Head Coach “Ak Barsa” Oleg Znarok after being defeated by “Salavat Yulayev” asked not to blame the goalkeeper of the Kazan team Amir Miftakhov for the mistakes.
Ak Bars lost to Salavat in the KHL Fonbet Championship home game (2:3). Miftakhov was substituted after the second period.
“Well, a bit unimportant first half,” Znarok told reporters. – Although in the first half we had two ‘one against zero’ outings. We played in principle with great desire, with great dedication. But the implementation of moments was not enough.
– Is it possible to say that Ak Bars gave too much force in the last match against Metallurg (3:2 OT)?
You are also right to a certain extent.
– What is the reason for replacing the goalkeeper in the third period?
– Because Bilyalov will play in our next game.
– Is it possible to say that Ak Bars lost the duel of goalkeepers today and Yezhov turned out to be better than Miftakhov?
“I wouldn’t say that. We have two excellent goalkeepers.
— But the replacement of the goalkeeper says something.
– This happens for various reasons, even purely psychological for the team. There is no need to blame Miftakhov for mistakes. There were plenty of scoring chances he shot in. In general, I’m happy with the goalkeepers this season.
– In front of Ak Bars – again Magnitogorsk and Salavat Yulaev. Does your team prepare for these matches in any particular way?
“Probably, the preparations are proceeding normally. We usually prepare. The only thing is that we have already switched to good speed training for several days. We missed it a bit.
– So you wonder about the speed performance of the players?
— We try to improve it, whatever the timetable.
Source : MatchTV
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