Director of Magnitogorsk “Metallurgist » Alexey Zhloba told that the club had not considered the option of dismissal Andrei Razin from the position of head coach due to unsuccessful results at the start of the season.
In September, Metallurg played 11 matches within the FONBET KHL championship, in which they won four victories.
— Still with very unsuccessful results, the news of a change of coach begins to spread. Are they still counting on Razin? Was there any doubt about his presence on the bridge?
— If we had doubts, we would not have re-signed the contract with Andrei Vladimirovich for a year and on new conditions. As for rumors, I have already said that we must question those who spread them. There was no talk of Razin’s resignation due to the first results of the season, Zhloba told .
On Friday, Metallurg announced the appointment of Evgeniy Biryukov as the club’s sports director, who replaced Sergei Gomolyako in this position.
Magnitogorsk is in eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings with 10 points from 12 matches.
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