Alexander Shcherbenev: "This Is only the first step"

Zenit guard Alexander Shcherbenev shared his impressions of the victory over Samara (113:52) in the winning match of Round 25 of the VTB United League regular season. In today’s game, the player recorded 11 points, 8 assists, and 1 steal.

— Alexander, what are your impressions of the game? How strong was the desire to show your best side in front of the new head coach?

— Excellent impressions. We tried to focus more not on the opponent, but on ourselves — first and foremost on our defense and our desire. We understand that a new coach means a new system, and we need to adapt step by step. In any case, every one of the guys who stepped onto the court showed effort — and the result is on the scoreboard. But we won’t relax; there are still many important games ahead, so this is only the first step we’ve taken.