15 October 2022

KHL. Barys – Amur. Trainer's comments (video)

After the match Barys - Amur (5:1) a press conference was held with the head trainers of the teams.

Vadim Yepanchintsev, Amur head trainer

- I would have to say that the first period was more or less successful in terms of the game. The second one, I think, was all decided through a series of goals that we conceded in a short period of time. Unfortunately, the opponent took advantage of our mistakes, but we were unable to do everything possible to win the game. The goalkeepers didn't play the kind of game that would have helped us at least make our team score. Here, I think the team defeat, the opponent today more deserved to win.

- You can not help but ask about the overall performance, what happened in the recent matches?

- Not very good performance. We don't score enough, and it makes it hard. We focus on this. Somewhere the luck, somewhere the skill is not enough. We must often be a danger to the enemy's gate As the saying goes, demanding more from the goalkeeper to catch a mistake, getting under the skin, scoring such a garbage from the goal crease Unfortunately, we don't always get into it. We focus on these things, but, unfortunately, we are not able to do it yet.

Andrey Skabelka, head trainer of Barys

- First of all, I want to thank the fans. It was a nice atmosphere today. As for the game: the first period was not bad. But at some points we allowed us to make careless decisions when launching attacks. Especially when they got a power play. Instead of increasing the lead, we gave our opponent an opportunity to get into the game. Thanks for the reaction at halftime, and we were coming out with a different energy in the second game. We played great in attack. We scored good goals, we could still score. We asked the team to play strictly, not to let the opponent do anything in our zone. At the same time they were waiting for the counterattack. We wanted to win. Thanks guys! Thanks to the fans for this match! Getting ready for Torpedo.

- The number of blocked throws exceeds 20. Is it about dedication?

- I would like to thank a lot for that, of course. But as I said, it's such a technical element. We want that to be our system, our system of playing defense, we want to play our positions and still be in the line of scrimmage.

- Nikita Mikhailis finally got his first goal of the season. Would you comment?

- I would not focus on Nikita. He will score his own goals, and quite a lot of them, it's just a matter of time. He brings value to the team in all components. Even the best scorers have different periods.

- Chaput and Shaykhmeddenov were withdrawn in during the match, is there any information?

- I don't know how it will be by the next game, but if they can't return, it will be a huge negative after today's game.