Head Coach of Love Andrei Martyanov after losing to Kunlun in the Moscow Mayor’s Cup, he expressed dissatisfaction with the final result and the team’s play in the majority.
On Sunday “Love” conceded “Kunlun” in a shootout (3:4) in the match for fifth place in the Cup of the Mayor of Moscow.
— I am not satisfied with the result and with our majority. I am more or less satisfied with the content of the team’s game. They played according to the task, they tried, they accomplished it. We took a lot of shots, moved the opponent, but Kunlun goalkeeper Smith, who came off the bench, played very well.
There is little time left before the start of the championship. I asked the guys to reboot and get to the last microcycle with a fresh head.
– After the first period, Anatoly Nikontsev stopped appearing on the ice. He was replaced by Kirill Slepets. What happened?
– Nikontsev is injured. Now he’s going to have an MRI, it’ll be clear.
– During the match, you removed Jan Drozg from the first special squad and put defender Alexander Shchemerov in his place. What is the cause of this change?
– Drozg played the third game in a row, it was clear that he was losing his concentration a bit. It was difficult for him, even though he seemed like a cheerful young man. Shemerov played enough for the position but didn’t finish the puck today. To be honest, today the goalkeeper was badly covered. They stood on the penny, but the goalkeeper was not closed. It’s not penny work.
– Cam Lee missed a few days, but got out on the ice today. How do you rate his condition?
– He had a viral disease – crazy weakness, for two days he practically did not leave the room, he was even brought food. But this morning, Cam expressed his desire to play. And except for the last moments of extra time, he played at a good level, given that he didn’t prepare for the game at all.
– You have two defenders in the second Majority Brigade. No desire to try using four attackers and a defender?
– The second brigade, if it leaves, is already at the end of its majority. If the opponent has a fifth player on the bench, and it is an attacker, we release two defenders in order to protect ourselves in one way or another. Only because of that.
– When you got the majority in overtime, did you feel like taking the keeper out and trying to play 5v3?
– I think we had had enough of the majority and there was no need to impeach anyone. We have players of a serious level, they are obliged to realize these moments. But, once again, the opposing goalkeeper played very well. I really liked his game.
– Amour played well against CSKA, only losing in a series of free throws, the team’s defense got away with it, but today we saw a lot of changes in that line. The defense pair combinations were quite different. What is it related to?
— We have enough defenders, everyone needs to train. Kulik and Baldaev didn’t play today because they went on the ice yesterday. We have someone to replace them. Why not? Now some defenders will go to the agricultural club, then we will watch. You need a rotation, it’s very difficult to play three days in a row. “Kunlun” today was also a bit heavy, they have a short bench, – the correspondent of “” reports Martemyanov’s words.
The new KHL season will kick off on September 1 with the Cup opener between CSKA and Ak Bars. Love will play its first game on September 2 away against Vityaz.
Source : MatchTV
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