Attack “Neftekhimika” Alexander Dergachev in an interview with , he spoke about the reasons for the unsuccessful start of the KHL season for the Nizhnekamsk team.
Neftekhimik suffered 12 defeats in 16 matches at the start of the regular season. After 64 matches, Oleg Leontyev’s team is in ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings.
— Can we say that the poor start to the championship benefited the team and gave it character?
— Our departure was terrible. It was the first time something like that happened in my career, it was quite difficult. Now I think the reason was that the team was still getting used to each other at that point. The team changed leaders, shyness and uncertainty were felt in the locker room, there was no unity.
But we got through this together and we are now a real team. We show a completely different game, remove the matches.
How did the atmosphere in the locker room change afterward?
“Everyone came together, we have a very friendly locker room.” Neftekhimik is one of the youngest teams in the league in terms of average age. But it doesn’t matter who is young and who is older: everyone is equal. It is very important that all the jokes and jokes come not only from the elders to the younger ones, but that everyone feels part of the team. Now “Neftekhimik” is a combat-ready team,” Dergachev told .
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