Head coach of Magnitogorsk “Metallurgist » Andrei Razin after the FONBET KHL championship match against Siberia Novosibirsk, he said that his team played well, despite the unsuccessful result.
The meeting took place in Magnitogorsk and ended with a score of 4: 3 in favor of the guests; in the middle of the third period, Metallurg won 3: 1. “Sibir” ended a streak of five consecutive defeats.
— A given and controlled game. With a snap of his fingers, everything changed. Let’s look at the mistakes, we must correct the situation. We ourselves gave the game to the opponent. It happens.
“In such situations, we start to think about internal insecurity. How can I solve this problem in my head?
– I wouldn’t say that. For me, the second and third goals, on the contrary, were missed out of self-confidence. Here, everything is banal. “Sibir” sat and waited for a mistake, playing defensively. We played active hockey. We made mistakes ourselves: a defeat in the middle zone, we ourselves began to attack the opponent… Where we could have held the puck and played for the result, we did not do.
— Bashkirov’s release turned out to be a success after a long break. Was this a planned action or just a necessary rotation?
— There aren’t many people left for the rotation. Danila sat too long and played a good match today. We’ll see later.
— What are the predictions for Wilson’s return?
— I think the next match will be played. But his situation is unusual. Old injury.
— You played better (than your opponent) for 50 minutes. But what exactly changed in the ending?
— We played better not for 50 minutes, but for 60. They scored the third and fourth goals for themselves. Well, deletion is not necessary. I do not absolve myself of all responsibility in this regard.
— Have you ever wondered what is going on in the world?
— I definitely don’t have a crisis of ideas. There are different tactics that we try to implement. We started the season with four injured players. These defeats hurt. I know the arrows will fly towards me. But there is a game. You can’t escape the statistics, but it’s such a hole at the moment. There is light at the end of the tunnel. The players are trying, there are a lot of opportunities. The opponent tries hard and treats us like a champion. We must overcome all this. We work, we try. It’s hard after such defeats. It is better to lose 0:8, and such matches are difficult to overcome psychologically,” reports correspondent Razin.
Metallurg is in sixth place in the KHL Eastern Conference with 21 points.
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