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The Lithuanian team continues to face serious challenges in the European Championship team, this time without surviving Denmark – 76:80.
After the game, the strategist of the national team Darius Maskoliūnas He spoke sadly and did not shirk responsibility.
“It just came to our notice then. The plan didn’t work, the team wasn’t ready to play hard physical basketball. We lost our minds, and letting your opponents smell the blood and start playing point-to-point can be anything. The Danes they had a lot of enthusiasm and we seemed slower. I take responsibility, the plan was wrong. We will try to make corrections before the next game, “said the strategist.
– Why did Mantas Kalnietis, Jonas Mačiulis and Mindaugas Kuzminskas sit on a bench when the Danes broke up the match?
– We had a plan to annoy the opponents, so those changes were timely in an attempt to keep up with the defense. Perhaps the interlocutor saw better, but in defense with the aforementioned players we did it wrong.
– Did Gabriel Lundberg surprise you?
– No, we knew he was the leader and how he played. We bet our best defenders against him, we doubled down and tried to stop, but as you can see, he failed.
– Why didn’t you manage to increase the intensity of the defense after a long break?
– I don’t know, we spoke it well in the locker room. We had a chance, but the free throws didn’t break the blow and the opponents made good use of our mistakes on defense. There was not much euphoria during the break because we were playing well because we highlighted errors that needed to be corrected, but that were not recovered.
– After the defeat against the Belgians, there was talk of a state of mind, did it happen again?
– Our plan did not work in defense, I take responsibility. As for the mood, there wasn’t a single workout where we didn’t emphasize that. We have a lot to prove, and the rivals, without psychological pressure, always play with more freedom. I can’t get into the heads or hearts of the players. That is, my words do not reach them. Does anyone like the current situation? No, but we all got together, the federation tried very hard. I’ll be honest, today and I didn’t feel the bench, there was no energy, and the Danes jumped.
– Why did one of the decisive attacks end in a hasty launch of Mantas Kalnietis?
– It didn’t have to end that way, the plan was different.
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