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- Tell me, why did you cancel the open training?
- I was strongly advised to do this. I could not disobey the authorities. In a country of mourning, what do you want from me.
- But we didn’t go to have fun with you.
- I understand, but I was advised to refuse public events that day.
- There is a feeling that you are completely closing.
- Yes, I'm closing. But not because I have secrets from you. It’s just that any visits to training sessions, calls to me, they interfere with my mood and work. Each - and there are a lot of you - must be answered, each should be given information. When to work?
“But we are not just calling you.”
“I understand, but you also understand me.” And do not say that our team has been closed since Soviet times. And do not call me names. Rather, write what you want, but I will act as I see fit. Nothing should take us away from work.
- Do you think that excessive openness prevented our team in St. Petersburg?
“And that too.” I will not allow outsiders to the team.
- It is known that some players can do things without strangers. Will you control them?
- No, I am not going. My team is played by healthy people, professionals. I trust them. Here, look, Ovechkin is coming. Dad is behind him, followed by mom.
“And you won't go next?”
- Not. Everyone knows what to do. And I believe them. Therefore, by the way, hockey players live at home, not at the base. Only from April 26 we will settle all together.
- Tell me, do you have an agreement with Vladislav Tretyak that you will complete the allotted two years to the end?
- It is so written in the contract. But it happens that different life circumstances arise.
- Probably, you think only about the first place?
- Yes, we will fight for gold.
“Medals of a different value will not be regarded as a disaster?”
- Will not. Still, the World Cup medals are a good result.
- Then what will be a disaster?
- If we are left without medals.
- Will you call Sergey Zubov?
- Yes.
- And what about Andrei Zyuzin?
- After we call Zubov.
- Why was a couple of Emelin-Kondratyev defenders defeated today?
- We wanted to check on Kirill Koltsov. I am not satisfied with his actions in defense.
- Who do you expel after this match?
- No one yet. Take a break until tomorrow.
Alexey Shevchenko