Head Coach”Salavat Yulaeva » Viktor Kozlov after the away game with “Ak Barsom praised goalkeeper Ilya Yezhov, and also admitted that the Kazan club is his team’s main rival.
On Saturday “Salavat” defeated “Ak Bars” with the score 3:2.
– It seemed that goalkeeper Ilya Yezhov was the player who made a decisive contribution to the victory.
— Ilya is brilliant, he made some key saves today. We are happy with our whole team – Andrei Kareev and Yezhov. They do a good job.
How has SU changed since the first green derby? Then you were defeated.
– We drew conclusions after this match. It was instructive for us. We realized that we had to play together, work strictly in defense, from the first to the last minute.
– But the opponent’s coach says that matches with Salavat Yulaev are not particularly important for him. Maybe you were more motivated?
– You know, Ak Bars has always been the main rival of Salavat Yulaev. Especially in what part of Ak Bars now. It’s a very good irritant for any KHL team. This is a good exam – to test your strengths, to see your strengths and weaknesses. I think it gives confidence to any team that beats Ak Bars,” Kozlov said.
Salavat Yulaev is third in the Eastern Conference table with 29 points after 21 games. Ak Bars is in sixth place (22 points, 20 games).
Source : MatchTV
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