Head coach of Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo Igor Larionov said that the absence of the team’s forward Vasily Atanasov in the match against Sochi was due to his decline in the match.
On Monday, Torpedo defeated Sochi with a score of 7:1 in the home match of the FONBET KHL Championship. Atanasov was not registered for the match.
– Gave me the opportunity [Атанасову] watch hockey from the stands. There is a practice that the best way to overcome a mental or physical slump is to watch the match from above, from the stands. See where you can improve. This is the only reason for his absence today.
We want this guy to come back and be the creative force we need. The game consists not only of tricks, but also of effort and defensive play. They need to be improved so that he becomes a full-fledged player at the elite level, ”reports the correspondent of , reporting Larionov’s words.
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