Head coach “Philadelphia” John Tortorella said he could not explain his demands to the Russian striker Matvei Mishkov because of the language barrier.
— For me it’s a bit difficult, because my coaching style is to react immediately to something. On the bench, in training, wherever it happens. I won’t come back to it later. I think spontaneous coaching is very important. But I can’t do that with Mishkov, because he just doesn’t understand.
One day I tried to explain something to him on the bench. I try to explain something to him and he says, “Yes, yes,” but he doesn’t really understand. Now we invite a translator once a week, sit in my office and discuss everything with him. I want to listen to Matvey, and he should listen to me. It’s much easier this way. Over time, he began to speak better. But I still think he doesn’t completely understand what we’re trying to convey. That’s why we try to be careful, slow down the pace and hold meetings once a week,” Tortorella quotes in reference to TNT.
Michkov scored 16 points (7+9) in 19 regular season games. He is one of the contenders for the title of best rookie of the season.
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