The head coach “Zenith” Javier Pascual after defeating “Bet Nizhny Novgorod” during a VTB United League match, he complained about the large number of injured players in the team and also pointed out the difficult mental state of basketball players.
Zenit won at home with a score of 68:65. The St. Petersburg team won its eighth match of the season and moved to third place in the standings.
“It was quite a difficult match for us. The pace was slow, but we were able to play at the right level. The team seems mentally and physically tired as it is missing five players. But the most important thing is that we managed to achieve victory. We have a week ahead of us to recover and prepare for the next matches.
[Винс] Hunter got a little injured during the match and couldn’t help us. But he was the best in the first part of the match.
Today, the opponent managed to better control the pace of the game. During the last timeout, I told the players to defend the three-point line. The team completed this installation. The defense after the timeout helped us win.
Now we are trying to improve the game, we are waiting for the injured players to return at the start of the season,” reports the correspondent, according to Pascual’s words.
Watch live broadcasts of VTB United League matches on Match Group TV channels, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV
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