"The CSKA hockey show, a great school for our team" – Hockey – Sportacentrs.com

"Today, I attended one of the strongest matches of a team performance at the KHL," said Ankipāns irts. "I can not even criticize my boys, CSKA also showed nothing unusual, it just promised faster and stronger.These little details have also made up everything – the CSKA played aggressively, was very Near, in the attacking area raised the rays, threw the goal and covered our goalkeeper, they did very well and, more importantly, it was done by all four. "

"Of course, they made a lot of effort and they did not succeed this time, but it was not the key to the game," Ankipan said. "There were plans to try to force their speed of play, but unfortunately it did not go away at the same time, I consider it to be an excellent school for our team, especially for young people. Already in the boys' locker room, I said that with such speeds, hockey should be considered and the game as a whole would become faster and faster. "

Ankipan acknowledged that CSKA was the team against which this season was the most difficult. The coach acknowledged that some individual mistakes did not determine the fate of the match because the opponent was simply superior: "We must also take into account that we now have a very difficult diet. The opponent's coach said that everything could be well understood: three games in a row with strong teams, a lot of energy consumed, difficult to maintain concentration for so long.But this n & # 39; It's not an excuse – I've really been impressed by the CSKA game. "

Ankipan said that in the locker room, the hockey players had been informed that he would not take this defeat over his heart: "We should learn from our mistakes and this match could have a lot. , the next opponent ("Traktor") will not be easy, but we also know how to play fast and aggressively, everything will be fine. "

The matches against SKA and CSKA took place in Zurich as part of the international KHL project, but Ankipan himself wondered if he had any impression on the organization of these games. He smiled: Hotel and place, I see him. But in the room, everything seemed to be organized at the highest level. "

The "Dinamo" of Riga after the home games in Zurich will now have seven of the next nine games.