The head coach “Lada” Oleg Bratach spoke about the difficulties of working with foreign hockey players.
Lada’s squad this season includes Canadians Troy Josephs and Scott Kosmachuk, as well as Slovakian Mislav Rosandić.
— Working with legionnaires is new to you. How unusual is this and how is it going with the guys?
— It’s more difficult, to be honest. But this is not the first time that I have played abroad during my career. We must show tolerance and take into account their mentality: why they come here and how they overcome the difficulties that sooner or later still stand in their way. It’s not possible for everything to be smooth and easy.
Any foreign player who has not yet played in the KHL is, one might say, a mystery. Even now, after their let’s say successful debut, it’s still too early to draw definitive conclusions about their skill level, character and even role in the team. I think it would take at least one season to analyze their work in all situations,” Bratash said, as quoted by Metaratings.ru.
After 41 matches played, Lada occupies fourth place in the Eastern Conference with 50 points.
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