Sports commentator Vasily Utkin called the appointment of Roman Rotenberg as head coach of the SKA St. Petersburg ice hockey club “a laughing stock in the Olympic year”.
We will remind, earlier today it became known that Rotenberg replaced Valery Bragin in this position.
“What an irrepressible guy he is. No, well, it’s necessary. However, he even has three names. Michael Oliver Roman Rotenberg is the head coach of SKA. So outrageous as to be delightful. A laughing stock in the Olympic year. If today he headed not SKA, but CSKA, it would not be more outrageous or delightful, ”Utkin said in his Telegram channel.
Commentator Dmitry Guberniev also spoke about the appointment. “Now Roman and I are colleagues, because I have a red diploma from GTSOLIFK. The only thing, fate brought me to television. With the appointment of Roman, our profession began to play with new colors. Moreover, it is not just our profession, but the profession of a coach, teacher, mentor, teacher, ”Guberniev said to Sport24.
For his part, the head coach of HC Sochi, Andrei Nazarov, believes that Rotenberg is “growing, learning”. “From hockey players they go to managers, from managers they go to coaches. I can give you many different examples. In hockey, as in sports in general, there are different cases. I would like to wish Roman Borisovich only good luck in our difficult business. He has been in hockey for a long time, while holding a leading position in both the Russian national team and SKA. All this cuisine Roman Rotenberg knows from the inside, “- said Nazarov in an interview with the” Championship “.
Meanwhile, the world champion and bronze medalist of the Olympics Andrei Nikolishin reacted rather sharply to the news of the appointment of Rotenberg: “I am no longer surprised by anything that is happening around Rotenberg. I don’t even want to think about where this will lead. There is nothing hockey behind this decision. This is possible only in Russia. “
And two-time Olympic champion Vyacheslav Fetisov warned of a “conflict of interest” in connection with the appointment of Rotenberg. “It can be seen that everything has been going for a long time. Another point is important here – now he must leave his posts in the FHR and the KHL (the Russian Hockey Federation and the Continental Hockey League – ed.). The conflict of interest in this case is simply evident. I don’t know what decision the FHR and the KHL will make, but this is an unacceptable story. Therefore, if Rotenberg made a conscious decision to become a coach, then he must leave all his other positions. “
Source: Rosbalt
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