Ettore Messina sends open message to Milan fans / News - Basketnews.com

Messina writes that the team's primary goal is to help the players regain confidence and belief in their own abilities, so that they can play according to their standards, and recover those who are injured.

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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan head coach Ettore Messina addressed the Italian team fans who are witnessing the worst moment related to the club's results in recent years.

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"This message is for the Olimpia Milano fans, who are rightfully disappointed and puzzled by the team's worst moment in the last three years," Messina started in his official statement. "The team is fighting on the defensive end but clearly struggles offensively, as it's evident to everybody.

I am primarily responsible for building and managing the team daily, as ownership knows. As always, they'll evaluate my work at the end of the season. Sports have always told stories of difficult years after exciting moments and vice versa. We are living one.

Now, our goal is to help the players regain confidence and belief in their own abilities, so that they can play according to their standards, and recover those who are injured. It will not be a short or easy path, but it needs the contribution of each of us to be completed," the basketball professor concluded the open message.

Milan suffered its fourth consecutive EuroLeague loss on Friday night and dropped to a 6-14 record, meaning that the Italian team has the joint-worst record in the league's standings.

Armani are currently 5 wins away from the playoffs zone. EuroLeague clubs have 14 games left to play before the end of the regular season.

However, Messina was not optimistic about the team's chances to change the course of the campaign.

"We're done. It's really hard now trying to turn this situation around, we need to be honest and admit it," he said after the Friday defeat.

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