Farm Fresh Foxies coach Alessandro Lodi gestures during a game against the Capital1 Solar Spikers in the PVL on Tour in Dasmariñas, Cavite.–PVL PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Italian coach Alessandro Lodi has been working wonders for the Farm Fresh Foxies with his unique coaching style and fiery demeanor.
Being high-spirited, extra passionate, and straightforward separates Lodi from the past four Farm Fresh mentors and even the current pool of PVL tacticians.
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And it’s his way of bringing out the best in the Foxies, with star Trisha Tubu admitting she was intimidated at first, but her confidence and volleyball IQ have reached a different level under Lodi’s tutelage.
“Everyone on the outside thinks the guy is just crazy. But my players, they are absolutely, you see that they are untouched by that because they know exactly. They see me every day. In practice, I’m worse than that. I am an everyday freak. Emotions, yeah, I don’t know. I kind of steer them depending on what we need,” Lodi said.
“Sometimes we need to be calmer and then I’m going to be very collected like last week against Nxled. Okay, the result was a disaster, but I was very calm because the team needed more of that and we didn’t win, so that’s okay. It’s part of the competition.”
Lodi steered the Foxies to the PVL on Tour quarterfinals after sweeping Capital1, 25-20, 25-15, 25-21, on Saturday at Dasmariñas Arena in Cavite.
Despite his drive for perfection, Lodi still manages to hold himself accountable for his shortcomings.
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Farm Fresh coach Alessandro Lodi instructing his players during a preseason game against Capital1.–PVL PHOTO
“I need to apologize for, I probably was on camera when I yelled some swear words. I take that back. I think I got a card, but the opposing team was completely overlapping, and at some point, people have to notice that also. So I was right. But yeah, it was a bit over,” he said.
“And I’m not used to having 52 cameras. You guys do a fantastic job broadcasting. I’m not used to that. And so I need to also learn and be more mindful of people having cameras on me. So I completely apologize. That was not a good thing to do. I’m sorry for that. For everything else, I’m not sorry.”
Lodi believes the Foxies are still scratching the surface of their full potential as they have a lot of work to do ahead of their knockout quarterfinal match against the Creamline Cool Smashers on Saturday at Philsports Arena.
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“As long as you’re consistent, that people know what to expect and you are always pushing in the same direction and always pushing from a point of love, and passion, and dedication, attention to people, you care about them, you care about the game, you care about their progress, then they’re totally fine,” he said.
“We try to win and do everything that is in our power to win games. We managed to do that today, which is good. But already next week we will need a completely different performance to beat Creamline. So we’re looking forward to that.”
