Former head coach of the Russian national team Sergei Elevitch in a conversation with , he expressed the opinion that despite the team’s depth and two straight wins, “Zenith cannot be considered the favorite for the decisive match of the VTB United League final series with CSKA .
The series score after six games is equal – 3-3.
– The fact that the series has reached the seventh game does not surprise me at all. I expected that. It should be noted that the last two matches of the “Zénith” had a very concentrated character. With such a great desire to play! Another point: the depth of the composition of the Petersburgers, the bench, is greater than that of CSKA. The army team has seven or eight people involved, and it’s hard to replace someone here. There are three undisputed leaders there: Swede, Clyburn, Milutinov, who are under a lot of pressure. There you go, the clip ends. It is important that Zenit have the interchangeability of very good players, it is possible to maneuver with the squad. And it should be noted that the coaching staff is working very well, – said Elevich “”.
– Given that Zenit have more depth than CSKA, and confidence after two consecutive victories, can we say that Saint Petersburg has a better chance of winning the decisive match?
“I wouldn’t say that. Winning a series against CSKA is quite difficult. CSKA have proven more than once that they can come together at a decisive moment, and Zenit have not won anything yet, so there may be some kind of problematic situation from the point of view of psychology. Although at the moment Zenit probably feel better psychologically, the Petersburgers are more on the rise, but now they are not playing at home, but away. Therefore, I wouldn’t give Zenit an advantage here. Somewhere 50 against 50. Even if CSKA now, after two failures in a row, loses psychology, the army team can still come together.
The deciding match of the VTB United League final will take place in Moscow on June 5.
Source : MatchTV
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