On the evening of July 7, in the 15th round of the Chinese Super League, a "Yangtze River Delta derby" was played between Shanghai Shenhua and Zhejiang team. With Yu Hanchao's goal, Shenhua won 1-0 away against Zhejiang. Shenhua scored its eighth "1-0" score of the season. This is also the first away victory over Zhejiang in the history of the Chinese Super League. Shenhua currently has 31 points, two points behind Shanghai Port, the leader of the first round of the competition, and won the runner-up in the Chinese Super League half. It is worth mentioning that Shenhua fans almost turned the Huzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium into their home stadium, cheering for the Shenhua team members with loud singing and cheering until the last minute of the game.
Just 5 days ago, Shenhua had just experienced a loss. After the game, the team made a timely summary and positive recovery, not affected by the emotions of losing, and quickly put into the preparation for the next game.
Halfway through the league, Shenhua in previous years will have a weak backbound due to injury problems. This year, the average age of the team has decreased, and the transformation of the younger team has greatly improved the team's physical condition. On the bench in this game, captain Wu Xi and new signing Dai Weijun two international players, as well as foreign aid Teixeira on standby, also made the team's back hand more confident.
Shenhua scored in the 14th minute of the first half, and Yu Hanchao calmly pushed into the far corner to score in front of the attacking goalkeeper. The 36-year-old goalkeeper struggled until the second half with cramps, but he ran relentlessly before being substituted.
Yu Hanchao scored
In the last match against Tianjin, Yan Xinli accidentally knocked his eyebrow bone open while fighting with a defender, and then received more than ten stitches in two wounds. With a minor injury, Yan Xinli put on the mask and went into training two days later. In this game, Yan Xinli once again played his physical advantage, allowing fans to see his "tough guy" nature at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.
Malele still had a number of chances to score without success. The only goal was in the 53rd minute of the second half, when Yu Han Chao crossed and Malele scored with a header, but after VAR intervened, the referee ruled that Malele was offside and the first goal was invalidated. The missed opportunity to rewrite the score or even "kill the game" also put Shenhua under great pressure in the defense after that.
Malele was offside and the goal was invalidated
It was a sauna day during the rainy season, and the high temperature and humidity posed a severe test to the physical fitness of the Shenhua team members. When encountering dangerous situations in front of the goal again and again, when the players are exhausted, the singing of Shenhua fans will always be remembered in the arena, which will not stop for a long time, giving the team members strong spiritual strength.
Shenhua head coach Wu Jingui concluded after the game, "As we expected before the game, this game was very difficult. But our players cut through all the distractions and went all out to keep the one-goal lead until the end. Although there is a certain element of luck, it is not easy for us to get three points away from home, and it is the result of the efforts of everyone in the team. At the same time, we would also like to thank the Shenhua fans who came to the scene today, and thank the twelfth expeditionary force for sparing no effort to cheer us on. ”
Zhejiang foreign assistants Leonardo and Mu Shekui occupy the top two top scorers in the Chinese Super League with 10 and 8 goals respectively. The match between Zhejiang and Shenhua is also seen as a battle between spear and shield. Wu Jingui praised the team's defense, "The team did a very good job on the defensive end of the whole game, which is the result of the team's hard work on the field. ”
For Yang Zexiang's starter, Wu Jingui explained that this season, Yang Zexiang showed his characteristics of speed and speed on the defensive end, because Eddie's leg injury has been repeated, so this game used Yang Zexiang for safety, and his excellent performance also gave the team an extra choice in the lineup arrangement in subsequent games.
This match was Shenhua's first away win against Zhejiang in the history of the Chinese Super League, and Wu Jingui said, "To be honest, I didn't pay much attention to this aspect before the game, I coached Zhejiang for three years before and I know this team very well. Zhejiang is a very good team, very resilient. I didn't pay much attention to the record-breaking claims. ”
Wu Xi's comeback and Dai Weijun's recovery in form are both positive signals for the team to start the second half of the league. In this regard, Wu Jingui said, "The team has been constantly adjusting, whether it is Wu Xi's comeback or the arrival of Dai Weijun, and the club's loan training of young players, I think it is very good news." The midfield staffing can be rotated and adjusted, which also ensures the physical condition of the team's midfield players and helps us to have better control during the game. ”
Unlike Wu Jingui's defensive counter-attacking tactics, Zhejiang head coach Jodi is the ultimate admirer of offensive football. The latter's usual training content, offense accounts for 70%. In the game, the tactics of the Zhejiang team also left a gap behind the Shenhua team's counterattack, but it was a pity that Shenhua could not expand the score advantage.
The result was good, but in order to keep the 1-0 score until the end, the process was heart-wrenching. Liu Yue, a five-star football commentator, said that no one expected Shenhua to play so far, but if Shenhua wants to have a higher goal, it still needs to fine-tune the details, especially the goal efficiency.
Editor-in-chief: Chen Hua Source: Visual China
Source: Author: Qin Dongying