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But the team’s coach, Martin Schiller, was much tougher. His charges, after losing by one point to Lokomotiv Krasnodar, got two at Panevėžys for Lietkbelis on Friday.
“It took me 30 minutes to get a proper fight from the players. This was a problem because Lietkabelis played very hard. They really loved the balls on our transmission lines, they were active with their hands and they were physically strong. It took us 30 minutes to adjust and it can’t be, “said Schiller.
VIDEO: Coach Schiller talks about the preseason game against Lietkabelis
Žalgiris, who replaced more than half of the team this summer, mainly made a mistake on defense. Lietkabelis, who only had eight players, scored 82 points in the Lithuanian champion’s basket.
“We cannot draw big conclusions, because most of the teams are new players. They have to get used to each other and understand the system. In defense, we must work all five as a single mechanism. We are still very far from that,” emphasized A Milaknis.
VIDEO: A.Milaknis: “Good work in training must carry over to games”
“There is still a lot of work to be done in training. Many flaws, lack of communication. Especially in defense “, – the veteran of” Žalgiris “called the problem.
Latvian Janis Strelniekas, who made his debut with Žalgiris’ team, received praise from M. Schiller. “I think he played quite well. He came back after the break. He didn’t play for about a month, so he needs to get back on track. All in all, I am happy that he is back online, ”said the Austrian.
VIDEO: The most beautiful episodes of the game.
Schiller also explained why Emmanuel Mudiay, the top scorer in the first friendly, played less.
“He was vaccinated this morning, so I took him out of the game prematurely,” added the Žalgiris strategist.
Behind the closed door, in addition to the spectators, the match that took place in Kaunas was also watched by former Sonny Weems from Žalgiris, who warmly hugged his former teammates.
Coming up on September 7, Žalgiris will lift his wings towards Turkey, where he will continue his preparations for the season in the Glory Cup tournament. September 8 will seek revenge with Lokomotiv on September 10. will play Bursa’s Tofas, and on September 12. – with the basketball players of the Euroleague champions Anadolu Efes, Istanbul.
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