavarria; De Frutos, Lopez, Ciss, Palazon; Camello, Embarba. All: Perez