President CSKA Andrey Vatutin “” explained that it has become easier for basketball players due to the cancellation of overseas trips.
In March, the Euroleague announced that CSKA, Zenit Saint Petersburg and UNICS Kazan were excluded from the tournament due to the situation in Ukraine, their results were cancelled. Russian clubs are also not participating in the new European Cup season.
– An extremely difficult year for Russian sport is coming to an end. How was he at CSKA?
– As far as basketball is concerned, December is not the time for definitive conclusions, except for the intermediaries, Vatutin told . – The season ends in May, but it is already clear that in a bad and not very bad way it has no precedent. We are playing in a single tournament for the first time in decades, which leaves an imprint on fan interest, the training process, player condition and your personal pace, established over 20 years. At first it was very difficult. Do you know who the main beneficiaries are right now?
– Who?
– Players, as offensive as they are, maybe my words are for them. There are fewer games, thefts, charges – the same wages. I’m always in favor of people earning more, but the fact is the fact. Foreigners are reluctant to go to Russia these days – there are more jobs for their players of all ages, and veterans have opportunities and use them. Kurbanov, Monya, Fridzon are examples of the highest professionalism and attitude to oneself. I saw Aleksey Savrasenko a week ago – he is in such physical shape as it looks: give him a month of training, he certainly won’t spoil the pictures on the floor.
Coaches also have their advantages. Bayern’s Andrea Trinchieri recently said in an interview: “The Euroleague schedule is so tight that there is no time for anything but stealing and recovering.” Specialists in Russia now have more opportunities for creativity, game building and training.
For fans, the situation is also unprecedented. CSKA recently won in Kazan, my friend, a former player, congratulated me on the victory: “An excellent game, it’s a shame that the next one of the same intensity is in a month.” Alas, it is.
The winning streak of CSKA, leader of the VTB United League since the start of the season, is 17 games.
Source : MatchTV
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