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Forward of the Danish national ice hockey team Frans Nielsen shared his opinion on the victory in the first round of the playoffs of the 2022 Olympic Games over Latvia (3:2).
“Latvia played great, tough. But we held on, Sebastian Dam made important saves. When we took the lead, we already played very well, in the end there were not many opponents.
Denmark at the Olympics for the first time, the quarter-final with Russia, perhaps the most important match in the history of the national team? Russia – lose everything. All the pressure is on them, and we are going to play loose. We need to play like we played against them last time, hopefully we find the courage to hold on to the puck more.
Usually in matches with Russia, counterattacks are arranged, because this team includes an attack. But here in the first match they played according to the system, not particularly enduring anything. It was hard to create moments. But this team loves to play with the puck, you have to play well without the puck, hopefully we can create counterattacks with a calculated advantage and score goals in them. And, of course, you can’t leave 6-7 times per match, as it was in the group match.
Surprised by the score in the match between Russia and the Czech Republic? I was surprised, especially after we met with Russia. I wouldn’t be surprised, because Russia likes to play attacking, and in such matches, the capture team has enough chances. But with us they played strictly. I am sure that tomorrow Russia will not throw all its forces into the attack, they will play smart again, ”Championship correspondent Elena Kuznetsova conveys Nielsen’s words.