After a humiliating defeat, Roman Červenka had sold his country. Konkari could not see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Roman Cervenka had sold his land on Monday. The Czech Republic suffered a shock defeat at the World Hockey Championships when they lost to Norway 1–4.
– Norway has played well in these games, but we have no excuse to lose to them. We have to look in the mirror and try our best to come back better, Czech captain Červenka said For Bleski.
The surprising defeat was the team’s second of the Games, as previously the sport’s biggest country had to be humbled by Slovenia. On Monday, the Czech Republic was kicked off the World Cup ice in Fribourg.
Červenka hinted that he gave his team strong speeches after each match. Still, the loss came to Norway.
– I don’t know… Something is missing from the team’s performances. It doesn’t get better in one or two matches. It’s over, the captain charged.
– Another fiasco for the Czech Republic against an outsider, Czech TV channel ČT sport, on the other hand, described
Blesk’s reporter said he noticed that perhaps not all Czech players fought enough in the match.
– I don’t want to name anyone. Everyone has to start with themselves. But… Something more is missing. We have to help others so that we can play closely. You have to play as a five-man offensively and defensively. Our field is not compact. It’s difficult to play one against one or one against two, Červenka spilled.
Also the head coach From Radim Rulík asked if everyone played as well as he wanted.
– It looked like that bench. We appeal to the players, we don’t go overboard, but… This is how it is, Rulík said to Bleski.
What’s rotting?
Roman Červenka had sold his land. PDO
It was the second time in history that the Czech Republic lost to Norway in the World Cup. The last time this happened was in 2010.
In Červenka’s opinion, the Czech Republic tries in their matches, but the attack and defense do not work together.
– That’s where the mistakes come from.
Head coach Rulík felt that the team lacked energy on Monday. The game went wrong for the Czech Republic at the very beginning, when Norway scored two goals in seven minutes.
– We were unable to react in any way. We lost pucks, and the Norwegians scored on them.
Rulík gave a speech to the players in the booth, the purpose of which was to ignite motivation. The head coach said he felt sympathy for the booing supporters.
Omen?
Radim Rulík said the game has to change. EPA/AOP
The loss to Norway was treated differently in the Czech Republic as well. When the Czech Republic lost to Norway the last time in 2010, they eventually won the world championship.
At least after the match, Červenka was not ready for retro optimism.
– I don’t know… We’ve already been hit in the face. It’s hard to say what to do next. It’s not long until the Canada match.
The head coach could not say whether the tournament will turn into a success like in 2010.
– I know that we have to play in a completely different way.
On Tuesday, the Czech Republic will face Canada in its last match of the first group.
