Utena Uniclub Casino-Juventus landed at Panevėžys Lietkabelius only after the extension, and Utena strategist Žydrūnas Urbonas acknowledged that this was due to a huge number of errors.
“25 mistakes have killed us insane. We missed 20 points after mistakes. We allowed the well-attacking Panevėžys team to score 76 points, and today we gave it away after mistakes. We usually make about 11-12 mistakes, we made 9 in the last match, and today some of the mistakes were very strange. Maybe someone was tense, maybe he felt too much stress. We run away, we gain an advantage, but we run out of mistakes. I don’t know how many strikes we made today. Errors killed.
And anyway, we’re finally lucky to have a middle striker. We are glad to have Koreniuk. You see what “Žalgiris” looks like without Lauvergne … I’m not saying that we will be like “Žalgiris”, but Koreniuk gives us a lot. I am very satisfied with it, “Ž. Urbonas said.
– How to explain the improved team play?
– We now have a center striker. Take a look at Žalgiris. When there was no Lauvergne, they were in a pit. When he started playing, both Real and Barca fell. I’m not saying it will be primary or backup. But if he continues to play like this, it will bring a lot of benefits. Takes place on the pitch, fights for the balls, does his job.
– Did you have any medication today to stop Panagioti Kalaitzaki, who scored 34 utility points?
– It is not for nothing that he is an NBA talent and one of the most talented young players in Europe. Definitely a good player. We had medication when we defended with Igna and Ginta, but when the throwers came out, more space opened up for him. In principle, we are killed by mistakes. We even gave him a lot of easy points. I think Labor scored 12 or 14, but added others from our mistakes.
– After the match, Juventus fans angrily escorted the match referees to the locker room. How do you rate their work?
– There were mistakes. You cannot make such mistakes as with Maldunna, who sold the transgression against Korenuk. People need to know. We work a lot with arbitrators, we need to whistle situations, but we also need to know people and watch them through a magnifying glass.
Lietkabelis strategist Nenadas Čanakas was dissatisfied with the team’s quality of play and attitude towards the match, but was happy to win.
“It simply came to our notice then. There was a lack of energy. I do not want to complain that this was due to a match in the European Cup. We were just not ready. We made three mistakes during the first three attacks. However, the most important thing is that we won the victory “, N.Čanakas shared his thoughts about the match.
– How do you assess the progress of David Giedraitis?
– He is a national team player, which means he is good. We don’t have a spare player, we use it in a position that’s not natural to him, so it’s not easy for him. But he has a great character, very receptive and I think he was one of our most important figures.
– What is the situation of Nikola Radičevičius?
– On Monday, Radičevičius will be examined, and after that it will become clear what his condition is now.
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