General Director of St. Petersburg “Zenith” Alexander Tserkovny told that the basketball club has been working to strengthen its squad and the main task now is to prepare the team for the season.
Zenit returned from pre-season training camp in Turkey on Monday. Javier Pascual’s team will participate in the Kondrashin and Belov Cup in St. Petersburg on September 15-16 and next week in the VTB United League Super Cup in Moscow. At the end of last season, the blue-white-blue took fourth place in the championship, losing to CSKA in the bronze medal match.
— Are you satisfied with the transfer campaign?
– Yes. It was all traditional, normal pre-season work. We can say that it was easier for us than last season. The players and their families understood that we had a worthy championship, even if we did not participate in European competitions.
— At the end of last season you said the result was unacceptable. Is the team ready to improve this season?
“I said we would come back stronger.” I hope so. For now, we have strengthened our range. Now our task is to make the team stronger. Roster and team are slightly different things. We have to do some work to be in optimal shape for the decisive matches. I think we will be successful,” Church told .
The new United League season begins on September 30.
Source : MatchTV
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