Before CSKA and the Russian national team Philip Gafurov spoke about the victory of the military team over Samara (94:76) in the regular season match of the VTB United League and evaluated their opponents in the tournament.
For the army team, the victory over the Samara team was the ninth in a row at the start of the new season: Samara won four victories and suffered five defeats during the season.
— Every opponent wants to play against CSKA and win. Samara is not a weak opponent. The game was hard. I would say that in our league as a whole there are no weak opponents. We prepared for victory in every game.
We played aggressive defense and won on our home turf, that’s the main thing. Is there a goal of finishing the season undefeated? It doesn’t matter how we are now, what matters is what happens in the end: whether or not we lift the cup at the end of the season. We work every day, play fully in every game, so that in the future when the important games, the playoffs, come, we are ready to win every game.
Are there any motivation problems due to the absence of the Euroleague? There is no problem with motivation, but, of course, there is a certain desire for us to come back to this tournament. But for now, we have what we have. We are not upset. All thoughts are focused on the victory of the VTB United League,” quotes Legalbet Gafurov.
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