“For the coaching staff it is a dream to direct Albatros”

Albatros was armed with a more than interesting squad for the DTA, Nicolás Ellis spoke with the website of the previous stage, about what is coming, how he sees the squad and his sense of belonging to the club.

For you who are identified with the institution, what does it mean to work at Albatros? What kind of relationship do they have with the leadership?

With the leadership the connection is very fluid, they let me work totally free, the players were chosen by me, so there is no pressure of any kind. They know that we are doing a very good job and that as people of the club we are leaving everything. We are planning everything, the coaching staff are people from the club so we are very committed, the teacher, my assistant, we all go the same way. This is the year that we have prepared the most in a long time. For the coaching staff it is a dream to direct Albatros, so we cannot ask for more. The board wants to win, so do we.

How was the preparation in this stage before the debut in the DTA?

Luckily we did very well, I was able to count on all the players a month and a half before, so we have been here for a long time. We were going to start two weeks ago but I modified and everyone responded. We had almost the entire squad from day one because only Cocochito (Nicolás Álvarez) was playing El Metro. We are doing very well and mainly the closing this last weekend in Soriano that helped us to continue forming the group and to score basketball. It was a very good preparation.

What is the game idea that you want to deploy in the team?

Clearly it is playing modern basketball, that is nice and attractive to watch but that gives us results. The defensive intensity is going to be a fundamental key, in attack we have to look for the teammate who is more alone to make the decision, we believe that we are going to be a team with enough goals, at least that is what we try.

How difficult is it to impregnate a new game idea in a team that has been working together for more than a month?

We are a team under construction basically because the reality is that very few know each other, sometimes it takes a bit to adapt, but we cannot complain, we had time, the players and we closed a good preparation. The game idea at first cost a bit, now it is coming out more beautiful. Being a capable new team that in the early days it will be difficult for us to play our best basketball but we are on the right track.

How much influence does the DTA, the friction of each game in being able to elaborate this idea of ​​basketball that you have?

That clearly influences, we believe that playing what we want, even if there is contact, they mark the whole game in the zone, that the ringui ranga is a lot, we believe that it can be done, our philosophy and idea of ​​the game we will carry it forward and it is very applicable with the divisional.

How do you handle the desire of the previous debut in several players who have not competed for a long time?

It is something divine, more for us, it is the 80 years of Albatross so that is a special seasoning. The growth of the club in every way in the last two years was enormous. The desire and enthusiasm that is everywhere, fans, leaders, kids of the club, players is seen every day, it is not easy to control. El Manzana (Nicolás García), Matías Alonso, Cacho (Andrés Jones), Cocochito who has already recovered and is one hundred with the group, we are all very much looking forward to it. The seasoning that the DTA starts is seen and we are very into it, we are looking forward to Friday.

Alejandro Ellis is part of the Albatros team, is it difficult to direct your brother?

In the DTA of 2019 that I had to catch at the end I directed it and it was all very normal, last year in Sub 23 which is its category and capable that we could touch a little more nothing happened. Each one fulfills their role on the pitch, we behave as such. Outside of the rectangle, we forget what happens in basketball and it is that relationship of brothers again, luckily we can separate what happens on the court from the familiar.

What is day-to-day like in this remodeled gym that is going to be brand new at DTA?

Everything changed a lot, the new floor, the court is beautiful, but the gym was also made new. You always enjoy coming to the club every day but now it’s divine. Every month that goes by and there is something new, it has an extra seasoning. That is why in this DTA, we set ourselves stronger goals, the club is continually growing, so we want to keep pace with that in sport, we want to grow and give everything. This is a dream, so divine.

How important is it to feel the support of the people again?

It is always nice to have the encouragement of your family, mainly of the fans of a lifetime, of the kids of the club. That they can come back, enjoy the field, the squad we have, all this will be very positive, we are already enjoying it a lot.

Are the matches with Atenas or with Welcome different?

We know that they are games that have an extra spice because of what those teams mean. We have to think of ourselves first, seeing our weapons and knowing that with our own we can hurt them. Based on this idea, attacking their shortcomings and knowing that we can hurt them is not going to be easy but we have to find and take them to the game that benefits us the most.

Did the planning change in any way how the fixture was produced?

The fixture theme did not change much, the one that touched us, the planning was going to be the same. we have to go game by game, minute by minute always fighting her to leave everything. It did not disrupt anything and we are very motivated.

What is the goal you set for yourself?

We know that it is a much more competitive DTA than the previous ones, we are very clear about that. We consider it from the perspective that club basketball has grown a lot. The objective is to enter the playoff, then we will see, this is game by game and it takes you, we look good, we are good and we can achieve great things.