The head coach “Salavata Yulaeva” Viktor Kozlov after an away defeat against “Spartacus” declared that in the next match – against “Ak Barsa” — will test new links in the team.
On Thursday, Salavat Yulaev in Moscow lost to Spartak (2:6) in the Fonbet KHL championship match. On Saturday, the Ufa team will meet Ak Bars in Kazan.
– This is not the beginning we were supposed to show. We made some unusual mistakes, it was impossible to start with the leader with 0:2. We could have gotten back into the game, but it didn’t work. The score 2:6 does not characterize the match.
— What kind of game did you have to show to defeat Spartak?
“We played well at times, but to beat Spartak we had to do that the whole match.
— Why did Salavat lose his concentration and how did you react?
“Our mistakes were unusual.” There were a lot of marriages, we shouldn’t have acted like that. But you could see the effort of the guys.
— How would you rate Zorkin’s performance?
— Zorkin played well, hockey is a game of mistakes, everyone does. The main thing is to know how to play after these mistakes.
— For the second consecutive game, Drozdov scored in the majority. Is this an accident or your experience?
— We know the guys’ strengths, we analyze the opponent’s game and the guys take advantage of the majority. It’s a shame we only had two attempts.
— Is Vasilevsky’s absence due to his poor performance in the last match?
– Not connected. Vasilevsky and Pavel Koledov rested and prepared for the upcoming matches.
— Were you looking forward to Kareev’s performance in the opposing goal?
— We only found out that Andrei would play against us when they submitted a request. The guys know him, they know where to throw him. There were chances, but we couldn’t score.
— Will there be any changes to the lines before the “green derby” with Ak Bars? Should any injured players return?
“No one will definitely return from the injured, but there will be changes in the teams,” reports correspondent, according to Kozlov’s words.
Salavat Yulaev, having scored 37 points in 31 matches, is in sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings.
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