Fotis Katsikaris: I expect CSKA to react very strong

28.10.2005
Fotis Katsikaris (photo cskabasket.com)
Dynamo St.Petersburg spent an evening practice at USK CSKA. After it we asked the coach of the team Fotis Katsikaris to make some pre-game comments.

- I believe it is going to be a lot more difficult to play after CSKA lost to Spartak. They are a big and a very strong team with a lot of experienced players and I expect them to react very strong. Anyhow for us it is important to improve game by game and not to watch what CSKA is doing. I think the most important to make steps forward, to correct some parts of the game.

Can you specify what parts of the game you mean?

- We have some young players. I believe in them but they have to adopt my philosophy and to understand what I ask from them.

Do you expect the game to be different from what there was in the Kondrashin and Belov Cup Finals?

- Yes, of course. There was a friendly game that had almost no cost. But it was a good test for us. It showed how we can play on the highest level. We spend a very strong second half. And I told my players that this time I expect them to play in the way more than 20 minutes. That would be just that step forward I told you about before.