Zenit basketball player Trent Fraser explained why, having moved closer to CSKA after a long break, his team still failed to turn the tide of the meeting and lost.
On Sunday, CSKA defeated Zenit St. Petersburg in the VTB United League regular season match with a score of 80:76 (24:19, 19:15, 17:20, 20:22). CSKA won the third victory in three matches of the new season, Zenit suffered a second defeat with a victory.
“As the coach told us after the match, we didn’t fight hard enough in this match.” After a long break, we were in a catch-up role, and it’s always more difficult. However, they made a big effort in the second half to get back into the match. But that wasn’t enough to win. To win, you have to give your all throughout the four quarters.
— During the match, we lost more than 10 points, but in the second half we reduced the gap to three. Why couldn’t you equalize and take the lead?
— It’s not easy to play against CSKA. In this case, it had to be done under pressure. It’s not easy to get back into the game until the end when you’ve lost a lot before. We need to restore balance in order to win in the future,” Fraser was quoted as saying by a correspondent.
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Source : MatchTV
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