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Defender of the Russian national hockey team Egor Yakovlev shared his opinion on the game of the national team, as well as on the upcoming match with Denmark in the quarterfinals of the Beijing Olympics (China).

“What do you think of the game against Denmark? The knockout matches begin, what do you think? We have to go out, play and win, improve, show our level, our hockey, that we can and know how to play.

What conclusions can we draw from the first game against Denmark? It’s a good team, they move well, they play with envy, with soul, in a selfless way. A good opponent awaits us tomorrow. You have to adjust the game in unequal alignments, that’s the main thing.

Do you understand what happened to the minority in the game against the Czech Republic? Yes, we have analyzed the points that need to be tightened. Well, let’s pay tribute – very good masters play in the Czech Republic.

There will certainly be no closed hockey tomorrow, we will not act in defense. I think we will go out and play as we can.

What are the current conditions? Normal, personally I feel good. The tone and rhythm – many feel good physically. I think those guys who were unhappy with their condition have already picked it up. Someone rested, someone trained. Nothing more can be said about it. Are you 100% ready? 100% ready.

Can a four-day break be bad? There are pros and cons to this, but I think there are more pros. We rested, recovered, fully trained.

With someone you wanted to play more – with Denmark or Latvia? The Latvian national team has a coach for the defenders of our club. He went to see the guys earlier. And so there was no preference who to play with. More preferences.

We have super legends in the history of hockey – Fetisov, Larionov, who won the Olympics twice. What does it mean to have a double chance? Only the greats have won twice. It’s a dream, we live with it and will do everything that depends on us, give everything to achieve this goal. As long as there is tomorrow’s game, we have to exceed this goal, ”said championship correspondent Elena Kuznetsova, Yakovlev’s words convey.