“We had no doubts or desire to change anything” – Zenit CEO Tserkovny on Pascual

CEO”Zenith » Alexander Tserkovny told that the club has no plans to change the coaching staff after last season’s failure.

In July, Zenit officially announced that the Spaniard Javier Pascual will remain the team’s head coach for the 2023/24 season. The 50-year-old specialist will fulfill his three-year contract with the St. Petersburg club to the end.

In May, Zenit basketball players lost to CSKA in the series for third place in the VTB United League (1-4). A season earlier, the St. Petersburg team became champions for the first time in its history.

— Pascual stayed at the club. Are you having difficulty signing a new agreement?

— Pascual had a three-year contract with certain options. Neither side took advantage of these options. We decided to spend at least one more season together.

— Have we thought about changing coaches following the failure of the previous season?

– There was no such thought. We know we have one of the strongest European coaches. He is the coach who adapts to the Zenit system. We had no doubts or desire to change anything. We understood that the not entirely successful result of the previous season was the consequence of certain circumstances.

— So what tasks do you set for the head coach and players?

— We need to show high-level basketball, because many fans come to watch the game and not the result. We are obliged to repeat the championship result and do everything possible for this,” Church told .

On September 11, Zenit returned from the pre-season training camp in Turkey, on September 15-16 the team will participate in the Kondrashin and Belov Cup in St. Petersburg and from September 22-24 in the Super Cup of the VTB United League. The start of the “bleu-blanc-bleu” championship season is scheduled for October 2.