Captain CSKA Nikita Nesterov after the defeat of SKA (1:2) in the Fonbet championship match KHL said that Muscovites are improving with every match and after December they should reach their maximum form.
Among the winners, Vasily Glotov and Andrey Chivilev stood out. Maxim Mamin scored the only goal for Muscovites. In the 27th minute before the end of the match, host striker Valentin Zykov was sent off and received a 25 (5+20) minute penalty for pushing visiting striker Prokhor Poltapov onto the board.
— CSKA has had three consecutive victories. But this was interrupted in St. Petersburg. What can you say about the match against SKA?
“We lost the game, and that says it all.” In the second half, we could have taken the initiative from the opponent even though we had a five-minute lead. This component needs to be added. We had to score at least one goal. And we have to play better defense. In principle, we had moments. But they didn’t score. Serebryakov played very well in his goal. Well, let’s work.
— Do you think, as captain, that CSKA finally finds itself?
– Certainly. I think we are playing better and better every game. The pace of the game and the understanding are completely different. We do what the coach asks. Yes, some issues need to be fixed. But I think everything will be fine soon.
— Most of the time, it was important to score, wasn’t it?
— I think it was the key moment of the match. When Zykov was sent off we should have scored.
— What will CSKA do during the two weeks in December without matches? You must restart.
“I think we’ll still be training during this window.” We’re going to lay some foundations and adjust some things. And after the break, the team will already be on top. In theory, this should be the case. We need to understand it the right way. The technical staff has a plan. They will show us everything and explain to us. And we will work,” Nesterov told .
CSKA is in sixth place in the Western Conference standings with 36 points.
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