CSKA head coach Emile Raikovitch told that during the offseason the Moscow club failed to strengthen their squad in the same way as Zenit St. Petersburg and UNICS Kazan.
CSKA, led by Rajkovic, won the bronze medal in the VTB United League last season. For the first time in history, UNICS won, the second being Krasnodar Lokomotiv-Kuban. The new tournament season begins on September 30.
– Reducing the club’s budget, a headache?
— The influence of this factor is difficult to ignore. We wanted, but we couldn’t take some basketball players, but they were bought by Zenit and UNICS. A big problem. But I’m not crying, but I’m looking for ways to beat these teams this season. Even with their compositions. It sounds difficult, but if we work hard, we will reach our goal.
Last season CSKA got off to a good start and lost to Lokomotiv in the semi-finals. This time it should be different. We’re going to grow in the regular season in order to make an impact in the playoffs,” Rajkovic said in an interview with .
Source : MatchTV
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