Center “Lokomotiv-Kuban” Kirill Elatontsev, in a conversation with , said that this season the Krasnodar team is ready to become champions of the VTB United League.
Last season, Lokomotiv lost to UNICS Kazan in the league’s final playoff series. On Sunday, the Krasnodar team will host Avtodor Saratov at home in the VTB League match. The game starts at 14:00 (Moscow time).
This season, the railway workers have 5 victories and 5 defeats in the regular season. Avtodor won 3 matches and suffered 7 defeats.
— How do you find the performance of Saratov players this season and what do you think are the advantages of Loko over their opponents?
— Avtodor is a very troublesome opponent. They play good defense and run very well. So we have to play with a lot of energy and defensively. Then everything will work out on attack. I think our advantage is in defense.
— Lokomotiv has had more or less success this season, alternating victories and defeats. What causes this sine wave?
— Unfortunately, in some matches we lost our concentration, we defended poorly and for this reason we did not play at the right level in attack. So, first of all, we need to maintain our concentration for forty minutes. Then we can play more coherently.
— Last season, Loko was close to the championship. Can your team win the Belov Cup now?
– I think everything is possible. That season we had already reached the final. So now our goal is to win it. Well, at least make it to this last episode. So we’ll play and watch the season progress.
— Last season you became the best player in the Final Four of the VTB United Youth League. Now you are very useful in Loko’s first team. Now the task is to become the best young basketball player in the VTB League?
— For me, the main goal is to win the team. I don’t focus on individual awards. Of course, I try to give my best on the pitch and understand the coaching guidelines. In general, I do what I have to do,” Elatontsev told .
Watch VTB United League matches on the TV channels of the Match holding company, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.
Source : MatchTV
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