Defender CSKA Ivan Ukhov on the eve of the VTB United League regular season game with UNICS said that in the lost game against Zenit, Kazan lost his concentration for a certain period, and at this moment the Red-Blue need to pay special attention before the next meeting.
UNICS lost at home to Zenit with a score of 69:80. Before the championship break, the Red-Blues met the team of Velimir Perasovich in Kazan and lost in extra time with the score of 104:112.
– The break in the championship was beneficial, – the correspondent reports Ukhov’s words. “In the sense that during this period of time we managed to heal some wounds. Also, a new player came to us – Devontay Kaykok. It took him time to adapt. Everything went well, he joined the team, he’s a good guy, sociable.
— To what extent did Kaycock learn the basic principles of the CSKA game?
– Of course, I think it was not easy for him to learn so much in such a period of time. Nevertheless, we still had enough of a break when he was able to come and adapt to our system. Somewhere, maybe, in the first training sessions, it was difficult for him, but in general he joined well and acted intelligently in defense and attack.
– You have a match with UNICS ahead of you. Your fights with the Kazan team are always very tense…
– It is clear that we settle down as much as possible. Every match with UNICS was tied. They even went into overtime. So it won’t be easy. Must be as prepared as possible.
– UNICS lost at home to Zenit a few days ago. What is the reason for its failure? What can CSKA use here?
— It seems to me that at some point, UNICS not only relaxed, but lost some concentration in the game. As a result, they missed somewhere Zenit knew how to escape well, and then maintain ‘gap. So we have to be as focused as possible throughout the game and wait for the moment when UNICS expires and relaxes, and we can also get some easy points somewhere. In separation or positional attack.
According to the results of past matches, CSKA leads group A in the United League standings, UNICS is in second place.
CSKA will play UNICS on March 2 in Moscow. The match will start at 8:00 p.m. Moscow time. Watch the live broadcast on the channel from 7:55 p.m.
Source : MatchTV
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