Vladislav Saus, a player of the Baltika football club from Kaliningrad, shared in an interview with journalists how head coach Andrey Talalayev motivates the team members. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
According to Saus, Andrey Viktorovich emphasizes the necessity for players to act with self-confidence in every training session and match. The coach reminds the players each time that any opponent can be defeated, and that confidence and determination are needed for this.
These words serve as strong mental preparation for the players. For reference, the Baltika club achieved unexpected results in the early stages of the new season.
In the first round of the Russian Premier League, the team played a draw against Dynamo away, with a score of 1:1. In the second round, they defeated Spartak away with a significant score of 3:0.
In the third round, they won against Orenburg with a score of 3:2. Thus, Baltika accumulated seven points after three matches, and this result became one of the historic records for new teams in the Russian championship.
The mutual trust between the coach and the players played an important role in such a successful start for the team.
