Oleg Leontyev: «It was a hard–battled, long–awaited and strong–willed victory»
29.12.2023
Neftekhimik head coach Oleg Leontyev speaks with the media after a following 4–3 win over.
– Congratulations to our players on this victory! It was a hard–battled, long–awaited and strong–willed victory. Despite the fact that we were trailling at the beginning of the game, we had the pattern of the game and the mood to win. All these things helped us to get confidence. We continued to do our job, played our game and achieved what we wanted. Once again, congratulations to everyone. We still have one more game tommorow. When you play in the East every other day, this of course affects the team, but we don’t look at it. I am sure that tomorrow we will play as we should play.– How did the team manage to win?
– All skilled guys play in the KHL. The result comes from combinig everything together. Skill, fulfillment of the game task, focus on scoring goal, blocking shots and helping the goaltender.
– How motivated was the team after a losing streak?
– We do not look at what we had yesterday. We look at what we have today. We do not feel any pressure, because we play aggressive and offensive hockey. If there is a desire to win, you can get a win.
