MYLA Pablo isn’t too concerned about playing the PVL on Tour without Petro Gazz’ Alas Pilipinas-bound MVP duo Brooke Van Sickle and MJ Phillips.
Not to mention, the defending PVL champions are also without team captain Remy Palma with an undisclosed left hand injury.
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A former PVL MVP herself, Pablo is shifting her team’s focus on working with the pieces they have rather than searching for those who aren’t there with them.
“Sabi namin, ‘wag hanapin ang wala,” Pablo said.
“Kung sinong nandyan, magcontribute na lang as a team kasi andiyan din naman sila Tiammy [Nicole Tiamzon], AA [Adolfo] and sila Jonah [Sabete] na alam namin na gagalaw sila this PVL [on Tour].”
As their Fil-American pair heed the call for flag and country in the 2025 VTV Cup, the Angels are out to put a disastrous start to the PVL on Tour behind them. They lost their preseason opener to Nxled in five sets before rebounding against Galeries Tower with a sweep win in Batangas City.
“I think nagkulang lang din talaga kami nung first game talaga sa mga adjustments na nangyari,” Pablo said.
“First game pa lang naman. Marami pa kaming games na pwedeng makabawi so sabi namin sa rookies namin, ‘wag silang mawalan ng pag-asa kung ano yung nilaro nila ng first game namin.”
Hunted, not hunters
It may just be the preseason for now, but Pablo and the rest of the Angels are acknowledging the new position they find themselves in.
The championship target is now on their backs but they won’t let the pressure of such a stature get the better of them.
“Nandu’n yung pressure kasi champion team kami, pero sabi nga namin, bawat team, every year lumalakas. Hindi kami pwede maging kampante this PVL,” Pablo said.
“Wala rin yung main players namin na sina MJ [Phillips] at Brooke [Van Sickle] pero siyempre, kung sino nandito, yun yung gagawan namin ng paraan kung paano namin ihahandle yung team namin this conference.”
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