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Kaunas “Žalgiris” has prepared for the second game of the Euroleague. Again, the challenge of the Chimki club in the Moscow region, trained by Rimas Kurtinaitis, will have to be accepted.
The situation in the ranks of Chimki is not standard. The Russian team suffers from injuries and cases of coronavirus, so they can fight against Žalgiris only in part. Up to seven players (Alexei Swede, Greg Monroe, Janis Timma, Errick McCollum, Stefan Jovičius, Jordan Mickey and Yevgeny Voronov) missed the final United League game.
Žalgiris strategist before the game Martin Schiller shared his thoughts.
“The most emphasized aspects were defensive, defending against picenrole, we wanted to fix this, especially after the last LKL match. He also helped in the preparation of the match against the Russian club. Of course, we are going to defend against both Sweden and Monroe because they are already training. We chose to go the way we were going to play against all their players, my students cannot be surprised. We will be ready ”, said the specialist.
– How to stop Alexei Swede?
– He is one of the most dominant voters in the Euroleague. We will try not to take the ball, which is difficult but very important. We will also seek to build our tallest defenders against him, whom he couldn’t just throw over.
– What can be learned from the match in Piraeus?
– We experienced a fast game in Piraeus, this time we will try to fix it and it will be very important to stop Chimki’s fast attack.
– How do you assess the debut and the form of Patricio Garino?
– We can appreciate his work in training very well, but we are a little behind with his knee rehabilitation plan, so he will not go to Moscow like Marek Blaževičius.
– Will you have a wider rotation than Chimki, will you take advantage of the number of players and will you play a physical game?
– Must be used in all matches, regardless of the players. Obviously, this time we don’t know which players will be in the ranks of the rivals, Sweden and Monroe can play or not, we have to be prepared for everything.
– If the leaders do not agree, which players should they focus on?
– Without a doubt, this is John Jerebko. In short passes he can also play in the middle forward position and he looks good in it, it gives a different nuance to the team, we will have to stop him.
– Have you come across teams led by Rimas Kurtinaitis?
– No, I don’t have that much experience, but he is an excellent and respected strategist, especially in Lithuania. It takes advantage of the best qualities of the players and gives them enough freedom.
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