Oulu Kärpät stumbled upon an interesting news on Monday when it said he had released its head coach Wille from their mission. The headquarters’ position settled by an experienced Petri Matikainen58, which included, among other things, the Lions’ 2011 World Cup gold team coaching team.
– I bring myself. My own personality, my own values, that the team also wants to do things. As a coach, I am a cherish co -election of such cohesion, Matikainen tells .
Matikainen’s hard -working policy is related to motivation and is aimed at top players. The reason for the speeches may be that some of the stars of the Flyers have recently played ungrons in defense.
– I want everyone to play for the team, whether a star player or not. I have to do stuff for the team or I don’t really like such a player, Matikainen outlines.
Scare and excite
The head coach is aware that the time span is short. However, he intends to bring himself very openly to the team when the first meeting begins after interviews.
– I want to meet the guys, get the kind of confidence that they trust me. Needless to think about five games. You might want to think about how it goes for five minutes. Comes for, I will do my best in front of the community.
Matikainen, who once coached the Espoo Blues for SM silver, has a wealth of experience in the Finnish Champions League, including Pelicans and HIFK head coach. Abroad, he has coached in Austria and most recently in Switzerland in recent years.
Coaching is a break of the year. Matikainen has butterflies in his stomach.
– It is always such that it scares and mentally exciting. They even go again.
– The most important thing would be to get in touch with a person. Connection, that’s most important. All of them will come then, but I would get in touch with the players, Matikainen hopes.
Matikainen plans to open himself for his team and hopes that it will follow.
– That’s where it leaves. I will not start to fake or present a bigger or smaller coach than I am. Usually it has worked in the past. Sometimes, Matikainen says with a smile.
Flyers want to avoid qualifying
Sports Director of Oulu Kärppi Mikko Myllykoski The decision was difficult and he was really confident that the team’s sled would turn. According to him, however, changing the head coach aims to avoid pouring into the SM League qualifiers.
The Flyers are ranked 14th in the SM League, just two points away from the Playout line. The loser of the Playout Series plays a position against the winner of the Mestis.
– You mentioned the pressures, mentioned the external pressures, and all the opportunities here: in the worst place we can even qualify. We try to avoid this in this movement. We strive for the playoffs and go as far as possible, ”Myllykoski tells .
The government made a decision
Under the leadership of Myllykoski, the Flyers decided to change much of their defense and goalkeepers first. When these changes did not produce the desired result, Mäntymaa eventually allowed to give way.
The position of Mäntymaa has spoken during the season and Myllykoski has had to comment several times the situation of its head coach. However, in the recent bulletin, it was interesting that the chairman of the Kärppi Board of Directors Juha Junno First comment on the club’s decision.
According to the release, the decision was made by the government. The role of the sports director in the decision was not opened.
– I was attending a board meeting to express my own opinions and my views on the situation. The government then made a decision in the final game. This is the result, Myllykoski said of his role.
In an inexperienced Myllykoski, the inexperienced has gained a lot of pressure in his job. He commented more on his position.
– At least my keys came to the door. Yes, they tell me if I don’t have to work here.
“Not everything can be obtained”
Myllykoski cannot say whether the Flyers were even too patient while waiting for the results needed from the pine land. Nor does he want to analyze what should have been done differently.
– Maybe those analysis times come after the season. Here are so many variables around, Myllykoski spins.
According to the sports director, Kärp has not had a panic button on the bottom. It has believed in the head coach, the coaching team and the team. The player market has been trying to do everything possible, but on that side, the Flyers have not succeeded as they wish.
– That’s what this is, life. Not everything can be obtained, Myllykoski sums up.
From the new head coach Myllykoski expects results, but also a new look for the team. He points out that hockey is not just about physical but also a spiritual behalf.
– We believe that Matikainen can be a missing piece that lights up the job and we get more profits in our column.
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