Defender”Avant-garde » Darren Dietz In an interview with , he said that he was in favor of his exchange with CSKA, since the military club had not fulfilled its task for the season.
In May, Avangard announced a two-year contract with Dietz; the 30-year-old left CSKA Moscow in exchange for a cash compensation. CSKA finished sixth in the Western Conference after the 2023/24 regular season, losing to Lokomotiv in the first round of the playoffs (1-4). Dietz scored 23 points (9+14) in 60 regular-season and playoff games.
— Darren, was it a shock when CSKA traded you to Avangard for 1,000 rubles?
“I more or less understood that all this was leading to this.” CSKA always has a maximum task, and last season we did not fulfill it. I had to change the composition. The management made this decision. I was treated fairly. I took it as a professional. And that’s how he moved to Omsk.
– But they traded you for 12 dollars.
– It’s a formality. It doesn’t hurt my self-esteem.
– How did they tell you?
— When we didn’t get past Lokomotiv in the first round, negotiations with the agent began. I have a young family. We asked for more time to find options on the market if they don’t save me. In addition, we had to move to another city. CSKA met me halfway and I am grateful for that. They treated me like a human being.
— You had normal statistics, 22 points in 55 matches. Do you understand why they got rid of you?
— And no one is interested in personal statistics. We didn’t win the Gagarin Cup. Apparently, I’m guilty of that too.
— What did CSKA head coach Sergei Fedorov say to you when he said goodbye?
“After the last match against Lokomotiv, we did not see Sergei Viktorovich again,” Dietz told .
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