John Lašák: I hate to say it, but it surely was a bit about luck. Prey? It was no accident that Spórs.sk caught them

news-content">Slovakia’s ice hockey gamers misplaced to Latvia 2:3 after a raid and are nonetheless undecided about advancing to the semi-finals. After the assembly, we spoke to the coach of the goalkeeper Ján Lašák, who mentioned how sizzling it was within the corridor, but additionally that the great efficiency of the Latvian goalkeeper throughout the raid was not unintentional.

How do you price the sport?

“The primary aim was unlucky for us, however that is how they fall, we have scored like that earlier than. We have been significantly better within the third interval, we scored 2:1, there was nice euphoria. It is a disgrace we conceded a aim when the goalkeeper was despatched off, it occurred in a short time. Martin Pospíšil was injured. I feel the entire motion accepted it not directly, however that is no excuse.

After that, we defended the weakened admirably after which got here the raids. Everyone knows it is a lottery, I imagine it’s kind of in regards to the talent too, the boys tried however they at all times hit it there in some way. Although they meant nicely, they missed it by a millimeter. As a lot as I hate to say it, it was a little bit of luck right now.’

Libor Hudáček mentioned we made their goalkeeper a star. Is that so or was it actually good?

“There have been conditions we may have dealt with in a different way. However I do not need to say that, as a result of I’ve by no means been below assault and I’ve by no means shot a goalkeeper. I do know it from the opposite aspect, I do not know what it is like if you go looking and 100 kilograms are shot at you. I’ve by no means skilled that. But when I needed to say one thing to the boys, we may get a name from him, as a result of he has a variety. Nevertheless, watching it from the stands is one factor and being there may be one other. “

Their goalkeeper Kristers Gudlevskis was in plenty of ache throughout the raid. May the raids have been dealt with in a different way? Ultimately to get up extra or make it much more uncomfortable?

“After the raid, everybody in all probability mentioned I ought to have achieved it in a different way. We scouted him and I’ve to say I watched about 23 of his races scouting and he solely acquired two or three targets from them. He has a excessive success price in them. It was no accident that he caught it.’

The warmth within the stadium remains to be talked about. Do you see it too?

“It wasn’t so heat within the stands right now. Properly, I really feel it too, after I run upstairs to my place, I am sweaty too. When Samuel Hlavaj took off his skates right now, he put a sock on the bottom and there was a puddle below it. It is really a sauna.

When a participant skates, air will get below his jersey and cools him down a bit, however the goalie has no option to settle down. He’s wrapped in a vest and doesn’t even settle down. It’s much more troublesome for a goalkeeper.

And even when the tools will get tender afterwards… When the match ends, the tools will be 15-20 kg greater than when it began.”

How did you see the second aim conceded in a raid? Was it dangerous luck too?

“I am not a lot into dangerous luck and luck, I imagine that an individual is ready. However right here the puck stood up, rolled and went into the aim. So there was one thing like that. However he did it nicely, he went left, he pulled to the left over the lengthy arms to the appropriate. It was a great prey that’s laborious to catch.’

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