Shar landed in Kaunas with anxiety: “I am happy to see Žalgiris / News

Šarūnas Jasikevičius landed in Kaunas together with Club Barcelona. A Kaunas resident who left Žalgiris in the summer will fight on Nemunas Island on Friday against his hometown team, which he has represented for the past seven years.

However, there is not much room for emotions, as Jasikevičius, who was received by a large group of journalists at the Kaunas airport, said that the recent defeats of the Valencia Basket and Vilerbana ASVEL clubs had greatly eroded the spirits.

“We arrived in a very bad mood, because we lost two games in a row, we relaxed a bit after a very good month,” said Jasikevičius. “As we always say, we probably felt very good and would fall to the ground very quickly in this situation.”

Duel “Žalgiris” and “Barcelona” in Kaunas – on Friday from 8pm.

– How do you rate the game “Žalgiris”?
– I appreciate it a lot. I think that at the beginning of the season his position in the standings is very good. Sure, now there are losses, but you have to see who they played with, with teams that are now in the top eight, are well trained and show great game. Those defeats did not surprise anyone, but it must be admitted that “Žalgiris” plays very well, there are many developers. I am excited to watch them.

– You mentioned that you didn’t get a reaction from the team after losing to team ASVEL. Was it necessary to act now after the failure against Valencia?
– Well, yeah, I try. We watched the video, there were really conversations and I think the players get it. They have to understand that each match must be restarted, each opponent has different problems. The reaction in the game with Valencia was not what we expected and it paid the price.

– Are you satisfied with the speed with which players understand your system?
– Yes, we must admit that there are many changes in the team and comparatively everything is going well. Many high-level players left the team and only Nick Calathes entered, which I think is happening very normally. We are moving forward, just clearly the last week worries us a lot

– With what personal humor did you return to Kaunas?
– Personally, the mood would be great, if not those two losses. We keep saying that we bring that frame of mind from work home. The mood after the two losses is not the best, there was not even time to think about the trip to Kaunas. Sure, it’s really nice to be back, but again, you know we live in basketball and now the basketball situation is as it is.

– Is it a shame that there are not thousands of fans in the arena?
– We are even better fighting for victory. Here is the fact.

– How much has the line of the game “Žalgiris” changed since last year?
– I think many situations have remained the same. Žalgiris has four great creators, including Steve Vasturi, who we emphasize is the most important. The game is very nice, with a lot of movement and those developers really solve a lot of things. Below are the other players who understand everything perfectly. The sheer number of developers is cause for concern.

– How important is basketball in these conditions than in other things?
– We have to look at the fact that it is very difficult for the world, and we work our jobs, we earn money, we can enjoy our work. That things won’t be perfect, you can already see. The most important thing is that we do what makes us happy. There are problems for everyone, perhaps, less than for others.