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Necessary conservatism
The Russian team today starts at the Channel One Cup
At the Channel One Cup, the Russian team in hockey will traditionally perform in the strongest, almost in the optimal composition. And now, in December, you can understand what game we will see in Slovakia at the World Cup. The fact is that the world championship will take place a little earlier than usual, and the team coaches will not be able to count on NHL players who will fall into the playoffs.Yesterday there was an open training team on which there was no expected Evgeny Nabokov, who quickly left Russia. However, Nabokov did not weaken the composition of the team too much. And in general, in his current form, he most likely could more harm more than help. Vyacheslav Bykov remained Vasily Koshechkin and Konstantin Barulin. It is interesting that both goalkeepers also looked imperfect in their last matches, but, for example, Koshechkin, as part of the first team, traditionally looks stronger than in the club matches. Tickets for the Channel Channel Cup are sold out and distributed for a long time and a full house at the matches of the national team - the main argument of the Federation for the benefits of the Eurotour. Say, Moscow wants to see the national team at least once a year and you cannot deprive it of such an opportunity. Of course, Vyacheslav Bykov is faced with the task of winning at all costs and, judging by the composition of rivals, it is unlikely that someone will prevent them from doing this.
However, not everything is so simple. The coaching headquarters in the summer announced that he would change the philosophy of the game of the team, to make it more aggressive and attacking. It was these two qualities that the team was not enough at the Olympics, as well as at the World Cup in Germany. The first attempt to speed up the team did not bring the result - at the first stage of the Eurotour, we took only the second place. No changes were visible from the side, but the players confirmed that now they were asked to attack with large forces and fighting in each martial arts to the end.
There is only one full -fledged beginner in this national team - the striker of Metallurg Magnitogorsk Enver Lisin. Last season, the striker performed at the Rangers, looked good, but in the summer he did not go to any training camp. Like many who performed in the KHL, he quickly calculated that every season in America would be a loss of money for him. Even with perfect layouts, he will earn in the NHL two to three times less than at home. At 24, it is already difficult to count on the fact that your income behind the ocean will reach a different level. In addition, this year was not offered to Lisin this year.
Enver at one time played in Ak Bars, but he was not remembered, except for conflicts with Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, which he now recalls reluctantly and admits that he was in many ways to blame. But now there was no trace of the windy fox. He quickly fit into the Ural Club and became the leader of the team.
Nine defenders were invited to the Newrsk at once and, probably, one will be superfluous. It is very difficult to predict who remains outside the application, and it does not always depend on the form of hockey players. For example, Armenian Konstantin Korneev is now not in the best condition, but Bykov believes in this hockey player and puts him on matches, no matter how he played in the country's championship. Perhaps Denis Kulyash is not lucky. He, of course, has a good throw, he is strong and large, but he still makes simple mistakes in game situations, but this time it is impossible to make mistakes at all.
There is practically no competition among attackers. 12 attackers are invited, and they all have a chance to perform at the Channel One Cup. True, not everything is smooth here. For example, Sergey Mozyakin, who set a KHL record for the number of matches in a row with goals, is traditionally lost at the international level. And Alexei Morozov and Danis Zaripov do not shine as part of Ak Bars, although their playing time has not changed at all. Zaripov is still gaining uniform after an injury, but Morozov’s best days already seem to be behind. It does not fall below a certain level, but this level no longer helps him to play for the national team.
Once again, the coaches demonstrated their conservatism. For example, only Konstantin Gorovikov, with whom Vyacheslav Bykov, is well acquainted with Dynamo, is invited from Dynamo, and no one else. Although the blue and white are the leaders of the KHL, the defense of the team is one of the most reliable. But again, Maxim Afinogenes from SKA was called. The striker has repeatedly answered the question why, after so many years, he was not offered a high contract in the NHL. He rarely clogs, the speed that he compensated for various flaws in technology disappeared. Again, the coaches are familiar with Afinogenov, they know what to expect from him.
Coaches promise that more new people will go to the next stage, but the expanded composition for the World Cup in Slovakia is now defined. And we will all see him on Khodynka.
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