Qilu Network Lightning News April 18 News Shandong TV Sports Channel news, on April 18, Shandong Taishan team will usher in the second opponent of the AFC Champions League group stage Urawa Red Diamonds. In the first round, the Taishan U21 Elite team lost 0-7 to Daegu FC, and the opponents still had a strong opponent in this round against Urawa Red Diamonds. Before the game, head coach Yu Yuanwei also said that in the face of strong opponents, the team can only come up with better performance, stronger fighting spirit, and more running to cope.
It is understood that last season Urawa Red Diamonds won the Japanese Emperor's Cup, thus qualifying for the AFC Champions League. In last season's J-League, Urawa Red Diamonds finished sixth. This season, the overall state of the team is not good, in the first 10 rounds of the league, Urawa Red Diamonds only achieved 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, and currently ranks 10th with 10 points.
At present, Urawa Red Diamonds have 4 foreign aides, in the first round of the AFC Champions League, the team sent Three foreign aides Schultz, Carlsson and Junkel to start the game, in the first half of the game, foreign aid Juncker opened the record, Carlson also scored a goal, and finally helped Urawa Red Diamonds defeat the Lion City Mariners 4-1, ushering in the opening red.
Urawa Red Diamonds head coach is Espanyol Ricardo Rodriguez, who is also in charge of his second season with the team, and speaking about the team's preparations, Rodriguez said: "I think we are ready, the team is in good shape at the moment, we won the first game and the atmosphere in the team was very good. When asked whether there would be a rotation against Tarzan, Rodriguez said: "I am also seriously considering this, and it will be decided according to the physical condition of the players. ”
In terms of overall strength, Urawa Red Diamonds are even stronger than Daegu FC. For the lads of the Taishan U21 Elite Team, no matter what lineup the opponent plays, the most important thing is to do well. Before the game, head coach Yu Yuanwei also revealed that the coaching staff has been stressing to the players in the past few days that they should focus on the next game and stop thinking about the results of the last game, "For these young players, the next game is always the most important." ”
The strength gap is too large is an indisputable fact, but young players should not lose confidence because of a loss, from the first round, Taishan U21 elite team did not choose to "swing the bus" in order to avoid a fiasco, this game hopes that the team will continue to dare to fight, gain experience from this high-level field, and promote growth.
Shandong TV Sports Channel Sun Donghao