Kairys, who is thinking about reinforcement, did not have good knowledge about basketball players who did not play / News

Vilnius “Rytas” lost to Kaunas “Žalgiris” on Sunday night for the biggest difference in the club’s history and although the capital club played a lot bleeding, head coach Donaldas Kairys expected better performance from the students.

The strategist appealed to the physicality of the students in the fight against the Lithuanian champions and highlighted only one positive thing in the duel.

“No comment, because we knew that the game would not be easy, the situation was difficult for us, but we still expected a better game. We have failed a lot, but we have managed to avoid injuries, which is very important, said Kairys at the post-match press conference. “Clearly I wanted a tougher game and finishing the game with 14 fouls is too liquid.”

On Tuesday Vilnius residents will have a major battle in the FIBA ​​Champions League with Riga VEF, but the chances of seeing one of the basketball players who did not play tonight in the duel are slim.

Arnas Butkevičius will heal the injury for some time, for Rokas Gusčius the season may be over, Andrew Goudelock could not play on Sunday due to the injury and Ryan Boatright and Maurice Ndour are still suffering from coronavirus.

“It is unlikely that we will see something on Tuesday that he did not play today, but we will try. Boatright recovers, but we do not have a negative test result. They both feel bad, the symptoms have disappeared. Ndour did the test yesterday and if everything goes well, tomorrow I should fly back to Lithuania, “said the helmsman of” Rytas “.

After revealing that Rytas is considering a frontline addition, Kairys hinted that Martynas Pacevičius, the Vilnius leader Perlo Energija, was being considered for inclusion in the main squad.

“We can still consider Martynas’ option, but we haven’t made that decision yet. He helped us in training, but we decided that he would continue to play for ‘Pearl,’ Kairys said.

When asked if the team wasn’t considering buying Mass due to a host of health concerns, Kairys didn’t dramatize the situation.

“It just came to our knowledge then. Finger trauma for Echod, finger trauma for Butkevičius, nothing can be done here. The injury to the rock was from the past and is already more serious here, for him the season may have No one is also protected against COVID-19, although we follow all safety rules, “said Kairys.

The Rytas coach, who lost 47 points, had no comment for the Lithuanian Basketball League, which did not agree to postpone the game, and expects better performance from the students on Tuesday.

“I don’t want to say anything to the league and will try to motivate us to play better on Tuesday,” concluded Kairys.