Tampere (From our rapporteur) – It is already a traditional routine that Jalonen et al. players in Finland. After the matches, they do not take them to the ice, where they would tap them in more and more exercises, but they give them an individual program. The stricter regime then occurs on the day of the match and will be the same on Saturday.
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“We have a day off today. The boys are going for massages, physiotherapy. We have to gain physical and mental strength, replenish energy. Then there will be shaking and wrestling on Saturday,” coach Kari Jalonen said on Friday.
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Evaluation of the quarterfinal match with Germany in the show PŘÍKLEP EXTRA.Video: Sport.cz
After Thursday’s match, he hurried to Tampere to see Finland’s duel with Slovakia live, then once again played a successful quarterfinal against Germany. And he only confirmed that his charges played the best 60 minutes of the tournament. “We filled the middle of the field well and worked aggressively,” Jalonen said.
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General manager of the Czech national hockey team Petr Nedvěd in pre-match training before the World Cup semifinals.Photo: Michal Kamaryt, CTK
In the morning, he called the coach of the German national team and his friend Toni Söderholm, and he also heard sincere praise from him for the Czech performance. “He said we were much stronger in personal fights. I felt the same way. Strength, energy and a willingness to go into fights were all on our side. Things like that decide then,” Jalonen said.
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But he has been working on the semifinals with Canada since Friday. She didn’t see her match with Sweden, which the overseas team turned from 0: 3, but her colleagues will prepare key cuts for him, which he wants to show the players in the early evening. “Everyone knows Canada. They have good players, and when they need to play, they start playing even better. They play fast, but we have to focus on our system and get the best out of the team,” Jalonen said.
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And Michal Kempný, who meets a number of players in the NHL, adds: “They have a good team, they have a couple of individuals who play great in the NHL. That they turned it against Sweden speaks for itself. That they don’t give up and play until the end. But so are we. We’re really looking forward to it. “
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Czechs in the last 15 years Canada at the World Championships only in 2010. Will it change on Saturday?
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