The defender of Pyunik shared his expectations from the matches against BKMA and Lions.
— Pyunik unexpectedly started with two defeats in a row. In your opinion, what is the main reason for the unsuccessful start of the season?
— Perhaps in the first matches after the championship we came out more relaxed. Maybe they came out more confident somewhere, not ready for such a hard fight right from the first whistle. Perhaps this did not play in our favor. And this clearly also reflected on the site.
But we played one and a half links. And the pace was very difficult. Therefore, we did not have time in many places, we lost in the fight in many places. But there are still a lot of games to play. And there's a lot more to come. Pyunik will clearly show itself yet.
— Pyunik will play with BKMA for the first time. What is your opinion of the team based on the past matches?
— I watched their matches and I can say for sure that this is not the team that I would like to play in the playoffs with. They have strengthened and brought in a lot of good players. It's a pretty fast team technically.
They also like to play surreptitiously, to put it mildly, so you need to be careful and ready for everything. Sometimes emotions prevail on the ice. It will be difficult to play against them, both mentally and physically. I think it will be a very interesting confrontation.
— The Lions beat Pyunik in the first match of the season. You will play again on Sunday. Has the team managed to change after the playoff final?
— This is clearly not the team they played in the final. They have strengthened well, they have done a good job in terms of management and player selection. They have a lot of fast guys, technical guys, who are very difficult to keep up with. But we have to take revenge.
— Perhaps in the first matches after the championship we came out more relaxed. Maybe they came out more confident somewhere, not ready for such a hard fight right from the first whistle. Perhaps this did not play in our favor. And this clearly also reflected on the site.
But we played one and a half links. And the pace was very difficult. Therefore, we did not have time in many places, we lost in the fight in many places. But there are still a lot of games to play. And there's a lot more to come. Pyunik will clearly show itself yet.
— Pyunik will play with BKMA for the first time. What is your opinion of the team based on the past matches?
— I watched their matches and I can say for sure that this is not the team that I would like to play in the playoffs with. They have strengthened and brought in a lot of good players. It's a pretty fast team technically.
They also like to play surreptitiously, to put it mildly, so you need to be careful and ready for everything. Sometimes emotions prevail on the ice. It will be difficult to play against them, both mentally and physically. I think it will be a very interesting confrontation.
— The Lions beat Pyunik in the first match of the season. You will play again on Sunday. Has the team managed to change after the playoff final?
— This is clearly not the team they played in the final. They have strengthened well, they have done a good job in terms of management and player selection. They have a lot of fast guys, technical guys, who are very difficult to keep up with. But we have to take revenge.
Recall that Pyunik will play on December 21 at 23:00 against BKMA, on December 22 at 23:00 the team will play against Lions.