Himaki has done everything to meet the requirements of the Euroleague and suffered losses with the Corona-beaten staff • Now, after the amendment of the regulations, it demands justice
Nervous cortinitis.
Himki hopes to open a new page at the expense of Maccabi Tel Aviv
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So far this is not the season of Moscow Khimki.
Let's say that since the preparation for the season everything has gone her upside down.
Maccabi Tel Aviv's rival tonight holds one of the most potential rosters in the Euroleague and a budget among the highest in the factory (25 million euros). All season.
Of course the focus is on the corona virus, but not only.
Himki has a 4-0 balance in the Euroleague, but she lost the first game against Panathinaikos due to a large wave of injuries and not typical of the season opener.
Then came the troubles of the corona.
Five contagants in addition to the injured led to a ridiculous situation in which the team coached by Rimas Cortinaitis registered only eight players for the games that the rules required.
In fact these were eight players who also included youth players and in one game an injured player was registered just to fill the quota.
Therefore the next three losses were only a matter of difference.
Himki stood by the eight-player task decided upon by the Euroleague so as not to incur technical losses, but it turns out to be a bit naive.
A few days after returning from the trip to Spain where she lost twice as expected, the Euroleague decided to cancel the installation of the technical losses and those who could not appear due to the Corona restrictions would have their game postponed.
The problem for Himki was that it was one moment too late.
She had already played the games to which in retrospect she could not have appeared.
The effort to comply with the bylaws played to its detriment.
Teams in similar situations, such as Wheelerban and Zenit St. Petersburg, in exactly the same rounds, announced that they could not appear and after the amendment of the rules they will be scheduled for replays.
Himki is in fact the only one in the entire Euroleague who has been injured because of the previous rules.
All of this only added fuel to the season-opening bonfire.
So far it has been hit by the big Corona in the Euroleague, although there have been teams with a higher number of contagious.
In Himki, of course, they are very angry.
They are boiling over the Euroleague.
The feeling of discrimination is very great.
They are full of claims like a pomegranate.
General manager Pavel Astakov said: "Our cases have hurt athleticism. We could sit at home, ignore everyone, lose technically and then they would cancel us and set a new date. Decisions cannot be retroactive. If so, then we should also cancel the final results. "If they do not do that, it is a double standard. All this does not add to the image of the Euroleague. Everyone should be equal."
With the return of most of the patients and some of the injured (led by Alexei Sheved), the team from Moscow hopes to start the season again tonight.
Maccabi Tel Aviv hopes it will wait until next week.
