PVL: With more experienced rookies, Chery Tiggo looks to put up good fight

Chery Tiggo Crossovers’ recruits Eya Laure and Imee Hernandez. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet

MANILA, Philippines — Chery Tiggo Crossovers hope that their prized recruits led by Eya Laure have adjusted to the skilled play as they appear to deliver again the Crossovers on prime of the 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Convention.

Chery Tiggo made large strikes within the Invitational Convention after signing College of Santo Tomas star Eya Laure with center blocker Imee Hernandez in addition to the core gamers of Nationwide College, Cess Robles, Joyme Cagande, and Jennifer Nierva.

However their recruitment coup didn’t translate right into a profitable stint because the Crossovers missed the semifinal spherical of the midseason convention and positioned seventh after profitable solely two of their 5 matches.

KungFu Reyes, the deputy of head coach Aaron Velez, stated that they made essentially the most of their three-month preparation to assist their rookies mature forward of their second PVL convention.

“While you’re a prime participant within the collegiate ranks then unexpectedly you come right here and also you’re a rookie once more, then ambiance is totally different for you. There are a variety of harder, older gamers within the PVL. The gamers they used to look as much as, now they play towards,” Reyes advised reporters.

“Hopefully, they’ve already gained some expertise right here within the league. And hopefully, they’ve already tailored to teach Aaron’s system at Chery.”

Chery Tiggo can be hoping for a wholesome stint because it battles 11 groups in a single round-robin elimination after Laure and Co. had been well-rested from the break not like within the Invitationals, the place they solely had a month to arrange and get better after the UAAP Season 85.

“We had been unable to catch up in conditioning final convention as a result of the UAAP ended late. We needed to handle a variety of issues, particularly their restoration and conditioning. This time, we had an extended preparation by way of bodily conditioning,” Reyes stated in Filipino. “Hopefully, we will likely be wholesome all the best way from begin to end so we are able to put up a superb combat.

After Foton pulled out of the PVL, Shaya Adorador and Jasmine Nabor are reuniting with Chery Tiggo mainstays Mylene Paat, Pauline Gaston, Alina Bicar, EJ Laure, and Buding Duremdes to information their rookies.

“Our group grew to become extra stable as a result of Shaya and Jasmine had an opportunity to discover themselves as a frontrunner [when they played for Foton]. We obtained a deeper bench now with a variety of function gamers,” the deputy coach stated. “Positively, they’ll information and push our younger gamers Cess, Joyme, and Jen. It’s an enormous benefit for us to have our core gamers once more.”

Chery Tiggo, which final received a PVL title with Jaja Santiago in 2021, opens its season-ending marketing campaign towards Farm Contemporary on Tuesday at Sensible Araneta Coliseum.

“We actually ready to win. Profitable is our intention as a result of we need to dwell as much as our motto: Chery on prime,” Reyes stated.