Basketball player CSKA Anton Astapkovich before meeting withBET NN In the VTB United League, he told that there is no way the team should slack off, despite an early regular season win.
Astapkovich also expressed the opinion that Nizhny Novgorod rightfully became the owner of the Winline Cup of Russia, having won a victory over Zenit in the decisive match.
– Anton, how do you find the performance of your former team (PARI NN) in the final of the Russian Cup?
– GOOD? Cool. They won. The team had been heading for this victory for a long time and deserved it. It’s a great gift for club management, fans and the city. What made Nizhny Novgorod so successful? In principle, there is nothing new here: it is the team that plays collective basketball. This is a team that knows its strengths and weaknesses well. At the same time, she skillfully uses her strengths against her opponent’s weaknesses. It was obvious from the game that they were ready to press, they knew how to attack. They obviously prepared the meeting with Zenit very well.
– Did you recall Nizhny players after their victory? Congratulations?
Yes, I wrote to them.
– What will be the motivation of CSKA in this match, having won the regular season earlier than expected?
Every game still counts. Excessive relaxation here will certainly do no good. If we relax, it can make us a bad joke in the playoffs. Therefore, we have to go out and play as focused as possible and calmly prepare for the next match with Lokomotiv-Kuban, then the playoffs. Left just a little. It doesn’t have to be thought of as some sort of passing game. Don’t think the opponents are relaxed after the Russian Cup. On the contrary, if they are relaxed, then, perhaps, without a second thought, they will attack at any time,” Astapkovich told .
CSKA will face PARI NN in the VTB United League regular season game on March 22. The game starts at 8:00 p.m. (Moscow time). Watch the live broadcast of the Match! Country” and “Match! Game” from 7:55 p.m.
Source : MatchTV
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