Bratash: nerves cost Admiral against Neftekhimik
Admiral's coach blamed unstable psychology, not tactics, for blowing a 2:0 lead in a 3:5 home loss to Neftekhimik in the KHL.
Oleg Bratash put the blame for Admiral's 3:5 home defeat to Neftekhimik on nerves rather than tactics.
Admiral led 2:0 in Sunday's Fonbet KHL match in Vladivostok but let the visitors from Nizhnekamsk fight back and win. It is the second game running in which the side has allowed an opponent to come from behind.
Asked whether his players had faded after a strong first period, Bratash rejected the idea outright. He said he judges the team game by game rather than by the run of home fixtures, adding only that Admiral is not picking up enough points.
He pointed to the second period as the recurring problem and suggested his message during the first intermission is not getting through.
If the same pattern shows up again in Admiral's next fixture, questions over Bratash's ability to fix it in-game will only grow louder.
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