MANILA, Philippines — Petro Gazz Angels head coach Oliver Almadro says there wasn't anything special about getting his first win with the Angels in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference at the expense of his former team.
Almadro, who was only in his second PVL game with the Angels, steered Petro Gazz to a character victory over Choco Mucho in straight sets, 25-18, 25-20, 25-21, to even their slate at 1-1 on Thursday.
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Despite what anyone else thinks, Almadro said that it was just about getting the victory for his players.
"I'm very thankful sa [players]. It's not about me, it's them. Considering di naman ako matagal sa kanila," Almadro said of the victory.
"Siguro ang maidadagdag ko na lang ay yung motivation, yung character, but the skill is there, yung maturity nila nandoon, yung hard work nila nandoon," he added.
Only being with the team for a short period of time, Almadro said that there hasn't been too much he has contributed yet to take credit for the victory. Rather, he just kept his faith in his players.
"I will not say na ako yun, it's them, sila yung may gusto. Sinabi rin nila sa akin yesterday they will win it, so I believed in them," he said.
As for how he approached his former wards tactically, Almadro focused on what he could control with his own players in Petro Gazz.
"Hindi ko alam yung ginagawa nila so we just played our game kung ano yung meron kami, doon kami nag focus. Sabi ko focus lang kami sa own skills namin, own character namin. Whatever they put on us, ready lang kami lagi," he said.
Almadro hopes to use the momentum with the Angels in a bid for a deep run in the conference when they face the Cignal HD Spikers next on Saturday, February 18.