Head coach CSKA Ilya Vorobiev after the FONBET KHL championship match with “Lokomotiv” spoke about the importance of the victory over the Yaroslavl club for the future of his team.
The meeting took place on Thursday in Moscow and ended with a victory for the hosts on ice with a score of 2:0. The army team interrupted Lokomotiv’s 11-game winning streak.
— We are happy to have beaten the championship leader, who is very difficult to play with. It is important that they score first. It is very difficult to win back Lokomotiv, because they make few mistakes. Good teamwork.
— What did you particularly pay attention to in the opponent’s game?
— We analyze each team down to the smallest detail. So it’s here. We paid attention to everything. We showed the guys what to focus on.
— Okoulov said that especially for the majority.
– That too. This always plays a decisive role. The guys scored in the majority and didn’t concede in the minority. This is always an important aspect.
— What should the team have said after leading 2:0?
“We had to play solid.” Along the same lines, play defense, keep working. However, Lokomotiv scores a lot on the counterattack. In the end, the guys blocked shots very well. And we worked throughout the game and survived. The intensity of the passions was very serious.
— They said that Lokomotiv is a team without weaknesses. What weaknesses did you notice?
“It’s probably a mistake to talk about this.” I comment on my team.
— Have you understood that it is important to score first and obtain the majority?
— Against Lokomotiv, it’s really important to be the first to take the advantage to be able to catch up.
— You said that psychology can be achieved through results. In this regard, how significant is today’s victory?
– It’s true. This is a victory necessary for the development of the team,” reports correspondent Vorobyov.
CSKA scored 31 points and moved to fifth place in the Western Conference.
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