CSKA Moscow coach Sergei Fedorov after defeating Torpedo in the Fonbet Championship regular season game KHL told what he learned from the coach of Nizhny Novgorod Igor Larionov .
On Monday, CSKA beat Torpedo at home with the score 8:3.
– I am happy that fate turned out like this, and I played in the same team with Igor Nikolayevich. The only time we played against each other was when he was in the NHL with the San Jose Sharks. But most of the time we played together. I don’t think matches on the Coaches Bridge are fundamental for us. Because the main characters are our players. Our task is to direct them, to put them in those situations where they could show their skills. This is the main task of the coach.
Yes, we have different styles, coaching ideas. But this is at the level of experts and specialists. We are happy for our hockey players when they play well and stay healthy after such games. After all, hockey is a high-speed game and the likelihood of injury is enormous. And with the right game, you don’t get hurt, and Igor Nikolaevich just instilled that in me. This means – short shifts, at the end of the shift to perform the correct pass or throw-in due to small areas. Hockey doesn’t stop, it grows. And we grow with it.
Yes, Larionov and I are on different benches. And we rejoice in success, and we are saddened by defeat, just like the players. But I see no underlying reason for our fight. I’m always happy to see Igor Larionov on the bench and in life. These friendships and respects have grown over the years, since I was young. From my youth, I had the honor of learning from the best hockey players of the Soviet Union how to play this wonderful game,” Fedorov told a correspondent.
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