PETERSBURG, October 17 – R-Sport, Artem Lisowski. St. Petersburg hockey club SKA Friday stopped cooperation with the head coach Andrei Nazarov by mutual consent. The final match of 41-year-old led the army club became the home game of the regular season CHL with “Ak Bars”, which ended in defeat with a score of 1: 3. Also left the team assistant Igor Nazarov Kalyanin.
Under the leadership of Nazarov current holder of the Cup Gagarin spent 22 games in the regular season CHL, which scored 10 victories and suffered 12 defeats. SKA with 30 points is out of the playoffs, ranking ninth in the Western Conference. The summary table of the regular season the army team took 18th place among 28 teams.
Acting head coach of SKA appointed Sergei Zubov, who worked in the coaching staff Nazarov. His assistant will be Alex Yarushkin.
After the defeat of the “Ak Bars” Nazarov came to the postgame press conference and left the “Ice”. At the same time in the locker room was a meeting of the team, which was attended by the club.
President of SKA Gennady Timchenko said that to continue cooperation with Nazarov club does not allow athletic performance. “Inviting Andrei Nazarov SKA, we knew it was a new challenge for the club and for the coach. It is not easy to take the championship team and lead it to new victories. Sporting results SKA in the first part of the regular season, unfortunately, does not allow us to continue cooperation, but we are grateful to Andrei Nazarov and Igor Kalyanin to work in St. Petersburg “, – quotes Timchenko club’s official website.
The aim is to win the Cup GAGARINA
The question of the head coach of SKA became urgent, June 17th when Vyacheslav Bykov and Igor Zakharkin, under whose leadership the club for the first time in its history, won the Gagarin Cup, decided to leave the team, according to the official statement, for family reasons. Some time head coach was vacant, but the long wait was not necessary. First, a member of the board of directors of the club, Alexander Medvedev said that the SKA will be headed certainly Russian specialist, and two days later was introduced and a new steering team.
He was one of the most scandalous Russian coaches – known in the past tough guys Andrei Nazarov, who previously headed the Chelyabinsk “Tractor”, near Moscow, “Hero”, Cherepovets “Severstal” Donetsk “Donbass” Astana “Barys” and the national team of Kazakhstan. On the appointment of the expert became known on June 20.
Choosing SKA leadership from the outset seemed ambiguous. Career Nazarov great victories was not marked, a lot of questions and reputation caused specialist who once was in the midst of scandals. However, the club’s management assures that Nazarov will be entered into the system and the philosophy of the Army Club.
“We need a modern approach, understanding, teamwork. We believe that at this point Nazarov – the ideal candidate for our club, for In order to develop, go in the right direction. The emphasis is not only for one season, we have a five-year strategy of the club, is of paramount importance the development of young people and work with the players, because the players are an asset of the club, “- said vice-president of the SKA Roman Rothenberg journalists.
Nazarov after the appointment shared with reporters ambitious plans to win the Gagarin Cup.
“I promise Petersburg fans that the team will win. The contract was signed for two years, will be hoping to extend it . A lot of new ideas that I want to bring to life. The task – to repeat the success, another task not. My goal – to fight for the second Gagarin Cup, “- said Nazarov.
In this Nazarov, he said, I do not mind that in the offseason SKA left main leaders – Artemy Panarin and Viktor Tikhonov, who went to conquer the NHL and Patrick Thoresen, Tony Martensson and Roman Cervenka.
The scandal with physicians and “Plum” Coach
But very quickly the rainbow anticipation of the new season was replaced by the first disappointment. Nazarov joined SKA with a scandal – the media reported about his brawl with team doctor Yegor Kozlov, which allegedly occurred in-house club. The club denied the fact of fight, the doctor, in turn, threatened by the court, but the police criminal investigation was not initiated.
Since the beginning of the season the team added, and other problems. The first match of SKA led Nazarov turned defeat by CSKA principal rival in the Cup of Discovery with the score 3: 4, even in overtime. The first rumors about the resignation did not take long. Against the background of the game is extremely vague, they appeared after two consecutive defeats in an away trip of the Novosibirsk “Siberia” (2: 5) and Novokuznetsk “Metallurg” (3: 4). Start a conversation about what the players, “fused” the coach, but soon the guide SKA has denied all speculation.
“That did not happen. And those who bet on the resignation Nazarov, he lost. By the coach has the confidence of the management of the club. The season turned out difficult. When you change the coach, always a team rebuilt, each coach has its own game concept, its psychology. But the lapping, in my opinion, comes to an end, so it’s all good, “- said Alexander Medvedev.
“The coach must be ready for the resignation”
Perhaps the words of Medvedev acted on SKA calming, the second part of September the army team had a better. But the relatively successful segment was followed by five defeats in six games. After the fiasco of the home “Sochi” (1: 2), who became the second consecutive Nazarov stated that “the team is a black band” and that it “must draw conclusions.” It seemed that the ensuing victory over the “Spartacus” (3: 1) just smooth out the overall situation, but here, despite the three points, reporters persistently asked the steering army of dismissal.
“The resignation? Any coach who came to work, has to prepare for retirement. The main thing that worries me – it is a game. When it does not, I worry. There is a feeling that some players do not want to play for me and laid out on the ice? I already hear three months, and tired of answering this question. We are professionals. There is not a game to me. The guys play for his contract and for his family, “- said then Nazarov.
KOVALCHUK expressed support for the teeth
On the eve of the match with the “Ak Bars” general manager Andrew SKA Tochitskii Nazarov expressed public support, saying that the problems of the team, not only to blame the coach. But as it turned out, fate Nazarov, in fact, was already a foregone conclusion. On the content of the game meeting against the “Ak Bars” it was not the worst of the season, but the army team to overcome a black band and failed. The club decided that SKA needed a change.
“All the same, Andrey Viktorovich (Nazarov) need to thank for his work. He is well prepared the team physically. We have a lot did not, in that there is including wines players. We need to create more chances to score. Because at home we hammered a little – this is not good – said the captain of SKA Ilya Kovalchuk told reporters. – When such changes occur, to start something new. Sergey (teeth) was a great hockey player, already has a lot of experience, he has worked in CSKA, we have a team working with Bykov and Zakharkin, so it’s all there to be a successful coach. We, the players, it is in this help “.
Next SKA will match on October 18 against the ice Togliatti “Lada”. In the next game SKA displays have a new coaching staff.
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