In the fourth round of the AFC Champions League group stage Group F, Shandong Taishan lost 2-3 to the Lion City Mariners. After the 0-0 draw in the last round, the opponent scored the first point of the season in the AFC Champions League, and achieved a breakthrough of zero goals. After the match, Yu Yuanwei, the coach of the Taishan U21 elite team who led the team to the AFC Champions League, said: "Today we face a more patient and stronger opponent, but I still have to be happy and satisfied with the two goals and 90 minutes of hard work that our team has scored. ”
In this game, Shandong Taishan broke the city gate in the final stage of the first half, and although he lost two points in the second half, he also scored two valuable goals. When asked how to mentally build players at halftime, Yu Yuanwei said: "It is a pity to concede goals in stoppage time, and it also reflects our lack of experience in the game. I was in the lounge more of an encouragement to them, telling them to cherish such a chance to play, and I believe they will perform better. The main reason for our performance in the second half was because the players did well. ”
Speaking about the team's two goals in this game and the visible progress since the first round, Yu Yuanwei said: "At the beginning, the players did not experience this level of competition, and they were a little nervous and not confident enough. With the accumulation of games one by one, they also gradually showed their strength and level, and played better and better. I believe that if we can participate in more of these high-level competitions, the progress of these young people is worth looking forward to. ”
Yu also pointed out: "I have been emphasizing two words with the players, bravery and courage, and they should now gradually appreciate the meaning of these two words, I hope that they can make fewer mistakes in the subsequent games, and the technical and tactical performance can be better." ”