The head coach of CSKA summed up the results of the match with Salavat Yulaev in Ufa.
— Congratulations to Salavat Yulaev on the victory. We also played a good game. Maybe we were rolling in for the first period, but in the second and third there were many chances to score, equalize, even go ahead. We failed to score in power play. In the end, you saw everything by yourself. Let's attribute this to an accident, unfortunately, the puck jumped unsuccessfully. I am pleased with the guys, how they reacted today. We understood that we were coming to a fresh team.
— CSKA uses a goalkeeper replacement in overtime for a long time. How do you determine when you need to do it?
— This is a natural situation. If we managed to win the throw-in and release the fourth fielder. There are seven players instead of ten on the rink, and the best of our team who know how to control the puck are playing from our side. I think this is a significant advantage. You can use this immediately after scoring the goal. Four to three is a real advantage.
— Will today's incident in overtime affect your tactics?
— Should not affect. Of course, we will look and sort out what happened. A little unlucky. I asked the guys not to worry too much.
— After the first match, Viktor Kozlov said that the Salavat players respected you too much. Didn't it happen today?
— I would not like to dwell on these points. Salavat is a great team, fast, a lot of talented forwards who can play with the puck, pass it to each other. If you have a high-speed team, then this is half the victory. We knew they would play better at home. They understood that the rink was bigger here. They are fighting for the playoffs, for points, so the initiative came from the hosts.
— Do you remember how many matches there were without dismissals? What's the secret to setting up a team like this?
— There were few of them. We made mistakes, there were unnecessary dismissals. In defense, sometimes you need to foul, but not in attack or in the middle line. We are constantly working on this. This is discipline, it beats the class. The guys accepted it.
