Former defenseman for several KHL clubs Nikita Shchitov in a conversation with he said that the head coach of SKA Romain Rotenberg For the first time in his career, he found himself in a situation where his team lost so many matches in a row.
On Sunday, SKA lost to Siberia in St. Petersburg with a score of 1:2; For St. Petersburg, this defeat was the fifth in a row in the Fonbet KHL Championship.
— SKA has many creative newcomers: Tolchinsky, Gritsyuk, Laipsik, Galchenyuk. These guys have to play. They are players of the same type: technical, competent, fast. It seems to me that SKA lacks a hockey player in the Nikita Gusev or Vadim Shipachev format, capable of reading the game several steps ahead, competently handling the puck and bringing a partner into a comfortable position with a good pass.
It is clear that the SKA can crush its opponents with its activity. The goals will come sooner or later. But we still need to improve our defensive game. I still see that the team is not playing well.
Roman Rotenberg is coaching for a second full season. Last year, SKA got off to a good start and showed excellent hockey. If the team experienced a decline, it was only after the trip to the Far East. There was no decline as early as today. As a coach, for the first time in his career, Rotenberg found himself in a situation where the team lost so many matches in a row.
He says SKA has four away games. But Metallurg Andrei Razin played five away matches every other day. Everyone is on equal footing, no one complains about the schedule. Rotenberg says they set the wrong schedule and discusses the ruling. I think this is precisely because as a coach he never found himself in such situations. But for Rotenberg, it’s an experience. I don’t think it makes sense for the SKA, with its composition, to refer to such indirect reasons.
I will also note that hockey experts generally praise Rotenberg in all aspects. But if they were honest, they could point out some mistakes to him. When there is constructive criticism from hockey people, you can pay attention to it, listen and see certain points. But in general, SKA has a very experienced coaching staff – they have collected powerful assistants. They will get out of this situation.
It’s also very interesting for the fans. Everyone is watching how SKA will get out of this difficult situation. St. Petersburgers work in the media field. The championship becomes even more interesting thanks to such things,” Shchitov told .
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