Head coach of Moscow “Spartak » Alexey Jamnov said that his team knows what needs to be done to achieve a positive result in the series of the second round of the KHL playoffs with Magnitogorsk “Metallurgist “
The first match of the second round of the Gagarin Cup will take place on March 17 in Magnitogorsk.
— A serious adversary, we prepare him with respect. But at the same time we understand perfectly what we have to do and how we have to play. Metallurg finished first in the East, but the playoffs are now a completely different competition. We have no doubt that the series will be very difficult. In these two matches with Magnitka in the regular season, we gained useful experience, but now everything will be different. We know our pros and cons, we will try to have more pros in this series.
— Spartak was one of the last to recognize its opponent. Have you adjusted your preparation in any way because of this?
— It is false to say that the preparation failed because of this. We prepared as planned and did everything necessary. Basically there is a difference of 1-2 days. We understood how Avangard and Magnitogorsk played, so the whole training process was based on that. The series with Severstal was energy-intensive, the hockey was fast. So we needed a break between episodes. As much for the guys as for us, this break is an opportunity to breathe and regroup.
—Who do you plan to receive at the door? Nikolayev?
“We will definitely say it tomorrow.” If you have a goalkeeper coach, anything can happen overnight. But for now, yes, we are planning Nikolaev,” reports the correspondent of , reporting Zhamnov’s words.
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Source : MatchTV
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