Once again, the men's ice hockey team aspires to be among the top sixteen national teams in the world, the elite of the sport's elite, Group A. For this One of the top two places must be secured at the Division I/As World Championship in Bolzano, starting on Sunday.
– For our first three matches, we can get enough points from Japan, South Korea and Romania to stay in the tournament – like him Andras Missoli. – The really difficult mission is the last two group battles, But I see, unfortunately, that the Italians and Slovenes are ahead of us.
As a result, third place could be the final ranking of national team captain Don McAdam, concluded the puck legend. This is justified by the fact that if more Hungarian players chase the puck in the Hungarian League, our national team's hitting ability will also improve. Even though our car is fast, it handles well, there's always something missing. Individual hockey players are also missing from Hungary's World Cup squad, something András Mizoli noted with regret.
– I see the problem mainly in our playing style. Our attacking style is conditional. On the right, they are trying to turn the ball that comes out of the opponent's goalkeeper into a goal, or our player standing in front of the goalkeeper is trying to fish out the confusion. I miss really well constructed attacks. I say this though, as our 2-1, 3-2 win over Norway in Group A in the opening match in Szekesfeervár before the World Cup deserves recognition, as does the 6-5 victory over the Italians in the final warm-up match. match. -Andras Mizoli analyzed.
Find out about the Italians that their soldiers play a decisive role in foreign tournaments and transfer their routines to the national colours. Slovenia is proud of its national team, which has been united over many years, and plays modern hockey almost mechanically, which portends it reaching the Premier League.
World Cup specialist
Mészöly is an 11-time Hungarian champion with the FTC, and has taken to the ice in fourteen world championships. His fondest memory is the second group match in Tokyo in 1977, where our national team won its first three matches. At the time, he finished sixth, which was a sensation, because he did not drop down to Group C.
– We also had an achievement at the World Cup in Belgrade in 1978, also in Group B, where we beat the Norwegians, who were already considered a superpower, with a score of 4-3. Italy didn't stop us either, we won 5-2, which I will accept even now in Bolzano… – Remember Mezzoli.
Our Bolzano playing days:
April 28, 4 pm: Japan
April 30, 4:00 pm The Republic of Korea
May 1, 12.30: Romania
May 3, 7.30pm: Italy
May 4, 7.30pm: Slovenia
