Final Four in Prague? I wish it could happen again, dreams Vyoral. It was great
During her premiere, she experienced the memorable triumph of USK Prague in the domestic Final Four of the European League. Basketball player Tereza Vyoralová would like to repeat her great fame this year. The opening match of the quarter-final playoff with the Italian Schiem Czech team came one step closer to the set goal. “Somewhere in the back of my head I have one victory from the Final Four. But now we have to go to the second match of the series. And only then will we be able to enjoy that we fought our way through there, “the quarterback eased the euphoria.
The elimination of Russian teams led by the star Ekaterinburg into the Prague team and can think the best. “The chances are definitely better for us now, but Fenerbahce also has a good team this year,” Vyoralová pointed out. However, coach Natálie Hejková’s trustee first earned the second point in the series with Schiem to fight their way to the top four teams. And as the home game showed (72:70), they get nothing.
Tereza, on Tuesday you won an important win against Schiu at home. But why was it such a drama?
“We were struggling to defend the whole match, and in the last four or five minutes we finally started to defend as we wanted from the beginning. That reversed it. Opponents did not get so much into free shots. That’s why we won in the end. “
At 54:66, the chances of winning seemed almost lost. What was on your mind at the time?
“We were not completely down, there was still plenty of time and we thought it could be reversed. But we also suffered a lot in the attack and, as I said, we didn’t get caught up in the defense. We managed to break it because we put pressure on our opponents. Fortunately, María Conde then set off, who held us back a lot in the end. She put a lot of shots in a row and thanks to that we won. “
The Spaniard helped the twelve-point deficit with fourteen points in the final six minutes. How much did you praise her after the match?
“The whole match was more or less worrying, but for us she is an important player on the board. I’m glad she got caught like this, because we were all pretty upset in the attack. She took it on. We certainly praised her a lot, but it was a team performance. We were all glad we won. “
How much helped the home environment at the beginning of the quarter-finals of the playoffs?
“The fans were great, quite a few people came, so it kicked us too. We can be glad that we finished in the second table and we could start at home, because the series against Schiu will probably be very even. I hope I don’t come home and we won’t have to play the third match that match. But if that happens, the home environment will be very important. “
The USK basketball players narrowly defeated Schio in the first game of the Final Four after the turnaround
You were clear paper favorites against Schiu. After such a drama, you will definitely not underestimate Tuesday’s match in Italy, will you?
“We did not underestimate anything now, but unfortunately we did not do what we said. There aren’t quite a lot of us now, we have a lot of injured players, so the rotation is narrower. At times, the forces ran out, Schio could change more. It was harder for us. “
Can you evaluate the current performances in the current positive Euroleague?
“In the beginning, the season was harder because we didn’t have Americans yet. We lost the first match, but we all sailed quite easily, maybe except for the match in Salamanca. We can be satisfied. Everyone hopes that we can advance to the Final Four, so we have a very decent one, but now there is a problem with a bit of injuries. I believe that we will win the promotion, the girls will return and we will be stronger at the Final Four. “
Previous seasons of the Euroleague noted the covid, now the war conflict in Ukraine. How do you perceive the exclusion of Russian teams from the competition?
“I think it’s right that all sports have reacted. On the one hand, it is a pity that he will not fight against the best Russian team in Ekaterinburg, and Kursk, who would also strive for the Final Four, also dropped out. In terms of quality, it’s a shame, but that’s probably how it should be. The last seasons are special, both in covid and now in war. FIBA has therefore made a decision and we must fight to advance to the Final Four. The chances are definitely greater for us than we need to run into Ekaterinburg right away. “
The biggest favorite to win the trophy is out of the way. How do you want to deal with this situation?
“Everyone knows that Ekaterinburg probably had the best team in the Euroleague, it has a lot of foreigners. On the other hand, I think that Fenerbahce also has a good team this year, they have been playing a quality basket since Christmas. It will definitely not be easy with them either. It is probably good for us that Ekaterinburg is not there, but we have to be in Schiu for the second match at the moment. Only then will we be able to think about running into Fenerbahce. “
If the tournament was hosted by Prague, it would be a big holiday, wouldn’t it?
“I experienced it here once and it was absolutely great. I wish it could happen again… “
In addition, in 2015 it turned out to be extremely high…
“We just won that and it was my first season. (smiles) Now that would be something else. I didn’t play much then, I’m playing more this year, so I would probably experience it more. But the fact that we won cannot be forgotten. So why not repeat it? ”(Smile)
The biggest wrinkles now make you the absence of injured players Stankovičová or Bálintová?
“I would say yes. We played it in six people on Tuesday, which is not easy. The pace was quite high and the opponents could rest on the bench for two minutes and then they came fresh again. We’ll see if we can heal anyone in the second match. If not, we will have to fight for it and hope that the girls will be ready for the Final Four. “
How are you going to the second match in Italy, which is scheduled for Tuesday?
“We will discuss the last match on video. We always played a good defense, but that didn’t happen this time. We got an awful lot of threes and open bullets. We need to prepare more for that. It’s about defense, when we defend well, we can run into quick counterattacks, which we didn’t run at all on Tuesday either. It will be even harder there, there will definitely be a lot of spectators, for which we will have to prepare as well. I am waiting for a balanced fight again. “