Head coach of Moscow “Spartacus” Alexey Jamnov defended the hockey player Nikolai Goldobin who was not effective in the KHL regular season match against Chelyabinsk Traktor.
On Saturday, Spartak defeated Traktor (3:2 OT) on their ice in the Fonbet KHL championship match.
— In overtime, you used three attackers without a defender. Comment on your decision…
— We decided to play this way, playing 3v3 format is always a risk, we thought the attackers could create more chances, it almost didn’t work, but it’s good that we had was able to convert the majority.
— Andrei Loktionov returned to the top three with Tsyplakov and Talaluev, why was such a decision made?
— Morozov has returned. It is clear that Ivan plays in a trio with Poryadin and Goldobin, and Talaluev was placed in the line in which he previously played. During the game, combination changes took place. For example, the Prince appeared with Talaluev.
— Morozov admitted that in the first shifts he did not enter the match, how long did it take him to return to optimal condition?
– I think that through the matches Ivan will get in shape, of course, he lost his tone, but I think Morozov will play the next match more confidently.
— When can we expect Burmistrov to return?
— Alexander is already preparing, skating on the ice, doctors are monitoring his condition, as soon as he is ready, he will definitely start playing.
— Keane has completed his first training session, when and with whom should we expect him to appear in the squad?
“He only had one training session and didn’t play any matches. I think Keane needs to train with the team. Let’s look at his adaptation, I haven’t yet figured out where he will play.
— This is not the first time that Goldobin has failed to score points in a match against a serious team. How do you assess Nikolai’s actions?
— Hockey is a team sport, if you are not satisfied with Goldobin’s game, that’s your problem, I was completely satisfied with his game, in the end, Goldobin’s trio created the decisive goal. Of course he wants to score more, and we want the same, but there are some nuances, but for me the most important thing is the team’s victory. Of course, leaders must bring results, but I cannot say that he played badly in the match against SKA. It is too early to say that he has not yet scored in matches against top opponents. It’s only been ten games, ask me after the last game of the season. Nikolai played in clubs with a different system, but now he is adapting to ours.
When you play against top clubs and you are leading in the scorers list, people will be distracted by you, of course, they always try to neutralize the top players. Sometimes things don’t work out, for example today, but I have no complaints about Nikolai. There are a lot of matches coming up, there is something to work on.
— Have you paid attention to the game in the 3v3 format?
— To be honest, not yet, we have much bigger problems, for example playing in the 5v5 format. But we will work on it. Today, in overtime, the opponent had great possession of the puck, but I did not see any real threats, ”reports the correspondent of , reporting Zhamnov’s words.
Spartak is third in the Western Conference standings with 13 points.
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