Double Olympic champion Alexander Kozhevnikov in a conversation with , he said that Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo, under the leadership Igor Larionov – this is a team you want to emulate in terms of offensive play.
On Saturday, Torpedo defeated Dynamo Moscow (7:1) in the Fonbet KHL championship match. Thanks to the victory, the Nizhny Novgorod team with 23 points returned to the lead in the Western Conference of the KHL, ahead of Lokomotiv in additional indicators.
— The most important thing is that Larionov gave air and freedom to hockey players. Whoever comes to his team plays his hockey, he plays for fun. These are new trends, I’m happy that Igor is evolving like this. It looks like he wasn’t allowed to work in the national team, but the teams played for him. “Torpedo”, for example, it was clear that he had sagged before, but now he has become more experienced. We now have a team in the KHL that we can follow as an example of offensive play. Not only stay in front of goal, like some, but play forward and run.
— Do you consider his team a phenomenon?
– Yes. I’m sure I’m not the only one with this opinion. Everyone was waiting for their failure, yes, they lost a few games, and now they are starting to work miracles again. This means he has a system and it works. Let me emphasize that this works wonders against strong clubs, not just against Love and Admiral.
— Is it good that Torpedo is made up of young people?
– Certainly! Igor proved once again that we have a lot of talent! You just need to find the right approach and manage all the players correctly,” Kozhevnikov told .
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