Head coach of Spartak and the Russian national team Alexei Zhamnov in an interview with , he said he calmly reacted to criticism after the Belarusian side lost in the home tournament in December last year.
Zhamnov has led the Russian national team since September 2021. Under the guidance of a specialist, the national team won the silver of the Beijing Olympics.
In December 2022, at a tournament in Moscow, the Russian team took second place, losing to the Belarusians in a shootout – 4: 5. After that, Zhamnov was criticized on the coaching council.
– Did you expect that this season you would be so reprimanded in the coaching council for the defeat of the Belarusians? Even though the December tournament was friendly.
– And when was there a different reaction if the team lost? There are no more tournaments. These are normal things, and I’m taking it slowly. At that time, we gathered those who could come. Because there were a lot of injured guys, someone flew out a few days before training camp.
We also took into account that some guys have to play Monday in the KHL. Someone to perform a night flight. Therefore, they gave them more time, not putting them in the national team on Sunday. In general, it was originally scheduled that Russia would play on Friday and Saturday. But then the calendar got moved for some reason. But what should be stirred now? We did a debriefing in December, the experts gave all the notes, made certain conclusions,” Zhamnov told .
Zhamnov’s appointment as head coach of the Red-Whites was announced on Tuesday. The Russian Hockey Federation (FHR) told that the coach did not inform the organization’s management of his intention to work at the Moscow club.
Source : MatchTV
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