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Greetings to Xavi (Pascual – ed.) And Zenit. Today was the only team that fought from the first minutes of the duel. They were much more physical and they deservedly won this match.
I have to take responsibility because I could not make the team positive. I tried to do everything, I knew that Zenit have good players and good fighting skills, it was obvious that they would not give anything for nothing. Nobody in life is gifted for anything.
As a coach, I didn’t do my job well. Now I have to try to get back to the head of the boys and prepare them as best as possible for the decisive match in Barcelona, ”said Šas Jasikevičius after the defeat.
The decisive showdown between Zenit and Barcelona will take place on Tuesday. The winners of the fifth game will advance to the final four of the Euroleague.
– How did you spend your day off? Maybe you lacked time to prepare?, – Š was asked. Jasikevičius.
– During a day off, the most important thing is to get away a bit. We toured the beautiful places of the city, in the evening we had a video review.
We spent four days in a hotel, so it was important to take adequate rest, but one is preparing and the other is fighting. If we want to reach the final four, we have to fight.
If my players don’t bother, then my work is not going well.
– At what stage of the match did you realize that the match had already been lost?
– Today, basketball is very popular and things are changing in a flash. You never know what will happen. Our dynamics have not been good since the start of the match, but you never know how something could happen.
In the playoffs, the hardest part is losing the game before it starts.
However, even when you are 15-17 points behind, things can turn in the other direction.
– Doesn’t it seem like some players decide to save themselves when the end of the match begins to clear up?
– I dont know. We lost 48 points in the first half of the match, I can’t say why we were able to lose 25 points by breaking the rules only three times.
I often repeat my respect for Zenit, but as a coach I don’t do my best because my players probably still don’t believe that Zenit is a good team.
– What happens if you lose a decisive match?
– I don’t know, we haven’t lost this series yet and we have a chance to win. We fought all season for home advantage, losing it in the first game, but recovering later.
We have to fight and not think about what might happen. If that happens, there will be appropriate responsibility for it. But for the moment, no matter what happens, we have to give it our all on the field.
