Forward CSKA Anton Astapkovich on the eve of the match with Pari Nizhny Novgorod in the regular season of the United League, he said that the meeting with the former club did not cause him excitement, while noting that Nizhny Novgorod had a very strong and uncompromising team .
The Army team will host the Nizhny Novgorod team in the VTB United League regular season home game on November 14. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. Astapkovich played for Nizhny Novgorod from 2018 to 2022. In July this year, the basketball player returned to CSKA. The capital club is leading the championship, “Paris Nizhny Novgorod” is in seventh place.
– You spent several years in the Nizhny Novgorod club. How special is playing against your former team to you?
– At the Kondrashin-Belov Cup, before the start of the season, we were already playing with PARI NN. I then thought there would be excitement, but in fact there was not. This is another game for which we are now preparing and analyzing the opponent. And here I would note that Nizhny is the team that always bites, and we have to be ready for that. It would be inappropriate for us to slack off in this game. It is necessary to collect the game and achieve victory, – said Astapkovich “”.
– Previously, Nizhny Novgorod had a style of play thanks to Anton Astapkovich. What style are they playing now?
– Well, before there was no such style, “by Anton Astapkovich”. This is a team that knows everything inside and out: knows any position, any combination, knows how to act in various game situations. Now they have a deep team, but still, there is probably some nuances, because the team from Nizhny Novgorod always fired at the end of the season, and now they are still in good shape. But then again, it’s always been that way. They are in search of themselves through games and a tremendous amount of training. The team that was at the Kondrashin-Belov Cup in St. Petersburg and the one that is now are already different teams. We’ll see what happens at the end of the season. If injuries do not torment, they can enter the top four. Everything will depend on their level of preparation. At least I believe it.
Source : MatchTV
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