Mowgli and idiots: Guy Boucher and Razin spoke out after the defeat of “Metallurg” “vanguard”

Metallurg head coach Andrei Razin did not hide that he felt positive emotions after such a match and had already joked, rather than defended himself with quotes from Mowgli. "A good start in our performance," says Razin. Overall, the whole game went smoothly. There were some tough moments when I had to defend myself. In the first period, three stood against five.”.

According to Razin, the main difference between the current meeting with Avangard and the previous game in Omsk is that today the steelworkers very disciplinedly spent the third period. In the previous match, with all due respect to Avangard, there were two goals that we could not miss. Today we did not allow such heads, Razin concluded.

Asked by journalists what quote from the cartoon about “Mowgli” he would apply to the game (last time the quote “Akela missed” Razin apologized for his harsh statements at the press conference), the mentor of “Metallurg” said that for this case the phrase “We will go north” would be more suitable.

But the head coach of Omsk “Avangard” joking mood at the press conference after the match was not. His team clearly could not show the hockey on home ice that would suit the local fans. According to Guy Boucher, the Avangard hockey players played against the steelworkers not at all as they expected. “Everyone knows that the first home game after a long road trip is usually difficult,” says the Omich coach. But today, the difficulties were not the ones we expected. The players were overwhelmed with emotion. From the start we lost ground and started playing run-and-gun, just running ahead and trying to score more. It doesn't work for our team.”.

According to Guy Boucher, Metallurg fully deserved this victory, he was quick and masterful, but his team did not deserve to win this match. “There is nothing to hide here for. Tomorrow we will return to work, concluded the teacher.

Explaining the moment the coaching staff sent a request for a possible hand game before a goal that the judges rejected, the Avangard head coach spoke out about how the team should behave in a time of difficulty and whether anyone should be blamed for failing decisions. “When problems arise, it becomes clear who is rallying, does not blame others and thinks about what he can fix himself, and who begins to point the finger, look for the guilty and widen the cracks within the team,” said Guy Boucher. - That's not on our team. You won't see that from me either. The team wins together and loses together. Any idiot can be negative when things go wrong.”.

By the way, Andrei Razin, despite the victory of Metallurg, also had to answer the question about the attitude within the team. This happened after one of the journalists at a press conference asked to explain the absence of Vladimir Tkachev on the ice, hinting that the reason is not his illness, but in the process of “educating” the player from the coach. Razin immediately rejected this assumption. "Swear to me what?" Honest pioneer: he did not recover, said the head coach of Metallurg. - He still has symptoms. We made the decision together. If he was ready, he would play. We talked to him, we have a great relationship. We came to the conclusion that he should not play today. There is no conflict, calm down.”.

The defeat in Omsk or as "Metallurg" on the road beat "Avangard".