Head Coach S.K.A. Romain Rotenberg after playing with “Neftekhimik” (3:1) said that Marat Khairullin deserved to wear the captain’s armband in the St. Petersburg club.
SKA won for the fifth consecutive time and for the 21st in the current championship, having played 23 games.
— Played against a strong opponent. A young and daring team that created a lot of difficulties for us. After the first period, we had a serious talk between men, after which the guys started playing according to our system, scored good goals and won. Tomorrow we will rest a bit and fly to Moscow.
After Lokomotiv, we worked on the mistakes, had a serious meeting. It was not difficult to motivate and prepare the team for today’s match. The opponent’s high speeds were no surprise to us. We took everything apart, we knew the team was playing well. Poryadin is a very strong player. They have a new goalkeeper today, he played well.
They know our leaders well, especially Marat Khairullin. It was tough for the guys, but they overcame the barrier and snatched the win. Khairullin well deserved the captain’s armband, he has been the team leader since the start of the season, since pre-season, since the first training sessions on the pitch. Everything is absolutely right here. We let the best play, we act according to the sporting principle. We don’t look at badges and the past. Marat was the captain of Neftekhimik for a long time. Today, it was very important for him to be captain. For Marat, it was an additional responsibility, he faced it. We hope Yashkin will come back. All of our guys are ready to be captains and lead the team,” Rotenberg said.
With 43 points, Rotenberg’s team confidently leads the Western Conference table, Neftekhimik is 10th in the East (19 points).
Source : MatchTV
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