Artyukhin: “I don’t see the point in Zvyagin’s resignation from Avangard, because there is no replacement yet”

Former Russian national team striker Evgeny Artyukhin said that he has a negative attitude towards the idea of ​​​​the possible resignation of Avangard head coach Sergei Zvyagin.

In the current season of the FONBET KHL Championship, Avangard is in tenth place in the Eastern Conference standings with 13 points after 18 matches.

— Much depends on the fact that Vladimir Tkachev is not playing. And Reed Boucher cannot reach the level of play that he showed with him. And these are points and winning goals. The guys who were hired cannot replace Tkachev. There are problems with the goal line. I don’t want to blame the guys, but there are problems. At the right time, there is not enough player who could provide backup for the defenders. The defense is not performing well. The guys make a lot of mistakes, and the goalkeepers don’t always cope.

As for the dismissal of the coach, you need to understand who can replace the current coach. Now there are not many people who could enter there, even if we take foreigners. “I don’t see the point in resigning, because there is no replacement yet,” Artyukhin told RB Sport.

In the next match, Avangard will host Metallurg Magnitogorsk on Sunday, October 27.

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