2024-05-17 15:27:24
Within the struggle between the 2 medalists of final 12 months’s world championship, Latvia suffered certainly one of its most convincing defeats ever within the highest division of the world championship.
“Right this moment we did not actually assist the goalkeepers, we let in objectives that we do not often let in, there have been a number of passes in opposition to one goalkeeper. You might really feel that we performed yesterday, however the Germans have been rested – the opponents have been quicker from the start, whereas we have been extra sleepy,” concluded Cibulskis.
The Latvian nationwide group began this championship with 4 video games in 5 days, which is a tighter schedule than regular. In the event that they succeeded within the first three video games in opposition to the doubtless weakest groups within the subgroup, the duel in opposition to the silver medalists of final 12 months’s world championship was now not sufficient. “There aren’t any complaints about bodily preparation, however yesterday’s recreation left an impression, whether or not we prefer it or not.”
“There’s a improbable environment within the enviornment, Ostrava is stuffed with ours, plainly if there have been no Latvian followers, there could be no spectators on the video games. The followers are huge lads, each recreation we solely hear the slogan Latvia, Latvia, the improbable assist pushes us ahead, sadly right now we didn’t present our greatest efficiency, ” says Cibulskis.
Latvia now has two relaxation days and within the subsequent match it would meet Sweden on Saturday, which it defeated final 12 months within the quarter-finals. “We’ve to return to the best way we performed earlier than, to our techniques. Right this moment we did not do what the coaches instructed us, so the loss was very huge. In such an necessary recreation, it was too huge.”
2024-05-17 15:27:24