CSKA head coach Sergei Fedorov admitted to that it was more convenient for him to watch hockey from the stands.
CSKA beat Dynamo Minsk 3-2 in a pre-season game on Saturday. The army team scored three goals at the start of the second period – Konstantin Okulov, Pavel Karnaukhov and Ivan Yanchenko scored.
– A year ago, CSKA lost to Dynamo Minsk in the same game (0:5). Now he won. What is the difference? After all, the same training cycle…
– I’m happy for the guys. They performed very well after serious microcycling. They did a good job, even if they came out tired. Nevertheless, we found the strength to play well, especially two periods. In the third, the opponent set the squeeze in motion and delivered the puck towards our goal. But everything worked. Not without errors, of course…
This year’s and last year’s microcycles cannot be compared. Because different staff, players. We leave Minsk in a good mood. I’m proud of the guys – we rested well and did a great job.
– Why did you watch the match from the press box, and not from the bench?
“If you’re on a bench, you don’t see much. You review the game after the game. This experience was available, and this season we used it. No matter how trivial it may seem, but you can best see it from the catwalk. Moreover, the players not only have to listen to me, but also the assistants. It’s a time of training. In general, we work on different situations, Fedorov told .
CSKA have won two Gagarin Cups in the last two KHL seasons. On September 1, the Army team will fight in Moscow with Ak Bars for the Opening Cup as part of the launch of the new championship.
Source : MatchTV
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