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Zenit is a very physical team with good snipers, I think that when S. Nappier returns to the roster, it will be a very high level team.
But even without him, Zenit is a club that shows a very good game. The St. Petersburg team is no longer a ‘dark horse’, it is a team that wants more than a place in the playoffs, “Kaunas Žalgiris coach Martin Schiller said on Wednesday before the next game.
Unlike Kaunas Club, Zenit started the new Euroleague season victorious. Xavi Pascualis’s students had a solid lead on the trip, but wasted it minimally – 70:69 broke Kazan’s “Uniks” basketball players.
Meanwhile, M. Schiller’s army started its Euroleague journey on a sore rope. Žalgiris had to admit home team ASVEL’s advantage in Vilerban 76:88.
After Sunday’s Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) game, the Kaunas head coach hinted that Janis Strelniekas, who was injured at the Vilerbane club, and Lukas Lekavičius, who was experiencing back pain, left the team’s lineup. team together. with Paulius Jankūnas, who had been wounded earlier.
“After the victory in Kazan against Uniks, we go to Kaunas, and this city can boast of great fans and the atmosphere in the arena. Kaunas has one of the most beautiful stadiums in the Euroleague. The Žalgiris fans are also very active and it is always a pleasure to play there.
We will try to extend our successful start – we were the only team in the first round to win the trip. For this, we will have to demonstrate an ideal performance both in attack and defense, ”said the Zenit X. Pascualis strategist about the next match.
The strategist of Spain explained that he is still satisfied with the image his team shows and thinks about the successful confrontation with the people of Žalgiris.
On the other hand, before leaving for Lithuania, Zenit suddenly left the Astana club in Kazakhstan in the VTB league.
We will try to extend the winning streak also in Kaunas: for this we will have to play perfectly both in defense and attack, control the rhythm of the game, fight for the fewest possible defeats and recover as many balls under the baskets as may be possible.
In my head, we are not very good at fighting Astana. We are working hard and I am sure we will be ready for tomorrow’s match. If we play what is necessary, we will have a good chance of winning, ”said X. Pascualis.
Meanwhile, Zenit striker Andrei Zubkov believes Žalgiris got stronger over the summer. The basketball player assured that Zenit must return to the path of victory after the defeat against Astana by 69:83.
“The Kaunas team has changed and strengthened, but they have kept their base from last season. Lithuania, Žalgiris, will also be his hobby. It will not be the same match as last year when we play in silence.
In Lithuania, fans know how to get sick and how to get sick. I think we should rehab for the last game with Astana.
Each of us needs to know why we are going to Lithuania. After the game with the Kazakhs, imagine why we go to Kaunas, we plan to play our best duel, A. Zubkov told the club’s website.
The confrontation between Žalgiris and Zenit will take place in Kaunas on Thursday at 8:00 p.m.
