Head coach of Ak Bars Anvar Gatiyatulin after the match against CSKA, he said that Friday’s match against SKA had demanded too much energy from his team, and this was reflected in Sunday’s result.
CSKA won on Sunday “Ak bars” in the away match with a score of 3:0. On Friday, Kazan defeated SKA in overtime – 3:2.
— We spent a lot of energy and emotions during the last match. We took this into account during the preparation. CSKA is a competent team. It’s important to go out and play with a cool head against her. Don’t make mistakes. Thanks to the fans for their support.
— How do you judge the game of Nic Petan, who played on the left and not in the center?
— It’s clear that Nick has missed long enough. He fell out of the rhythm of the game. Here you will have to be a little patient and wait. Because the player is talented. In the next match, he will play with more confidence. Here they decided not to break the link. The Barabanov – Semenov – Yashkin trio performed well. And we thought for a long time about trying Nick from the edge. More recently in North America he has played on the wing. Such a moment happened and we tried it.
— Was there an alternative, who else should Petan be released with?
“We analyzed him and came to the conclusion that he would be better in these combinations.”
— Why didn’t Semyon Terekhov play in the last two matches?
— We always make decisions by analyzing the previous match, as well as training. We attend every match with the optimal lineup. Semyon Terekhov was left without training, so he was sent to Almetyevsk to get it. And so – it’s all in the clip. We prepare, we will watch, analyze and make decisions on the composition.
— What did you talk about with the referees after CSKA’s second goal? Have you considered accepting a request?
— I asked about when Mitchell Miller lost his stick. Wasn’t it two minutes? We discussed it.
— In the second period, Ak Bars played for three minutes on the power play, but only managed five shots on target. What’s the problem?
— We prepare for the opponent, analyzing the majority and the minority, playing with equal strength. But the adversary is also preparing for us. We went back to the previous combinations, we brought back Nick Petan. I repeat that in the next matches he will look more confident.
— Ilya Vorobyov said they were helped by overlaps in the second period, when two goals were scored. Why couldn’t you handle this?
— As I said, in the last match we spent energy and emotions. It was important not to make mistakes. But in the second half, there were unforced errors. It wasn’t even the opponent who forced us, but we did it ourselves. And we fell for these overlays. You need discipline in play and work – a process that continues every day. We will convey to the guys what we can strengthen, especially in such matches,” Gatiyatulin was quoted as saying by correspondent.
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