Due to the long scoreless streak against the Washington forward Alexandra Ovechkina There was terrible pressure in the press, which is a big psychological burden for a hockey player, said the two-time Olympic champion. Boris Mairerov on the air of the show “Tous pour le Match!” on .
On Thursday, Ovechkin scored the decisive goal in overtime in the away match against Columbus (3:2). The Russian striker had not scored in fourteen previous matches.
— How can Ovechkin escape the pressure?
— Now the press is just terrible! GOOD [главному тренеру «Спартака» Гильермо] Abascal is a foreigner, probably not everything that is written about Spartak is translated to him. It used to be that there was an emergency if something was written about you in the newspaper. If you are guilty, they will write it in the newspaper. Now everything is so swollen! Everything is difficult to live with, especially if the person is emotional! In modern sport, this poses a terrible psychological burden for the player, as in the case of the Spartak striker. [Александром] Sobolev,” Mayorov said on .
Ovechkin, 38, is the second-highest scorer in league history with 828 goals. According to this indicator, he is second only to Canadian Wayne Gretzky, who has 894 goals.
Source : MatchTV
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