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The long-awaited Vilnius Rytas team will finally start the Quarterfinals of the Lithuanian Basketball League (Betsafe-LKL) and will fight Šiauliai, who was hit by the coronavirus.
The remaining participants of the semifinals are already clear, Panevėžys “Lietkabelis” is waiting for future competitors and the coach Giedrius Žibėnas He said the break to the quarterfinals did not benefit his students.
“It feels like we haven’t played in a month or more. We are happy to finally be able to escape to the field. “Not so much tactics as energy and concentration will determine the outcome of future games,” he said.
– How did you manage to take advantage of the 10 day hiatus?
– We drastically changed the training plan, I would compare it to September. There were a lot of training sessions, the load was on, there were days off, the preparations for the match were everything, the time interval was enormous. I think we are well prepared.
– To what extent has it had a positive and negative impact?
– I would not wish any opponent such a situation. I see few positive moments.
– Elvaras Fridriksson became the most useful player in the LKL, how much does his presence on the field change the game of “Šiauliai”?
– It’s like an engine. He deservedly received the title of MVP. Hopefully play, the clear situation is that we do not know who will play. If it were my will, we would play against the entire Šiauliai line-up, against which we can defend and attack with our system. Now we know that there will be surprises and we are prepared for them.
– How important will it be to emphasize defense against pitchers?
– They have pitchers, the whole lineup is pitching, even the greats. The triples are triples, but we will have to defend on the other side of the field, that’s the playoffs.
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