Head Coach S.K.A. Romain Rotenberg after being defeated by CSKA (1:3) remembers the game against the army at the football stadium.
— It was a double-edged game, great hockey. CSKA are a solid team, congratulations on the victory. We are currently 2-2 in the series. Yes, the third period, we failed. Somewhere our young guys made some mistakes.
But we expect the return of many players. Our guys are getting sick, a lot of injuries. However, in the next game, everyone will come back. We hope that Emil Galimov will play. He hasn’t played for a long time. Stepan Falkovsky, Kolya Prokhorkin, Zakhar Bardakov are on the way – our key guys.
At the same time, we have to be able to win with any formation. You have to play even when you’re tired. Because that’s the way to get the playoffs. We won’t always be perfect.
So there is something to work on. We will have two more games with CSKA in January. We are going to prepare very seriously for these matches. And our task is to reach the top for the playoffs. Two more games with Yaroslavl are such important games in terms of preparing for the Gagarin Cup.
Today I have no complaints about the guys for their dedication and character. They plastalised, fought, grabbed the puck on themselves. Okulov’s second goal is well done, he kicked it and scored. I saw such a goal at the World Championships, when Pastrnak threw Yakovlev from behind the gate. It’s skill. We have to put it into service with us, throw it everywhere. Here, CSKA throws everywhere. Here you have to play right now. Let’s work, everything is training. We have to improve the majority, and we understand how,” Rotenberg told reporters.
– Evaluate the moment with Podyapolsky, when he threw the puck overboard.
– We were not marked in this minority. CSKA have already scored after the majority in six seconds. It’s a game. Our goaltender dropped the puck, there was a technical fault somewhere. Our goalkeeping coach will work with Vlad. We’ve been through times like this before. The goalkeeper’s task is to play the stick correctly. This technique must be worked out and next time he will not make such a mistake. At the same time, Vlad played very well and no one complains about him.
— It is remembered how the SKA vs. CSKA matches were held at the Gazprom Arena football stadium and gathered 70,000 spectators. Is it possible to return this “Winter Classics”?
“You have to earn it by winning. Of course, we want to come back, to play in front of so many people. For anyone who works in hockey, today is the best day. At the same time, in such matches, the task is to win. And with your victory, you must earn a return to the Gazprom Arena.
— Are you satisfied with the results of the deadline for SKA?
– We did the maximum we could to create reserves and strengthen the workforce, taking into account what we had. First and foremost, these are injuries. We were forced to make trades to strengthen the team before the deadline. We needed a margin of safety. We did a great job and now we are happy. And now we have a clip of players we’ll be working with. Some still need to practice, to bring everyone back to a common denominator.
Source : MatchTV
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