Montaigne and Norberg were criticized on TV4
Updated on 21.19 | Posted on 21.14
Before the match, TV4 experts questioned HV71’s management.
Then the team suffered a huge loss 2-6 away to Örebro.
– We are fighting but we are not getting much, says HV71 coach Thomas Montaigne in a TV4 broadcast.
HV71 made a try, but it was still another tough SHL night for the team.
Away against Örebro, they ended up trailing 0-1 after Samuel Johansson scored his first goal for the home team at the end of the first. The lead was extended by Emil Larsson at the start of the second.
HV71 took over the chase and Anton Sterleman scored his first goal since his return to Swedish hockey when he slid from his back position at the end of the middle period and slotted the puck into the net.
But it wasn’t much more than that.
Admittedly, Jonas Natinen scored in the third period, but it matters less as Örebro scored four times.
The home team won 6-2.
– Overall an even match, but there were good points, says Örebro’s Philipp Berglund.
Norberg and Montaigne were interrogated
Before the match, TV4 experts discussed the work done by coach Thomas Montaigne and sporting director Kent Norberg with the team.
– I don’t think Thomas Montaigne is a good enough captain to face a big club. This is one of the big problems, said Niklas Wickegaard.
He and fellow experts, Peter Runqvist and Almen Bibek, also agreed that HV71 should make changes to the coaching and sporting director positions.
– If you’re not already sure about leadership and senior management, like Kent Norberg, there’s no reason to wait. “Regardless of whether you win or lose today, you have to change, I think,” Wickegaard said.
Almen Bebek:
– This will be very difficult to solve for those out there. You need to bring in new blood of course.
