Kalev vs CSKA. Will CSKA get better for the failure in France?
For most teams, the VTB United League is becoming a field for experimentation, so any fight can turn out to be incredibly interesting. Kalev is one of the outsiders of the rally, as he settled in the basement of the standings and does not look his best. The team is unlikely to seriously count on getting into the playoffs of the competition. He uses the tournament as a platform for playing practice and rich experience with which he can dominate the Latvian-Estonian basketball league.
CSKA, on the other hand, looks flawless and knows no defeat, so it naturally sits in the first position in the standings. The club has won four matches in a row and is not going to stop there. Additionally, the “army team” is spurred on by the failure in France, as there were two nightmare fights in the Euroleague. On November 1, the rivals will meet at the Sole Sportdikeskus arena in Tallinn.
Kalev had an extremely unsuccessful starting segment of the VTB United League and gave an unpleasant streak of three defeats in a row. First, he lost to Zenit (60:75), then lost to Saratov Avtodor (93:97), and ended a series of failures with a failed game with Yenisei at home (81:87). All this had an extremely negative impact on the emotional state of basketball players, the microclimate inside the squad was under threat.
But it was noticeable that during each match the team looked quite decent, had a chance of a positive outcome. And in a duel with Nizhny Novgorod, they finally managed to break the opponent's resistance. On the road, it turned out to win the long-awaited victory with a score of 71:65, and Melson became the best player of the meeting. He scored 18 points, made nine rebounds and two assists.
CSKA
CSKA won all four VTB United League matches at the start of the season, and literally did not feel rivals. Victories over Tsmoki-Minsk (92:44) and Zelenaya Gora (105: 71) clearly demonstrated how strong the squad is and how ready it is to play. The overall impression was complemented by the triumphal duels with Nizhny Novgorod (92:72) and PARMA (82:60). And all this despite the fact that a semi-reserve composition appeared on the site.
But on November 1, the coaching staff is unlikely to give the leaders a rest and force them to hold the entire meeting as a kind of punishment, work on mistakes. The fact is that in three days the team completely failed two Euroleague matches. First, he lost to ASVEL (68:70), and then frankly lost to Monaco (80:97). After such painful lesions, it is imperative to change something, and do it as soon as possible.
CSKA, on the other hand, looks flawless and knows no defeat, so it naturally sits in the first position in the standings. The club has won four matches in a row and is not going to stop there. Additionally, the “army team” is spurred on by the failure in France, as there were two nightmare fights in the Euroleague. On November 1, the rivals will meet at the Sole Sportdikeskus arena in Tallinn.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Kalev vs CSKA
KalevKalev had an extremely unsuccessful starting segment of the VTB United League and gave an unpleasant streak of three defeats in a row. First, he lost to Zenit (60:75), then lost to Saratov Avtodor (93:97), and ended a series of failures with a failed game with Yenisei at home (81:87). All this had an extremely negative impact on the emotional state of basketball players, the microclimate inside the squad was under threat.
But it was noticeable that during each match the team looked quite decent, had a chance of a positive outcome. And in a duel with Nizhny Novgorod, they finally managed to break the opponent's resistance. On the road, it turned out to win the long-awaited victory with a score of 71:65, and Melson became the best player of the meeting. He scored 18 points, made nine rebounds and two assists.
CSKA
CSKA won all four VTB United League matches at the start of the season, and literally did not feel rivals. Victories over Tsmoki-Minsk (92:44) and Zelenaya Gora (105: 71) clearly demonstrated how strong the squad is and how ready it is to play. The overall impression was complemented by the triumphal duels with Nizhny Novgorod (92:72) and PARMA (82:60). And all this despite the fact that a semi-reserve composition appeared on the site.
But on November 1, the coaching staff is unlikely to give the leaders a rest and force them to hold the entire meeting as a kind of punishment, work on mistakes. The fact is that in three days the team completely failed two Euroleague matches. First, he lost to ASVEL (68:70), and then frankly lost to Monaco (80:97). After such painful lesions, it is imperative to change something, and do it as soon as possible.
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