The Head Coach”Spartacus » Alexei Jamnov after winning the Moscow Mayor’s Cup final CSKA said he was happy to beat the army.
The match took place on Sunday and ended with the victory of the Red and Whites with the score of 3:1.
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– How do you assess the result of the pre-season? What does today’s victory in the derby mean to you?
We are satisfied with the training camp. I think the guys should be happy too. The guys have started to understand the game we want to show. We have something to work on. Not everything is smooth, there are bumps, it’s a workflow. The main thing is that the guys are improving and showing their hockey better and better. Today’s game showed what we have to work on. It’s good to beat the current Gagarin Cup holder. Guys, bravo, I took the courage. But our task is to make sure that our team is not a flash team.
– In the third period, Spartak played very well on the power play, but they lacked realization. How to fix it?
We’re working on it, we’ll fix it. We try to pay attention to the majority. In the third game on this ice, the ice was soft, at times the puck jumped over the sticks. The guys try, in the second period the excitement started, the dregs left. But in the third period, they played the hockey we asked for. Mistakes are sport and life. No one is safe from them. The main thing is that there is a majority draw.
– Spartak won all the matches of the pre-season. There is no fear that it will not work during the season? And who is the team captain?
– The captain will go to the first game. There is no superstition. Well, how can we be? Go out in pre-season and tell the guys to lose? We need a cycle, we need a continuation, there is a lot of work to do. We don’t have hats. The fact that the guys win, they’re great, they deserve it. But if anyone thinks everything is fine with us, then it’s not. We will try to have a stable team without failures. We want to win. The guys deserve their success, you have to respect that.
– Will you be able to keep your spirits up for the first game of the season?
– He must be. I think the guys understand everything. The task of the coaches is to prepare them for the start of the season. There will probably be some nervousness. It is clear that the pre-season matches are completely different. Today’s match made the guys realize that they can play against CSKA, a very balanced team. It’s a very good test for us. We will work to not disappoint. A team is a team, building it is not a quick process. Here the result depends on each one. Guys get it, they take everything seriously.
– Rybar and Kareev’s game added a puzzle, which should be the first number?
– I do not have. The goalkeeping coach probably has a headache. Let’s go in season. Who will be first – time will tell. We still have a week left. I have complete confidence in the goalkeeping coach. Questions about the guards – to him.
— Do you have high expectations of Spartak?
“I don’t know what is expected of us. Probably, the fans are waiting for the team not only to fight for the playoffs, but to go as far as possible. The club has done a great job in the market in terms of recruiting players. Many thanks to the club manager. Our task is to create a locomotive from this material that will move as far as possible. There are many nuances here. All the fans are waiting for a miracle to happen this season and Spartak will be on top. But let’s go step by step. We will move forward gradually and hopefully in the right direction. The main thing is to create a team where there is a good atmosphere. I think it could be a very good team.
– Belyaev met Dietz, defending his partner, and was eliminated with the score 1:0. How do you feel about that?
– I did the right thing. It’s a team, he defended a partner. We survived, he did well. I think anyone will tell him that. A free kick or not is unclear on the pitch. He went to defend a friend.
– Do you consider it your asset to have worked with many key players from other clubs in the national team and to know them?
I can’t even say what I think about it. I think more about the way the team plays. Yes, I know all the players I worked with in the national team, I know some nuances. But I focus more on team play than individual play. For the same CSKA, the mechanism works, everything is in order. Our guys did a great job today.
– Tsyplakov scored a lot of goals in pre-season. Can he be considered a top player?
“I have known him for a very long time. Was in “Spartacus” in various positions. I know Maxim’s strengths and weaknesses. I told him where he could improve his game to be more useful to the team. He does everything now. I am not surprised by his progress. I know its potential. As for Talaluev, he just suffers from a microtrauma. I hope he will progress, – the correspondent reports Zhamnov’s words.
The new KHL season will kick off on September 1 with the Cup opener between CSKA and Ak Bars.
Source : MatchTV
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