President UNICS Yevgeny Bogachev told that during the New Year holidays the team trains almost seven days a week and hopes to take revenge on “Runes “for the defeat in the first round of the VTB United League championship.
The match between Runa and UNICS will take place in Moscow on January 5 and will start at 17:00 (Moscow time). In November, the capital’s team defeated Kazan with a score of 86:83.
— Did the New Year holidays bring any adjustments to UNICS’ preparations for the away match against Runa?
— No, despite the holidays, the guys train every day. There was only one day off. We are approaching the upcoming match very seriously. In the first round, unfortunately, we lost to Runa at home – now we want to win back.
— In a word, revengeful feelings?
— Yes, such an atmosphere is present (laughs). Hopefully. Last year, our last match was against Paris Nizhny Novgorod. We wanted to end the year on a positive note and we did. There is now a great desire to start the year with a victory.
All teams in the current season of the VTB United League are quite strong. At the same time, of course, there are unforeseen situations: for example, illnesses, injuries of players. Now it seems that there are very severe frosts in Moscow. The question is also how this will affect our legionnaires, who are not used to it. Let’s see. It’s hard to guess, because some things work, others don’t. But I think we should start the year normally. Now we really have a rather difficult trip: first a match with Runa in Moscow, then in Krasnoyarsk with Yenisey.
— What can you say about the game “Runes”?
– Either they win or they lose… My opinion is that they are an average opponent. But sometimes we beat strong teams, and then somewhere we relax a little. But there’s no way to relax here. There was a defeat of Samara. This opponent cannot be called weak, he is average, but still. Then Runa lost. If all this had not happened, we could have been on equal terms with CSKA. But that’s how it happens. Psychology is an important component of our business,” Bogachev told .
UNICS with 15 wins and 4 losses occupies second place in the United League standings, Runa (9 wins and 10 losses) is in 9th place.
Watch the live stream of the match on Match! Country” January 5 from 4:55 p.m. (Moscow time).
Source : MatchTV
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