Former head coach of the Russian national team Vladimir Krikunov expressed the opinion that “Spartacus” was not ready to fight in the first match of the second round playoff series with Magnitogorsk Metallurg (0:4).
— I am not ready to call Spartak’s defeat unexpected. For the “reds and whites”, this is the first serious playoff series. Here, leaders must take everything out of themselves, go where they strike, throw themselves into combat when they no longer have the strength.
Scoring points in the regular season and fighting in the playoffs are two different things. Razin’s team was ready to face such an opponent and warmed up well in the series with Love. “Spartak and its leaders are not,” Krikunov said at the Championship.
The second match of the series between Metallurg and Spartak will take place on March 19 in Magnitogorsk. Watch the live broadcast of the match on Tuesday from 4:45 p.m. (Moscow time) on the channel.
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