Head Coach “Tractor” Anvar Gatiyatulin said that the main reason for SKA’s devastating defeat in the Fonbet KHL Championship game was the mistakes of hockey players when defending position in their zone.
On Wednesday, Traktor was beaten by SKA at home with a score of 3:9. The Chelyabinsk club interrupted the winning streak, which was three games in a row.
— Played with the championship leader. We made mistakes, especially in our zone, for which the opponent punished us,” Gatiyatulin told a press conference. – Another key moment is the special teams game. We knew that the opponent was a fast team, playing the pressing. We asked ourselves not to fall into the counter-attacks and to organize ourselves. Somehow it even worked.
– How to boost player morale now?
– We will find a solution. Let’s show the times when we made these mistakes. We lost our nickel. Let’s analyze the match and set the accents.
– Can you underline the positive points?
– We moved well, created good chances. They were even able to break up the game, but the puck didn’t go into the goal. The dedication of the guys and the support of the fans – even with such a score, we were supported from the stands.
– How do you play Proskuryakov?
– They gave Ilya time to warm up, they changed him. Here, the team had to be shaken up. Ilya came in quite well, somewhere he helped us. We played badly in defence, especially in the post.
Source : MatchTV
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