Attack “Spartacus” Maxim Tsyplakov said his teammate Ilya Kovalchuk gives instructions in the locker room, even if he does not go on the ice with the captain’s stripe.
On Tuesday, Spartak defeated Capital Dynamo with a score of 6:3 in a KHL regular season match. Due to the illness of defender Dmitry Vishnevsky, Kovalchuk brought the “red and white” onto the ice with the captain’s strip.
— Before the match, not everything was in favor of Spartak – a weakened team, Dynamo was in the lead. Was it additional motivation?
“We try to prepare equally for each opponent. In general, it doesn’t matter who plays for them, the main thing is how we play. We have to approach every game with anger and make the right decisions.
— Are you ready for Saturday’s game? Dynamo will probably come out very angry.
“I think they never come out without anger, like the other teams.” Everyone wants to win. Tomorrow we will rest, then we will train and see what is wrong. I think the coaches will help us.
— The previous match against Dynamo (8:7) was called the Brazilian. What to call this one?
– I wouldn’t say anything. Everyone played very well – without panic, taking the right steps, showing composure. I think it helped us.
— Today Kovalchuk was the captain of Spartak. Did he give instructions before the match?
– Yes, he does that even without a badge. Nothing like that,” reports a correspondent, reporting Tsyplakov’s words.
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