Alas Pilipinas Men is heading into the 2025 FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Championship with helpful expertise gained from a rigorous European coaching camp, the place they examined their abilities towards a few of the continent’s top-tier groups.
The 2-week camp included tune-up matches in Morocco, Romania, and Portugal, giving the squad an opportunity to face taller and extra seasoned opponents.
Alas’ Italian head coach Angiolino Frigoni stated the camp offered the workforce with much-needed perspective because the match attracts close to.
Nonetheless, Frigoni emphasised that no quantity of preparation can totally reveal their standing, not till they face their precise opponents within the match.
“As I take into consideration the match that we performed towards Romania the day earlier than yesterday, I believe that we’re fairly assured however that doesn’t imply something,” Frigoni advised the press in the course of the Media Day on Monday.
“We’ll see there within the MOA Enviornment, first time within the World Championship.”
Frigoni, a well-traveled volleyball tactician, isn’t anticipating a lot provided that it will mark the nation’s debut on the World Championship.
However he vowed the gamers will give all of it, though the Philippine Nationwide Volleyball Federation (PNVF) has but to launch the ultimate linuep.
“Filipinos have by no means been within the World Championship of their volleyball life. There will likely be emotion, I don’t know,” Frigoni added.
“I hope that we’ll react good in any case.”
Alas will tackle Tunisia first on Friday earlier than dealing with Egypt and Iran on September 16 and 18, respectively.
—JMB, GMA Built-in Information
