“It will be difficult to surprise CSKA, but the task of Krylia Sovetov is to go further, not to surprise” – Osinkin

CSKA is in good shape, the players show not only an individual level, but they add to the organization of the game, Igor Osinkin, head coach of Krylia Sovetov, told Metaratings.ru.

CSKA will play against Samara “Krylya Sovetov” in the semi-finals of the FONBET Cup of Russia.

– Can CSKA be called the most unfavorable option, given the defeats in personal meetings?

– We scored as many points in the championship and with Spartak as with CSKA. We accept everything as it is. They are in good shape. They show not only the individual level, but add to the organization of the game. The first match against Krasnodar was very high quality on their part. We will prepare for the game with them in the championship on March 12, so now we have to prepare a little less for our opponents.

It will be more difficult to surprise the favorite.

Yes, but our task is to go further, not to surprise.

– Did CSKA really come back from the training camp as strong as the victory over Krasnodar 3:0 indicates?

– You can look at it in different ways. On the one hand, quick goals affect the game. At the same time, it was necessary to play further. Of course they were impressed.

– Is the second leg away – is it good or bad?

Such situations affect individually. Now the European Cup statistics show that the teams that play the second match at home do not have a big advantage. The only thing is that if we had played the first match in Moscow, we would not have had to make an extra flight. But we are used to so many flights, we are not afraid of this.

– You have three matches in a row with Dynamo, there will be almost three in a row with CSKA. Maybe you know hockey players who are used to playing playoff series?

– There is some logic in this, hockey players understand the psychological aspects of such training better. But we will look for our own ways to solve these problems. So far, all thoughts are only about the next game against Dynamo.

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