Sasu Salin, who is suitably squeamish, is in many ways a nugget of gold for Susijeng – according to the expert, Czech’s nerve control failed completely

Finland will face Holland in its last group game on Thursday at 15:00. Broadcast on TV2 and Areena at 14:40. The European Basketball Championship is followed in this article.

On Tuesday evening in Prague, Susijengi won an extremely important and handsome victory against the Czech Republic with the score of 98–88. At the same time, Finland ensured the continuation of its EC tournament in the playoffs in Berlin.

Lauri Markkanen scored the national team’s all-time points record in the tournament, 34 points, in the match against the Czech Republic. The public voted for the hungriest wolf for the second time in this tournament Sasu Saliniwho was again one of the key factors in Finland’s victory with his three-point shots.

Sports expert Antero Lehto explains Salin’s importance to the team and comments on how Finland was able to respond to the Czech Republic’s very physical, even dirty game at times.

When Finland has won the European Championships, Salin has hit from behind the arc. In the loss against Israel, Salini did not go, only 6 points and 1/6 from threes to a sack. Against the superior Serbia, Salin hardly got to shoot, 6 points and 2/3 threes.

Instead, in the victory over Poland, Salin scored 18 points, 6/10 three-pointers. Now against the Czech Republic there were 23 points, threes 5/8.

– Salin has been really good in winning games since the beginning. He got into the game right away. When the first sinks with such a thrower, the ketchup bottle opens, describes Antero Lehto.

– The wolf gang needs Salin. Otherwise, scoring is too much on Markkanen.

Lehto points out that Salini’s throwing skills are well known. Last season, Salin won the Champions League in the ranks of Tenerife and at the same time took the Champions League treble.

Salin is a marked man. That’s why it’s hard to play him in free throws in five-on-five situations. As in the victory in Poland, Salin got into positions when Finland got stops at the defensive end and thus quick counterattacks.

– His throwing skills are known. It’s no wonder that there are no easy spots in half-court attacks.

Of course, the importance of Salin is much bigger than throwing threes. At the beginning of the last quarter against the Czech Republic, Salin took two possessions in a couple of minutes and caught two fouls for the Czech Republic. The situations were very important to stop the Czech Republic’s budding final streak.

– Salin has stopped tough players earlier in his career, Lehto sums up.

Although Salin is “only” 191 centimeters tall, he is able to confuse even bigger opponents with his rasping, aggressive and nasty style of play.

– There was a Balkan pig in my game. I put a little spice on the mistakes. There was contact, yes. Teemu from the coast I’ve learned a few tricks, Salin mrujaisi after the Czech victory, among other things According to Aamulehti (you will switch to another service).

Yelle Salin emphasized Susijeng’s character when the defeat against Serbia was under way.

– There were quite a few people watching when we lost to Serbia by 30 points. Even in Koti-Suomi, many people looked at it when we were put in a pretty bad situation. Shows great character that we reset it in no time.

When the leaders of the national team born in the 1980s, Petteri Koponen and Shawn Huffwill end their careers at the European Championships, is the oldest player in Sal’s national team at 31 years old.

Antero Lehto and Sasu Salin were there when Susijengi in 2014 played its only time in the World Cup so far. There will be a second time next year.

– In addition to these things, it’s a really big deal for the team that Salin is such a ******* nice guy, Lehto exclaims with a suitable swear word.

– The type of happy pill that is definitely needed, especially in such a long tournament.

The Czech Republic was known as a very physical and large team. When the cooperation of Finland’s defensive game improved in the second half, the Czech Republic responded even more aggressively.

I especially remembered Markkanen and Jan Veselyn clashes. In the end, Vesely quickly filled up his foul account in the last quarter and flew out of the match, Markkanen continued scoring.

– Finns’ nerve control took on a really big role. In the Czech Republic, the control failed. Especially with Vesely, who is the superstar of his team. Two stupid fouls and out. When the game started to get pretty ugly, the nerve control failed completely, criticized Lehto Tshek’s performance.

– There was emotion in the game and it was controlled, Lehto, on the other hand, praises the Finns.

Of course, the Czech Republic also managed to destabilize Finland. Especially in the third quarter, there were moments when Susijeng had trouble getting the ball even from their own half of the field.

The Czechs tried to be even more on the skin and get between the ears. Finland had as many as eight turnovers in the third quarter.

– That’s a lot for one. Finland was wondering what was going on. I should have been able to respond better to the physical game. The best thing is that Finland survived that period.

– All in all, a well-deserved win. Finland practically led the entire game and dominated it throughout. No two questions who was the better team.

On Thursday, in the last match of the preliminary group against Holland, Finland will still play for second place in the group, which would mean a good starting point for the quarterfinals.

Finland will face Holland in its last group game on Thursday at 15:00. Broadcast on TV2 and Areena at 14:40.