Forward “Avant-garde » Arseniy Gritsyuk in an interview with noted the role and contribution Ilya Kovalchuk in team building.
– How did Kovalchuk form the champion team? After all, he really changed Avangard in the 2020/21 season.
– Kovalchuk always knew when the team needed to calm down and when to activate it. He created the atmosphere in the locker room. Those emotions that you pass on the bench and in the locker room to explain and suggest something to someone may not be enough in the game later.
And Kovalchuk seemed to have everything under control. He sees that the player is about to burn out, and immediately: “Calm down, we keep playing.” He also interacted with the coaching staff. If he saw that we were missing something in the game, he told Hartley about it.
– Ilya was like a game coach?
– No, it is the captain who can consult the coaches and then bring it to the team.
– You saw Kovalchuk in training. Is he able to return to big hockey as a player?
– I do not know. I have a lot of respect for Ilya Valerievich. I’m sure if he comes to the team, the mood will immediately change. Has he already announced his retirement?
– I didn’t announce anything. And there is information that he trains hard.
– If he comes back, that’ll be cool. But I haven’t seen Kovalchuk not training at all. I remember coming to the national team before the Olympics. We go out for a warm-up, hit the ball, stretch on the rollers. I look, Kovalchuk lies, the press pumps – bam, bam, bam.
Team manager, already old. And so he trained clearly, all wet, then changed clothes, watched the practice, talked with us. In terms of work, Ilya Valeryevich is an example for young people and in general for everyone.
Source : MatchTV
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