Coach Dmitry Ryabykin told that management’s decision “Vitiaz “Not renewing his contract was not a surprise.
Riabykin took over as CEO of Vityaz in October last year, replacing Alexander Zavyalov. On Monday, the Moscow region club announced that it would not renew Ryabykin’s contract. Along with him, his assistant Alexey Bondarev will leave the team. This season, Vityaz took last place in the Western Conference standings.
— Were you ready for the club to announce your departure?
– Certainly. I realized a long time ago that they would not renew my agreement.
– What was this expressed in?
— I won’t say that the attitude has changed in one way or another. It’s just that when they didn’t take anyone during the re-bid period, they showed that they apparently saw no point in fighting (for the playoffs).
— You applied to management to strengthen your team, but it was refused?
— We had good chances, the gap with Dynamo Minsk was six points. We could compete for a playoff spot.
— Did the bosses explain in any way why there were no new arrivals?
– No, they just said that such a decision had been made.
— But before the start of the season, was the task given to you to become one of the participants in the Gagarin Cup?
– Certainly.
— What was missing to be in the top eight?
— First of all, a little depth in the squad. Second, after the re-registration period ended, some hockey players relaxed a little.
— Did you understand that they would play anyway, even in the absence of an appropriate attitude towards the issue?
– Yes. The club didn’t take anyone, they understand that they will play anyway, because there is really no one on the ice.
— Could you use a stick without a carrot?
— The carrot and stick help for a short time. You can’t constantly shout and growl at players, it will work once or twice, but no more. They get used to it and it doesn’t work anymore,” Ryabykin told .
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