Marko Guduric, guard\/forward of Olimpia Milano, spoke to La Gazzetta dello Sport ahead of the team\u2019s clash in Belgrade against Partizan. Here are four key statements he shared with Giuseppe Nigro.<\/p>\n
ON WHAT WENT WRONG LAST SEASON<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t really know because I wasn\u2019t here, but I think we now have a very good team, with a solid mix of experience, youth, and talent. I\u2019m excited: this team deserves at least to reach the EuroLeague Playoffs, and so do the club and the organization, which are of the highest level. That\u2019s why I believe our goal this year must be to make the Playoffs. Achieving that would be huge \u2014 the EuroLeague is very tough, with clubs investing significant resources, and the number of top-level teams has increased.\u201d<\/p>\n ON THE DECISION TO JOIN MILANO<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI spoke a lot with the coach, and that was a big reason why I decided to come. I also had many conversations with GM Stavropoulos, and I really liked the project and the vision behind the club.\u201d<\/p>\n ON THE TEAM\u2019S GOALS<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI think the ambition is always to aim as high as possible. Talking with the guys and the staff, I understand we need to go step by step. Winning in Italy would already mean a successful season, given that last year the team missed out on both the league title and the Italian Cup. And in the EuroLeague, making the Playoffs would be a big step forward. But the season is long, and with more teams now in the EuroLeague, it\u2019s very challenging.\u201d<\/p>\n ON BEING A LEADER<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe word \u2018leader\u2019\u2026 I don\u2019t really like it. To me, leadership means leading by example. Talking can be important, but the key is what you do. It\u2019s about making sure everyone is aligned, in the locker room and then on the court \u2014 understanding the goals and putting the team above individuals. I believe we\u2019re all leaders in our own way, and we\u2019ll work in that direction: it\u2019s a team game, and the team comes first. There\u2019s no \u2018I\u2019, there\u2019s \u2018we\u2019. We all need to be on the same page: believe in each other and in the coach. And we must have patience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Marko Guduric, guard\/forward of Olimpia Milano, spoke to La Gazzetta dello Sport ahead of the team\u2019s clash in Belgrade against Partizan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":462293,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_spbk_hide_featured":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[82,26,1],"tags":[],"rumors":[],"typology":[],"posizionamento":[],"class_list":["post-462475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-euroleague","category-serie-a","category-non-categorizzato"],"yoast_head":"\n