Head Coach CSKA Emile Raikovitch commented on the win over “Zenith” (85:80) in the VTB United League regular season away game.
– It was the first official game against Zenit this season. I think the game is interesting. In the end, we should have had better control over the course of events. You have to understand that Zenit is a great team. They forced us to make the game more interesting. It’s only the beginning of the season, it’s time to work until the playoffs. Our game plan worked, the players completed the tasks, throughout the game we seemed better than the opponent.
Antonov’s appearance at today’s game? It was his initiative. He tries to support the team in any situation, even if it’s two days after the operation. Antonov surprised the team, he himself came and supported us,” Raikovich told reporters.
On October 28, CSKA striker Semyon Antonov successfully underwent surgery on the Achilles tendon in his right leg. He was seriously injured in the match with Avtodor (102:75) and was out of action for a long time.
CSKA won the seventh victory in seven matches of the season. The team with UNICS (7–0) leads the table. Zenit suffers the second defeat of the season, with a ratio of 5-2, the Petersburgers are on the 3rd line.
Source : MatchTV
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