Saint Petersburg head coach S.K.A. Romain Rotenberg after the victory over Magnitogorsk “metallurgist said his team had to overcome the opponent’s “Canadian playing skills”.
On Saturday, SKA defeated Metallurg 4:3 in the Fonbet home match of the KHL Championship.
– The game ended in the blink of an eye, everyone’s eyes were burning. At times, the opponent showed Canadian acting skills. This too had to be overcome. We responded to provocations with goals. We held on, tied the score, added in the third period and won,” Rotenberg said.
– The first period turned out to be generous for goals, the second and third – on the contrary. What is it related to?
– We analyzed the game of Metallurg, who had previously lost to Dynamo Moscow and Lokomotiv. They understood that a wounded animal is the most dangerous. We made mistakes in the beginning, but we pulled ourselves together, we became one fist, we started to bend our line, to play at maximum speeds. It is worth noting the withdrawal of Bardakov, who received a seven-minute penalty – the Canadian game played in favor of the opponent. We were in the minority, we were exhausted, we had to make a change in the links. We try to score a lot, we have already scored 100 goals this season.
— Did Metallurg surprise you in the first half?
— There are players with a high individual skill level. For example, Leipsik, who was forced out of the NHL for non-gaming reasons. We all know his story. Without her, he would have played quietly in the NHL. Maye, Koshechkin – they are all very strong guys. With them, it was immediately necessary to play tighter, to meet closer. But on our side there was an individual technical marriage. But on the other hand, we showed that we could add up, increase the rhythm. We have a star team.
– Was it nice to beat Ilya Vorobyov’s team for the first time?
– Vorobyov is a representative of the famous coaching dynasty. His father, Pyotr Ilyich, is an outstanding specialist, who was at one time Yurzinov’s assistant. We are all pupils of Yurzinov, we all learn. Some better, some worse, like in school. I have worked with many coaches. And I will say thank you to everyone, I continue to study every day.
Source : MatchTV
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