The head coach “Tractors” Alexei Zavarukhin after the defeat of “Lokomotiv” In the third match of the Gagarin Cup semi-finals (1:2), he said that his team had four games to win and bow out of the series.
On Saturday, Traktor lost at home to Lokomotiv in the third match of the Gagarin Cup semi-final series (1:2). Yaroslavl leads the match with a score of 3-0. The fourth match will take place in Chelyabinsk on April 8.
— The opponent is very strong, a good team. Yes, the series score is 3 to 0. But we have four matches to win and win this series. Nothing is lost.
— “Traktor” had a large majority, but the rally did not work. Was there a desire for change in the majority brigades? In the end, they made changes and scored on the power play.
— The question was asked a little poorly. We scored 6 against 4, they are not a power play team. Ultimately, there are six players, each with their own role. We are working on the majority. If someone doesn’t succeed, you can try. But change someone at the level crossing? It didn’t work for Ufa and me either.
— You said the match would be different in Chelyabinsk. Did you manage to show it?
— No, the start of the game didn’t work. We missed a goal. The guys were told that they slept until the start of the match – at the start of the first and second half, that they were behind everywhere and there was very little aggression. Of course, it is easier for the opponent to play their usual hockey. It’s good that we didn’t stop playing, even though we didn’t score until the end.
— Was there a desire to make changes within the three?
“There was no point in changing anyone.”
— Was there no point in going to three levels?
“There was no point either,” the correspondent reports, according to Zavarukhin’s words.
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