Moscow Striker CSKA Semyon Antonov told “” that since the victory of St. Petersburg “Zenith won all Russian basketball in the VTB United League.
CSKA lost 3-4 to Zenit in the last round of VTB League playoffs, even though they were leading 3-1. The Saint Petersburg club, founded in 2014, won the tournament for the first time in history.
– Let’s go back two months ago, when the army team failed to defend the league title. How did you survive the tragedy?
Tragedy is perhaps too strong a word. But, of course, everyone was annoyed. The club are used to winning all the tournaments they participate in, for all of us it was a kind of new experience at the end of the season. But I think all of our basketball has won since Zenit won. After the games, he congratulated the guys from the St. Petersburg team on their success.
Now we are all waiting for a new story. This applies to both CSKA and Russian basketball in general. Based on the feedback I received from friends and fans, I realized that everyone was very happy that such an interesting seven-game final took place. More importantly, after an exciting streak, more kids are likely to start playing basketball. If a lot of boys and girls come to basketball, it will be the most important victory for our sport, Antonov said in an interview with .
– How did you survive the first days after the series finale?
– It was sad. No one likes or wants to lose, but it is a sport. “Zenith” at that time was stronger, and therefore won.
It just took time to get along. Yes, it was unusual and morally difficult. I didn’t want to analyze it in particular, and I didn’t need to. Because I just wanted to let go of those thoughts and spend some time with my family, the holidays, recovering after the season.
It’s a sport – unfortunately it’s not always possible to win. The strong must accept defeat with dignity: after a fight, there is no need to wave their fists. Yes, after the last episode, I answered the phone a little longer, but my friends and relatives did not touch me. For several days, we tried not to talk about basketball at all: we talked more about other subjects. I had to calm down, digest and accept everything.
Source : MatchTV
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