Double winner of the Gagarin Cup Sergei Konkov believes that Lokomotiv should have played faster and smarter in the series with CSKA in the KHL Fonbet Championship playoffs.
CSKA beat Lokomotiv 5-0 on Wednesday. The army club won the series with a score of 4-3 and will face SKA Saint-Petersburg in the semi-finals of the Gagarin Cup.
— Yesterday, Lokomotiv also lost a penny in positional defense. Allowing such moments on their doorsteps was an unacceptable luxury. CSKA played very patiently throughout the series. Lokomotiv had an advantage yesterday. The team took 30 shots and CSKA blocked another 20. And ended up scoring zero. All of the goals after the fifth were scored after errors in defending from position. What was it?
Maybe the guys were tense? Maybe two early goals left their mark? In my opinion, Lokomotiv acted frankly in attack. All throws were obvious. The team lacked enthusiasm to make the game more interesting. Lokomotiv had chances, but they didn’t materialize. Perhaps it was necessary to play faster, more slyly. That’s where the experience comes in. The army team was able to prove itself here, but the Yaroslavl team didn’t succeed,” Konkov told RB Sport.
The SKA-CSKA series will start on April 2 in St. Petersburg.
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