Honored coach of Russia, former goalkeeper SKA Sergei Cherkas believes that the St. Petersburg club has made progress in the last matches of the regular season of the Fonbet KHL championship.
SKA is in fifth place in the Western Conference standings with 34 points, the St. Petersburg team has won four consecutive victories.
— I really like the way the team is playing now. Remember the match against Ak Bars in Kazan: SKA players spent a minute and a half to two in the opponent’s zone, although the match was “five against five” and the hosts did not know what to do. They moved and moved well.
– What is the reason for this transformation?
— The group has stabilized, the wounded have returned. Defender Falkovsky greatly strengthened the team. If earlier SKA had an offensive defender Nikishin, who was able to connect and score, and who spent a lot of time on the field, now Falkovsky was added to him – he also plays very usefully.
— Are there fewer deletions and fewer unexpected errors?
– Certainly. The technical staff tightened discipline. The team looks complete, they have improved their movements and teamwork, and we see some great moments on the ice from SKA. Two matches – against Ak Bars and Severstal – I just watched with enthusiasm, I could not tear myself away.
— As soon as SKA fans hung a banner “The system does not work” in the stands of the ice stadium, how did the team start winning?
— The system actually works. There are certain nuances, but I said it when SKA lost matches: you should not panic in advance, shouting “All is lost!” Now the team lives up to expectations,” Cherkas said, as quoted by RB Sport.
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