“Based on the game, we look like a more cohesive and friendly team than CSKA” – Lokomotiv defender Yemchenko about the match with the army team

Lokomotiv-Kuban plays more harmoniously and friendly than CSKA the Krasnodar defender told Vladislav Yemchenko .

Lokomotiv will host CSKA in the VTB United League match in Krasnodar on January 13. The game will start at 2:30 p.m. (Moscow time). The army team leads the championship standings, Loko is third.

— How are you preparing for the important match with CSKA?

— We prepare in the same way as for all opponents: we analyze each player’s actions and combinations in detail – nothing unusual.

— Don’t you have the feeling that after the defeat in the semi-final of the United League playoffs last year, CSKA now has a Lokomotiv complex? The “Red and Blue” then lost to you in the Super Cup match and the first round of the VTB League championship.

– Well, this is an interesting question, but it is better to ask it to the CSKA players. And it’s interesting to hear the answer. I don’t know. Yes, we beat them in the last matches. I hope this is not the last time and that we will continue to defeat this opponent. But I can’t answer about the complex. Maybe someone is afraid to play against us, or maybe not, I don’t know.

— In your opinion, what advantages does your team have over your opponent?

– Firstly, it is our field, our supporters, who always excite us and push us towards victory. Second, team play: I think in this respect we look like a more cohesive and friendly team. But this still needs to be proven on the field,” Yemchenko told .

Last season, the Krasnodar team defeated CSKA in the semi-finals of the United League playoffs (4-3), and this season they beat the “red and blue” in the quarter-finals of the Super Cup and in the first round of the first stage of the United League regular season.

Watch the live broadcast of the match on January 13 on (from 2:50 p.m. Moscow time) and Match channels! Game” (from 2:25 p.m. Moscow time).