Interim head coachAvant-garde » Sergei Zvyagin said he was in contact with the team’s former head coach Bob Hartley during the series with “Locomotive “
On Saturday, Avangard lost to Lokomotiv in the seventh match of the second round of the Gagarin Cup (2:0) and ended the season.
— What did you change after taking over the team?
— Thank you to the coaching staff and our entire team made up of soldiers, doctors and massage therapists. Because the situation was difficult. Everyone was united by the idea that only together we can rectify the situation, it was precious. Regarding tactics… everything the guys did, including Kuryanov… we spent hours everywhere. If it had been during the season there would have been a lot more changes. We just didn’t give certain things, we were afraid it would be too much.
—Have you been in contact with Hartley? Some friendly advice?
– Yes. I couldn’t believe it myself, but when we first talked to him after game six. We tried calling or messaging each other several times, we communicate often at other times, but Bob was on his way. Plus, the time difference. The one thing he said right before Game 7: “Tell the guys in Game 7 you can’t sit back, everything is on the line, we have to move forward.” Remind us how we played the extension of the seventh match in Kazan in 2021. » He asked to play the role of number one, reports a correspondent, reports Zviagin’s words.
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