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Aggression, efficiency are Ateneo's points of improvement for round 2

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/03/05/030517_admu2.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">The Ateneo Blue Eagles celebrate their victory over De La Salle in the UAAP Season 79 men&#x27;s volleyball tournament.<cite>Photo by Arvin Lim, ABS-CBN Sports</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – Despite dropping only one set throughout the entire first round of the UAAP Season 79 men&#x27;s volleyball tournament, there is still plenty of room for improvement for the defending champion Ateneo Blue Eagles.This, according to head coach Oliver Almadro following Ateneo&#x27;s 25-21, 25-21, 25-18 victory over rivals De La Salle University on Saturday at the Mall of Asia Arena. The three-set win was their seventh straight of the tournament, giving them the top spot at the end of the opening round&quot;We have to be more aggressive, but efficient,&quot; said Almadro, when asked what they still needed to improve on after a perfect first round.The Blue Eagles ended the first round as the No. 1 spiking team, with a 44.77% efficiency on their attacks. They also lead the league in receiving and blocking, while coming in second place in serving.But Almadro expects so much more from his team, which has shown a capacity for dominance but at times plays down to the level of their opposition as well. Against an undermanned La Salle squad on Saturday, they committed 31 errors, which helped the Green Spikers keep within striking distance.&quot;We have to be aggressive, in a sense na hindi pwedeng mag-relax,&quot; said Almadro, whose wards only dropped a single set – the third frame of their match against National University – throughout the opening round.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2017/03/04/blue-eagles-sweep-round-1-first-time-22754">READ: Blue Eagles sweep Round 1 for first time</a></li></ul>For Almadro, a first round sweep will be meaningless if the Blue Eagles cannot build on it and be even better in the second round.&quot;The job is not yet done,&quot; he stressed. &quot;We want to push it more in the second round. We can&#x27;t be too eager, because sometimes, if you&#x27;re too eager and you&#x27;re thinking of a sweep, nagiging baggage.&quot;&quot;So we look at every game as an ordinary game, and take what will be the result. But what&#x27;s important is we have to prepare hard,&quot; he added.Now more than ever, preparation will be key for the Blue Eagles. So far, they have dismissed all challengers, often in emphatic fashion, but that can change in the second round when teams make adjustments.&quot;Every game, we have to prepare, every set, we have to prepare,&quot; said Almadro. &quot;Every point, we have to do it, and we have to execute properly. That&#x27;s our mantra.&quot;For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">Sports website.</a>

Despite dropping only one set throughout the entire first round of the UAAP Season 79 men's volleyball tournament, there is still plenty of room for improvement for the defending champion Ateneo Blue Eagles.

Despite dropping only one set throughout the entire first round of the UAAP Season 79 men's volleyball tournament, there is still plenty of room for improvement for the defending champion Ateneo Blue Eagles.

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Aggression, efficiency are Ateneo's points of improvement for round 2

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Mar 05, 2017 09:16 AM PHT

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