Honored Coach of Russia Vladimir Plushev in an interview with a correspondent, he appreciated the style of play of the Sochi team, whose matches are now not complete without fights.
During the Liga Stavok Sochi Hockey Open‑2022 pre-season tournament encounter between Sochi and Avangard, after the opening face-off, a five-on-five brawl broke out. Going forward, the teams had a few more fights, getting 149 penalty minutes in the first period.
– Previously, they always said: “The dirtier the team, the less they play.” If Nazarov can’t put anything in Sochi other than fights, then how are they going to fight for the playoffs?
Entertain people? In general, people don’t really go to hockey here. And Sochi is generally a special city – smart and privileged. Nazarov is unlikely to gain fame there with his household affairs.
You need to understand – what is this team for? For fighting or for hockey? I do not understand why the KHL does not react to this on the eve of the new season. The trend in Sochi has already manifested itself. They’ve already made it clear that they’re going to entertain people with fights and smashed faces. So can they change the sport? We have fights without rules. Certainly, the guys there are serious, you can’t resist them.
These things need to be answered. What happened in yesterday’s game in Sochi against Omsk was dirty. At the same time, I’m sure against SKA they will be quieter than water, lower than grass. Although Omsk also showed them, Sochi players did not win any battles.
I remember very well Vityaz, when there were people who didn’t know how to skate and who only went out to fight. By the way, Aleksey Zhamnov was the general director there. If our team plays in the same vein, it will be ‘interesting’ to watch,” Plyushchev told .
Source : MatchTV
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