Honorary President of CSKA Boris Mikhailov said in an interview with that he does not yet see stable play from the current CSKA team in the KHL.
On Saturday, Traktor beat CSKA (4:0). On Thursday, CSKA lost to Metallurg with a score of 0:7. Army is fourth in the Western Conference with 15 points in 13 games.
— Do you like the way CSKA rebuilt?
— Yes, the team has changed, now many promising young players have arrived. But it all depends on them: if the game is well organized, the results will come. New team – new management. Therefore, you need to have a little patience. And it’s important that the team is in good shape.
— How important is it for you that CSKA not only wins, but plays even more offensive hockey? Because the team led by Sergei Fedorov was so brilliant in attack.
“I suggest not making such comparisons.” Each coach works differently. But you are right, a team like CSKA has always had one goal: to win. And this tradition has been preserved. Everyone who comes to work at CSKA focuses only on winning. Yes, this doesn’t always happen. But the management of Rosneft, represented by the head, our respected man, is doing everything for this victory. All our players are dedicated solely to this.
— CSKA President Igor Esmantovich recently said that it is difficult for NHL guys to fit into our league after North America, because we have more hooks and lags. Do you agree with this opinion?
— Each leader, and I too, have their own point of view on this subject. The fact that the guys came and we brought them back is very cool. But not everyone played in the NHL, they were in the system, some played in farm clubs. And the two strongest leagues in the world are the NHL, then the KHL. It’s not just that I came here and immediately started playing. We have very good masters who play. It is therefore difficult for them to rebuild themselves. But some people get used to it more quickly, others more slowly. And I see that with each match, each of them improves. All this comes from the psychology of the players, they need to rebuild themselves. And coach Ilya Vorobyov and the entire technical staff should help them.
— Is there a CSKA hockey player you particularly like?
— I don’t like to isolate anyone at all. Today one played well, tomorrow another… So far, I don’t see any stability in the performances of our players. That’s the main thing. Yes, overall we are gaining points in the championship. But not as we would like,” Mikhailov told .
On October 6, Boris Mikhailov celebrates his 80th birthday.
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