Barys - Lada. Coaches' comments

After the match "Barys" - "Lada" (0:3) a press conference was held with the participation of the head coaches of the teams.

Oleg Bratash, head coach of Lada

- The day before yesterday we had a very emotional match in Yekaterinburg. We spent our efforts and emotions in this game. Therefore, the preparation for this game was an important issue. There wasn't much time. It was important to prepare properly, today's result depended on it. We arrived, ate, and slept. Then we ate again, went to the game, and we managed to win. So, everyone has prepared correctly. Wins are crucial, any points now at the finish of the regular season are important.

- Did you want to save "cracker" for Podyapolsky in the last minutes? Have you tried to playf for the result?

- We have been trying to play for the result since the beginning of the game. Especially when the score is 3:0 before the third period. Of course, all thoughts are about maintaining this advantage and getting these important points. As for "playing for zero", such thoughts come to the goalkeeper, but they come at the very end of the match. When you already understand that the victory has already been achieved, and then such thoughts come to the goalkeeper to play for zero.

- Did you have less emotions than in Yekaterinburg, and did you focus more on defense in the game?

- Yes, you said everything correctly. There were not enough emotions today. It was expected. Of course, we concentrated on reliable and correct actions, and it was great that we managed to use our chances in attack and lead the score. The main thing was to secure your goal in order to win.

Oleg Bolyakin, Acting Head Coach of Barys

- Unfortunately, we lost today. We created enough chances to score, not even one goal, but two. The opponent punished us for our mistakes. Unfortunately, we couldn't open their defenses. There are no complaints about the guys, our injured list is updated every day. Arkady Shestakov has been injured and taken away in an ambulance. Asetov was injured the day before yesterday. Åberg did not play for two weeks, Åberg is injured, Starchenko and Muratov are injured. Those players who would give energy and skill, but, unfortunately, they are not there. Although, our youth played well and correctly, created goal chances. The guys fought anyway, but, unfortunately, the skill was not enough to realize those goal chances.

- If Pasquale is injured, are you planning to return Nikita Boyarkin?

- Yes, we have such plan. Unfortunately, the guys from Nomad are coming only tomorrow. They have a long way to go. There are enough players there who will join us now. We needed to win the Continental Cup because we had to prove that our Kazakhstan championship was moving in the right direction. The guys went, they completed their task. We sent seven people: Kaiyrzhan, Gaitamirov, Musorov, Borisevich, Rakhmanov. I think they need time to adapt. There are different time zones, the road, the guys played three hard games there. We will adjust the team composition within a certain time.

- When the score was 3-0, was there any thought of changing the goalkeeper to a sixth fielder?

- In order to change, you need to have four full-fledged links. We played the ending in the minority, and these guys who played in the minority, played five strikers, got a lot of pressure. Naturally, there was not enough freshness. You understand and see if they can do it or not. I knew for sure that it would be irrational and inefficient.

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