CEO MBA Igor Kocharyan before the VTB United League match with “Lokomotiv-Kuban “ said that Krasnodar’s two defeats at the start of the season meant nothing and that the Muscovites faced an extremely difficult away match.
The regular United League championship meeting between Lokomotiv and MBA will take place on Monday in Krasnodar. The Krasnodar team suffered defeats against UNICS and Parma at the start of the season. Muscovites lost to CSKA and won against Avtodor. Last season, the railway workers became silver medalists of the United League.
— Are you surprised by Lokomotiv’s two defeats at the start of the season?
“It’s not that I’m surprised: anything can happen. » Lokomotiv and Zenit looked powerful in the United League Super Cup. At the start of the official championship, they stalled a bit. But it seems to me that it is premature to draw conclusions now, because these are serious teams with good players and coaches. It’s only a matter of time before Lokomotiv find their footing and reach their peak.
Get ready for some serious gaming. Leaving is not easy for us. We arrived in Krasnodar directly from Saratov, where we had previously met Avtodor. Not everything went well regarding transportation.
– How did you get there?
— We flew to Sochi, and from Sochi we traveled for several hours on the Lastochka to Krasnodar. All this slightly affects the preparation. This must be taken into account. A long journey takes place alone. Overall, I think it will be a tough match.
—What exactly are you waiting for?
— Firstly, it’s still not easy to play in Krasnodar: the support of Loko’s audience is always good. Secondly, after the defeats, the team will be in a maximum state of mind to rehabilitate itself in front of the supporters. So this is going to be a difficult match. It’s one hundred percent. Now the championship is gaining good momentum and we have to prepare extremely seriously for each match and recover from injuries. Today, every match is very important, because now anyone can beat anyone,” Kocharyan told .
Watch the live broadcast of the match on from 7:55 p.m. (Moscow time).
Source : MatchTV
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