Vladimir Tkachev: concentration, pressure and Russian character should help us in the future

Forward of the Russian national team Vladimir Tkachev commented on the victory in the match of the men’s hockey tournament of the Olympic Games – 2022 in Beijing (China) with the national team of the Czech Republic (5:6, OT).

“There were a lot of abandoned goals. It’s good that we returned to the game with the score 2:4, we found strength in ourselves. Yes, there were a lot of goals. But six goals in our goal is clearly not what we want.

Line changes are a common thing for players. We know the system of our game, all the guys use the game task. But the way we put it together today… Probably, we need to disassemble the game, look, get together and sort out the mistakes. After that, possible matches are already expected.

The absence of a sports game did not develop in any way, the mood was fighting, only to win. This gave a little freedom in the attack. We knew that we were in the quarterfinals, we added a little creativity to the attacks, which we did.

There will be no easy games, and there will be no weak opponents. Therefore, concentration should help us in the future,” Vladimir Tkachev said on the air of the Russia 24 TV channel.