The head coach “Salavata Yulaeva” Viktor Kozlov talked about work Alexei Zavarukhin at the head of Chelyabinsk “Tractors” in the first round of the Gagarin Cup.
Salavat Yulaev left the Gagarin Cup, losing to Traktor in the first playoff series with a score of 2–4.
– Did Zavarukhin outsmart you?
“I haven’t seen such situations, I don’t think, and I haven’t noticed any kind of ‘failure’. The opponent played pragmatically, we give them credit. As the series progressed, we were constantly making adjustments. Let’s say the first game was noticeably different from the last, but unfortunately not all the adjustments worked. A useful experience for us.
The coaching work is such that you are always looking for something new, you rely on certain points. As the season progressed, the guys grew, we tried to maximize their strengths and eliminate some deficiencies. For example, we tried to make the most of the young and mobile attack and avoid any unnecessary pressure on the somewhat aged defense. In general, we have a young and promising team, we are all learning, the coaches are no exception,” Kozlov said at the Championship.
In the regular season, Kozlov’s team took third place in the Eastern Conference, scoring 90 points in 68 matches.
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