Bulatov: Lokomotiv Look Like a Recovering Team

"A draw away from home, a draw in Moscow, a draw with a big club — that's not a bad result for us. But based on how the match went, we could have counted on more. We really wanted to score at the end," Bulatov said on Match TV.

Bulatov, asked afterwards about the hosts' position in the standings, drew a distinction between the table and what he had seen on the pitch.

"Lokomotiv are not a sick team. Lokomotiv look like a team on the mend, one that will soon add to its game and is clearly not where it belongs," he said, recalling a brief conversation with Lokomotiv coach Mikhail Galaktionov after the final whistle.

Krylia Sovetov next host Spartak Moskva after the international break, with the match scheduled for 10 October.