Before sitting down for dinner on Tuesday evening, Iwate Big Bulls coach Vlasios Vlaikidis spoke in measured tones about the difficult work of building a team from scratch.
In a telephone interview with The Japan Times, the Greek coach revealed his modest goals for the upcoming season.
"We are a new team," Vlaikidis said. "We started everything from zero, and really we tried to do and organize the clubs in all segments, from the administration, for the team, for practice, for training, everything. Everything is new and we need some time to make everything in the correct direction."