Well-known hockey official and expert Leonid Weisfeld believes that the hockey players of Magnitogorsk Metallurg were too relaxed in the game against CSKA, which was the main reason for their defeat.
Fonbet Opening Cup KHL Championship game between CSKA and Metallurgist took place on Thursday and ended with a voluntary victory for the army team with the score 6:2.
– You know, when I watched MMK’s pre-season games, they looked very good there, but they played imposingly: that is, they move well, play, but they do not go for aggravation, for a penny. And when I expressed my doubts, they retorted to me: they say, it’s only the pre-season, everything will be settled in the regular season. I still doubted that a wave of a magic wand could fix it. And when the match with CSKA started, it was obvious.
Even in the first half, Magnitogorsk didn’t play better than CSKA, but due to a coincidence they took a 2-0 lead. And then, it seems to me, they generally relaxed: they entered the second half in such an imposing way that it was obvious that it would not end in anything good for Magnitogorsk. In fact, that’s how it all happened,” Weisfeld told a correspondent.
– In other words, we can say that morally Metallurg has not yet entered the season?
“No, I don’t think that’s the point. On the contrary, here is “the misfortune of the spirit” – they believed in their strength too much. In official matches, especially these, you have to put in extra effort. So, for a second, you’re playing with the champions. By the way, Vorobyov’s interview after the match confirmed my thoughts. This sentence of him about the lesson is not at all in service. It is very relevant in this situation, because next time Magnitogorsk players will think about how to play with such teams. In general, you need to play to the maximum with any opponent, and even more so with CSKA. Here, the question is the professionalism of the players. Where did you come to sunbathe on the beach?
– Is it possible to single out someone individually? Or is it too early to draw conclusions after the pre-season?
The first that comes to mind is Reideborn. In the 8th minute of the second period, I specifically looked at the scoreboard, because I had never seen anything like it in my life: in one shift, the Magnitogorsk players created six or seven chances 100%, but got nothing. Maybe that was the key moment. It is clear that everyone is talking about Plotnikov, Grigorenko. The guys played really well, but they have to play like that, they have to show their level every day.
KHL. Regular season
CSKA (Moscow) — Metallurgy (Magnitogorsk) — 6:2 (0:2, 5:0, 1:0)
Goals: Grigorenko, 20:45, 43:34 (bol.). Karnaukhov, 26:35. Pankratov, 27:43. Plotnikov, 37:22. Yurtaikin, 38:17. — Akolzin, 8:02. Koshelev, 13:54 (bol.).
Source : MatchTV
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