Danis Zaripov: “Do not worry. We’ll come out and play ”

Forward Kazan “Ak Bars” Danis Zaripov, who arrived at the location of the Russian team a day later than scheduled, in an interview with Sport Today, explained why the famous three did not show their best hockey in the decisive matches of the championship.

- How is your health?

- After a week's break, it was hard. But, I hope, through training I will quickly get in shape.

- Injury does not bother?

- Everything is fine, healed.

- Everyone was waiting for your Kazan troika in full force, at each stage of the Eurotour. But for various reasons, you could not get together. Will everything be okay now?

- Yes, do not worry. Come out, play. Show your hockey. I hope so.

- Are you ready to go on the ice in the second final match of the Eurotour against Sweden?

- If they say - I’ll play. But in general, after a break, I need time to get in perfect shape.

- You trained with NHL players today. In your opinion, are they in good shape?

- Yes. The guys are ready. Although, of course, you should not draw any serious conclusions on training. There are matches for this.

- Playoff games have shown that your link with Sergey Zinoviev and Alexei Morozov is in decline. Is it so?

“I would not call it a recession.” There was some bad luck. Do not score. Plus a little fatigue.

“Is it all over now?”

- Can not say anything. We need to see how we play.

- They also say that there is some kind of internal conflict in your link. He will not hurt you to show himself at the World Cup?

- I would not say that we have any conflicts. Normal working moments. Nothing serious.

- How are you feeling after the championship? Defeat, especially in the finale, is always unpleasant.

- I have already left. Pretty quickly I succeeded. And the guys, I think, realized that they lost to a worthy opponent in an equal game.

- Will they let you go home before the World Cup or have you already reached the home stretch?

“I didn’t hear that we planned so long a weekend.” Probably, they will be able to get home only after the World Cup.

- Have you seen the game of the national team in Sweden?

- She was shown late with us, but I found out the score of the match earlier. Looked only at the first period.

- And how do you like it?

- At the end of the first period, ours managed to level the game, although at first the Swedes had an advantage.

- Is it not true that Vasily Koshechkin played well?

- Of course. I don’t know what was being pumped here. Vasily is in no way inferior to the best goalkeepers.

- That is, do you think that there is no goalkeeper problem in the team?

- This, of course, to evaluate the coaches. But I believe that Koshechkin can handle it.

- Have you heard about the story with Semin?

- No details. I know that he was expelled from the team.

- All this takes place under the motto: "there is one discipline for all." Do you agree with this slogan?

- Of course. It should be always and everywhere.

Alexey Shevchenko


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