“We came to prove that we don’t whip boys” – Runa general director about the away match against Lokomotiv-Kuban

Despite the defeat of CSKA during the last match of the VTB United League, basketball players “Runes” remain in good spirits and are ready to do battle with last season’s runner-up “Lokomotiv-Kuban” General Director of the Moscow club Sergei Yukhnevich told .

The team meeting will take place on Wednesday in Krasnodar and will start at 20:00 Moscow time. “Runa” debuted in the United League this season, “Lokomotiv” won silver last season.

“Runa” is fifth with 6 wins and 4 losses. In the last round, Erturul Erdogan’s team lost to CSKA (74:80). Loko has won 6 matches, suffered 5 defeats and is in 6th place.

— What is your mood before the match against Loko after the failure of the match against CSKA, where success seemed close?

— We arrived in Krasnodar in a good mood. We believe we can win. Our players can do it. It’s a matter of attitude and focus. Right at the end of the match against CSKA, we lacked concentration somewhere and therefore we made decisions that were not very wise for us and lost.

— What kind of match do you expect in the next match?

“I think every game this season will be tough and played fairly. We came here to fight and prove once again that we are not whips. So it will be a good balanced match.

— In your opinion, what are the strong points of Lokomotiv and Runa?

— Loko was a finalist last season. They have retained the core of the team, and there are no questions about his teamwork. And the fact that they started this season shaky is not an indicator. “We are the team from which perhaps no one expects victory, but at the same time we play with great dedication and always have confidence in our abilities,” Yukhnevich told the correspondent.

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