Former head coachCupid » Andrei Martemianov in an interview with , he said that some of the team’s players were in high demand in the KHL and the club had to fight to keep them on the roster.
In October, 61-year-old Martemyanov left Amur by mutual agreement of the parties. Viktor Kostyuchenok was appointed interim head coach.
— Can we say that many hockey players do not respect value for money?
— I didn’t sign a contract with anyone and I recognized certain players six months later (laughs). I accept the acquisition of a player, but the numbers are not my responsibility.
Understand that there was a demand for certain players in the market and we had to fight for them – the usual competitive struggle between clubs. One of the players was claimed by about five clubs and we had to overpay to keep him.
— Don’t you think that Amour simply made a mistake with certain signatures?
— We don’t always make the top ten, there must be a certain percentage of error. Maybe the club made a mistake somewhere, but conclusions can only be drawn after the end of the season.
Let me give you the example of Egor Korshkov: he played brilliantly last season, even though he was absent for half of it. We endured, expected results from him, and as the New Year approached, Egor became angry, he was overwhelmed. At certain times, hockey players can experience failures, especially if they play for a team from the Far East,” Martemyanov told MatchTV.
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Source : MatchTV
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