Shalunov: Lokomotiv scored a lot of points, we will improve in every component

“Lokomotiv” and “Dinamo” are good and big teams that do not want to lose. That’s why our head-to-head matches are regularly so emotional. I agree with coach Igor Nikitin, who said that after the victory over Spartak he did not look at the standings and did not know that Lokomotiv was the leader in the West. I don’t look at the table either. I can only look at the end of the regular season to figure out who we might go to in the first round of the playoffs. We have a very large reserve. I am 100 percent sure that we can improve in every component. As for the public opinion that our team supposedly plays hard and pays more attention to defense, it is good that some journalists keep statistics and see that Lokomotiv scores a lot of goals. Answer to the haters… Public relations is public relations and it doesn’t matter if it’s good or bad. If Lokomotiv is being discussed, it’s a good thing,” said Shalunov.