Double Olympic champion Vyacheslav Bykov who lives in Switzerland, in a conversation with , summarized the 2023 World Cup quarter-final match, in which Swiss lost against the national team Germany .
The Swiss national team took first place in the group at the World Cup, but lost to the Germans in the quarterfinals with the score 1:3.
– I watched the match, and I noticed that the Swiss don’t realize their chances. After all, it’s a real derby with Germany, and you have to be able to get started, work patiently, surpass yourself. In such matches, the price of an error and a chance to score increases. And the percentage of sales in Switzerland was frankly limping.
Psychology plays an even bigger role, and the hand of coaching should be felt here. The Germans played in a strict, aggressive way. Yes, they acted in defense, but their counter-attacks were lively and, on every occasion, they went to the goal with zeal.
– How did the last game of the group affect the Swiss, when they suddenly lost to the Latvians (3:4 OT), letting them enter the playoffs?
– I certainly will not say that there was a “negotiable”. And in general, I am not in favor of suspecting anyone – it’s without me, please. Another thing is that losing before the playoffs is not beneficial at all, because the concentration is lost, and it can affect the overall result. The tournament is very short and you cannot quit.
– Will they now put guillotines in the central square for the head coach of the Swiss national team? Or will the country react with tolerance to this defeat?
We will have to see how the press will react. I don’t expect a serene unanimity, because the ambitions of the Swiss team were high. I understand that the fans and society are unhappy with the result, as well as the players themselves. So there might well be a difficult debriefing in the media,” Bykov told .
The tournament will end on May 28. Watch live broadcasts of 2023 Ice Hockey World Championship matches on and Match! Country”, as well as the sites sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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