Head coach of SKA Romain Rotenberg believes that Kunlun had the best game of the current season of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in the match against the St. Petersburg club.
On Sunday, SKA suffered a home defeat against Kunlun with a score of 4:5.
— We feel the support of the local stands, we must win every match for our supporters. We warned our guys that it would be a very difficult match. They are Canadians, as well as a well-known coach who previously worked in the SKA system. Their team plays very well defensively. There are four of us, five everywhere. Our guys knew about it.
In the first period, we saw that our guys, knowing this, fell into individual play. What are the reasons? You can talk about everyone’s mood. But we can say that we have a lot of guys after injuries. We gave a lot of effort in the previous match. And now they didn’t show their best game.
In three matches, we scored 17 goals. This is enough for victories. We have something to improve, something to work on. After the first period, there was a serious conversation between men and team. We would like to thank the guys for their good response – for two periods they fought with character and tried. A little wasn’t enough to even the score. But it’s sport. We actually lost that game, losing at one point when we conceded the fifth goal. If our hockey player had not lost this game, we would have won this game.
We have to pay attention to the details – to the joints, to the wrestling. Of course, we still have to train and work. We will pay particular attention to the majority and the minority. It all comes down to work. We have very serious competition in our squad. Guys who don’t show up loaded and fighting will have serious difficulty getting into the lineup.
I’m grateful to the guys for this match. Lots of bright combinations at the end. In one minute, you can score two goals against a strong defensive team, with a goalkeeper who played well. Kunlun definitely played his best game this season.
And we will heal our wounds, rest, gain emotions. We are preparing for a trip to Minsk, where there will also be a very difficult match and struggle, ”reports the correspondent of , reporting Rotenberg’s words.
In the next match, Kunlun will face Salavat Yulaev from Ufa on October 1, and SKA will play Dynamo Minsk on October 3.
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