Moscow coach “Spartak » Alexei Kovalev in an interview with , he explained how center forward Ivan Morozov’s injury affected the team.
The 23-year-old Spartak striker has scored 31 (9+22) points in 30 matches this season. Since November 16, he has not played due to an injury suffered during a meeting with Salavat Yulaev. Since then, Spartak has had two victories and three defeats.
— Will Spartak collapse due to injury to frontline center forward Ivan Morozov? He was supported by a super-troika consisting of Nikolai Goldobin and Pavel Poryadin.
– We have no such fear, we have a good team. But at the same time, 20 more people cannot sit in reserve. The choice is not very large, but we were able to train the team enough to keep Spartak afloat.
Of course, maybe now we won’t score five or six goals (per game). But we should have enough to win games and show our hockey. We can beat any opponent, even injured and losing players. God willing, this will never happen again. But still, injuries happen, it’s inevitable. Well, we have to win this way, under these circumstances. We just need to be a little more responsible for some of the things we do sometimes.
— What can you say about the Omsk Tkachev – Spooner – Bush super-troika? Did it overshadow the Spartak team?
— I don’t know, I don’t watch Avangard matches very closely. I’m tired of Spartak hockey, I’m immersing myself in it very deeply. I try to pay more attention to our guys – we have to work with them, develop them, watch videos. Give certain things, skills. Honestly, there is not enough time for other teams,” Kovalev told .
Spartak is in first place in the Western Conference (51 points) and on Thursday the team will face Kunlun.
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