Defender Lokomotiv-Kuban Vsevolod Ishchenko told that he needs to prepare himself mentally better for his first season in the VTB United League.
On Saturday, Lokomotiv-Kuban beat Turkey’s Besiktas with a score of 97:96 in overtime in the match for fifth place in the VTB United Super League Cup. Ishchenko scored 12 points and became the most productive Russian on his team.
— In this tournament we had to play as a team and we improved it in every game. In the game against Besiktas in the first half we did not fully unite, we lost by 16 points, but we pulled ourselves together in defense and started helping each other more. Such games help the team very well.
— You became one of the heroes of the match. Is it important for you to show yourself at this level against a famous opponent?
— Of course, you always want not only team success, but also individual success. But it doesn’t matter when that end will come.
— You are about to start your first season in the VTB United League. Are you ready mentally and physically?
— Physically, most likely, yes. And mentally, we still need to work on composure on the field in terms of organization, playing with a close guard, “Ishchenko told .
On Saturday, CSKA and UNICS will meet in the VTB United League Super Cup final, and Zenit and Red Star of Serbia will play in the match for third place. Watch the live broadcast of the final from 18:55 (Moscow time) on channel.
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