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Head coach of hockey club “Spartak” criticized the team

Canadian forward of Moscow “Spartak” Maxim Komtua will not be able to help his team for the next two or three weeks because of the injury.

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Head coach of hockey club “Spartak” criticized the team

Canadian forward of Moscow “Spartak” Maxim Komtua will not be able to help his team for the next two or three weeks because of the injury. The timing of the restoration of the legionnaire to the press announced the head coach of red and white Alexei Zhamnov.

Due to health problems, the striker was already forced to miss Saturday’s match of the regular championship Fonbet – Kontinental Hockey League against Vladivostok “Admiral”, in which the Muscovites took over with the score 6: 3. It is noteworthy that injuries have haunted the Canadian since the start of the season - previously due to damage, he has already remained out of the application in seven meetings.

The mentor also shared news about the condition of defender Dmitry Vishnevsky, who spent only 12 seconds on the court in the final game segment: according to Zhamnov, the player escaped with a minor bruise, and the coaching staff expects that serious consequences will be avoided.

Separately, the head coach of Spartak stopped at the skirmish that broke out at the end of the meeting with the participation of young hockey players of the capital club Ilya Kotlyarov and Silanty Kozhushko. Commenting on the action of Kozhushko, who stood up for partners and got involved in a brawl, Zhamnov praised the young player for his character, but in general expressed dissatisfaction with the behavior of the team.

The coach complained that the wards are repeating old mistakes, making completely optional actions on the ice, and also pointed to a chronic problem with discipline, because of which the team receives fines for violation of the numerical composition in almost every match. At the same time, he summarized that the rest of the players showed diligence and performed the coaching installation.

His next fight in the framework of the regular championship of the KHL Moscow “Spartak” will be away on November 17, where he will meet with Yekaterinburg “Automobilist”.

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Source: Московский комсомолец ↗

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