Defender “Lokomotiva-Kuban » Vladislav Emchenko told that in the new season the Krasnodar team is ready to become champions of the VTB United League and will do everything possible to achieve this.
Last season, the “red-greens” reached the final of the United League playoffs, where they lost to UNICS Kazan. The new season of the VTB League begins on September 30 with the match between UNICS and Lokomotiv-Kuban.
On Thursday, Krasnodar won at home against Muscovites Runa in the semi-final of the pre-season Kuban Cup (86:69).
— How about the confident victory against Runa in the Kuban Cup match? It looked like you could have won with a higher score.
— I am very happy that we won. We already miss the atmosphere in the stands and our beloved supporters, who pushed us forward today and thus helped us in attack and defense. I think it helped us too. From the beginning we took the lead in the meeting with Runa, we held it, controlled the game and won that match. I agree, we could have won with a bigger score gap. Some things worked, others didn’t. But “Rune” cannot be underestimated. I think they didn’t play their best basketball. The result is on the scoreboard.
— Last season, Loko reached the final of the United League playoffs. Are you ready to become champion in the new season?
– Yes, we are ready. We will do everything that depends on us for this, ”Yemchenko told the correspondent.
The basketball player also said that he has fully recovered from his shoulder injury.
— I had a slight shoulder injury. I recovered calmly this summer. At that time, I was in contact with the doctors of Lokomotiv-Kuban and the Russian national team, as well as physical trainers who helped me rehabilitate as quickly as possible. Everything is fine now. I’m getting in shape. “Everything is going as planned,” added the defender.
In the Kuban Cup final, Lokomotiv will play Samara, who beat Parma on Thursday. The match will take place on September 16. Watch the live stream of the Match! Country” from 3:55 p.m.
Source : MatchTV
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