“Metallurg hockey players looked like extras in the match with CSKA who came to imitate the game” – Plushev

Magnitogorsk hockey players “Metallurgist” In the KHL Cup opener against CSKA, they didn’t look like last season’s Gagarin Cup finalists, but extras who came to simulate the game, the former head coach of the club says. national team at . Vladimir Plushev .

On Thursday, CSKA beat Metallurg 6-2 in the first game of the Fonbet KHL Championship season. In the first half the army team lost with the score 0:2.

– The match was one hundred percent successful – spectacular, with a good plot – Plyushchev told . – But I saw only one team on the site, and the second was present, because according to the regulations it is necessary. CSKA looked very convincing. A small drop in the first period was associated with serious withdrawals. But for two thirds of the match, CSKA dominated in almost all the components, played with courage, in a good mood, on a good pace. But Magnitogorsk couldn’t oppose anything and looked not like last season’s Gagarin Cup finalist, but like extras who came to imitate the game.

– Surprised by such a difference in play between the two teams?

– I was surprised that CSKA had a very confident second and third periods. And the fact that Magnitogorsk looks unconvincing didn’t surprise me. Pre-season matches have shown that Magnitogorsk is not on the right path.

– Has Metallurg weakened?

– He plays too academically, in the spirit of “we will score as much as we want, you will score as much as you can.” But there are not many individual skills in this team. And it also lacks a bit of character. Leading 2-0 then conceding three goals, they could have fought, biting the bite, bleeding from the nose. But Metallurg played and played. And CSKA was gaining momentum, playing in a good mood, they wanted to create a good mood for themselves and for the fans.