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The “Rytas” coach, Giedrius Žibėnas, assured that up to two victories with “Šiauliai”, who will start on Thursday, assured that no team would like that.
“It feels like we haven’t played a game 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.
– You had a ten day break due to the raging coronavirus in the Šiauliai team. How did you manage to use it and change your training plan?
– We drastically changed the training plan, I would compare it to September. There were many training sessions, the load was on, there were days off, there was a fight and preparation for the match, there was everything, the time interval was enormous. I think we are well prepared.
– How much has this had a positive and negative impact on the team?
– I would not wish any opponent such a situation. I will not comment too much, I see few positive moments.
– Elvar Fridriksson became LKL’s most useful player. How much does his presence on the field change Šiauliai’s game?
– It’s like an engine. He deservedly received the title of most useful player of the LKL regular season. 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.
– Šiauliai takes an average of 27 long shots per game. How important will it be to emphasize defense against pitchers?
– They have pitchers, the whole lineup is pitching. Even great players. The triples are triples, but we will have to defend across the field, it is a tiebreaker.
