Oleg Leontyev: «It was a great game against strong opponent»
04.09.2021
- Despite the fact that we got a led 1-0 in the first period, we did not play well today. There was no balance in the game. We see that our players have a desire, but something does not work out. Our PK unit did a great job today.
- What was the key moment of the game?
- There were a lot of small moments. Unfortunately, our game is not stable for all 60 minutes yet. We are working on it.
- Jokerit lost second game in a row. Is it mentally hard?
- We had only 5 games during preseason and here are two defeats in the championship. Neftekhimik was better today.
Oleg Leontyev, the head coach of HC Neftekhimik:
- It was a great game against strong opponent. We played with character, fought to the very end. We had a great desire to win. I would like to thank our players for this game. Our goaltender played great and players blocked a lot of shots. In addition, I would like to congratulate Danila Popov, Yegor Popov and Ronald Knot on their first KHL goals.
- What was the coaching staff’ task for the game?
- Jokerit is experienced team. We prepare for the game, does not matter who we play against. During the game we made some changes.
- In the last game, Neftekhimik had zero penalty minutes, today we got 4 penalties. Why did it happen?
- There were penalties like ... "Hugs". Moreover, it is better to play without penalties against teams like Jokerit.
- Is it your first game against foreign team?
- Maybe. I did not have a chance to play against foreign teams in Vladivostok.
- Are there any peculiarities in games between Russia and Europe?
- I don’t think so. Jokerit is a good team with good players. There, almost half a team are national team players.
