After the defeat in the quarterfinals of the League Super Cup VTB United, the head coach of CSKA Emil Rajkovic complained about injuries and the team’s lack of depth.
The VTB United League Super Cup began on Thursday in Moscow. CSKA lost to Lokomotiv-Kuban Krasnodar in the quarterfinals in overtime with a score of 98: 100. The most productive player of the meeting was Army defender Casper Ware, who scored 44 points.
— CSKA showed character and passion, but lost. How would you comment on the result??
— First of all, I would like to point out that both teams had a chance to win. The match demonstrated our attitude for the entire championship and showed whether or not we are capable of achieving the season’s goals. We fought hard and made a serious effort to achieve success, but unfortunately injuries to several players, including Ware, intervened. He had a great match, but it wasn’t enough to win. Even if everyone on the team is healthy, our roster does not have significant depth and without injuries we will not survive at all in the tournament meat grinder. To show our basketball, we need the absence of injuries.
— Do you expect Ware to perform like this more than once this season?
“On the contrary, I hope he doesn’t have to do that.” Let there be someone who will help Kasper, and then he will no longer need to break personal bests. When Melo Trimble recovers, I’m sure we’ll have another defender with a steady shot and the team will play harder. In the meantime, we also have (Livio) Jean-Charles and (Anton) Astapkovich injured, both of whom unfortunately withdrew today. I hope they come back as soon as possible.
— The Super Cup match against Lokomotiv-Kuban, taking into account the lost spring semi-final of the United League, was important for you?
— No, an ordinary game with a strong opponent. The Krasnodar team fought hard and gave us a good test. But unfortunately, once again, we didn’t have enough players to have enough strength for the last quarter and the end of the clash.
— How have the newcomers purchased this summer adapted to CSKA?
“They still need time to understand the game system. The team has changed a lot, the new players need more in-depth preparation. I hope this will end as quickly as possible,” Raikovitch was quoted as saying by correspondent.
The VTB United League Super Cup will end on September 24. The current winner of the competition is Zenit. The other two quarter-finals will take place on Friday: UNICS – Paris NN and Zenit – Besiktas. Both matches will be broadcast on the Match! channel. TV. Game”, broadcasts begin at 4:55 p.m. and 7:55 p.m. (Moscow time), respectively.
Source : MatchTV
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