– What has changed in the team after the return of Zinetula Bilyaletdinov as head coach?
− Discipline inside and outside the locker room. And the defense. So far, these are probably the most important aspects.
– Sergey Abramov returned to the coaching staff, did you manage to remember working with him?
– We were in constant contact with him, when he returned to the coaching staff, he began to work with me more. Maybe his arrival also affected the locker room and me.
– Has Zinetula Khaidyarovich changed in these 3.5 years?
– I think even younger (Laughs). No, this is not the case. Remained the same as he was: honesty, discipline, work, – Bilyalov quotes the official website of Ak Bars.
Source: Sport

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