Gianmarco Pozzecco on Asvel experience: On certain topics I don’t want to compromise

Gianmarco Pozzecco, in the long interview granted to italian journalist Andrea Barocci on Corriere dello Sport, also spoke about his experience with Asvel.

“The experience in Villeurbanne changed me a lot: I became even more convinced of the few but clear ideas I have about basketball. I am more aware of the direction I want to go in as a coach: to manage a team I believe it is essential to have players who have certain characteristics, and who possess a certain sporting ethic. It’s me who chooses my path, it’s essential for how I want to live basketball, in the knowledge that I’ve done what I think is right. On certain topics I don’t want to compromise’.

‘At Pesaro I approached my players totally conditioned by what happened to me in France. Needless to hide it: the suffering was considerable, if not unheard of. I have objective responsibilities, of course. Yet I always behave in the same way: I don’t let myself be conditioned. I was born on a basketball court: with any kind of teammates, I never thought of blaming anyone if the situation was not what I had hoped for. In any case, experiences, whether positive or negative, help you grow.”