After a home win over Qingdao Manatee, Shenhua extended their unbeaten run this season. However, it was not until the 88th minute of the game that the deadlock was broken, which also exposed Shenhua's problems in attack.
In the match against the Jinmen Tigers, Shenhua extended their unbeaten record this season, but also kept a clean sheet for the first time, ending the record of 18 consecutive goals in a row across the season. In the absence of Malele and Teixeira, Shenhua's attack ran into trouble.
"We lost two strikers, we didn't attack at our best and we didn't create many chances. In terms of attacking intensity and slowing down, this game is not as good as the previous games, and this is not all due to the absence of some players. ”
Before the Manatee, Slutsky analyzed again, "Maybe there will be more teams like the Jinmen Tigers, who use low post dense defense to deal with us, we need to create more offensive opportunities while maintaining the stability of the defensive line." ”
Not only that, but the failure to defeat the Jinmen Tigers also reduced Shenhua's advantage in the standings. Slutsky stressed: "We don't have much advantage in the standings anymore, we need to give it our all to win this game. ”
The Manatees have conceded 15 goals in 11 Super League games this season, down from eight teams. However, the absence of Milovic and Liu Junshuai due to injury and Li Hailong's red card suspension forced Manatee to reorganize their defense.
Facing the opponent's iron bucket formation, Shenhua did not break the deadlock until the 88th minute. Manafa crossed from the right, Mu Pengfei flew out to save the air, and Jiang Shenglong pushed the empty goal. In the 94th minute, Luis went straight to the cross, Yu Hanchao crossed the bottom line, Malele pushed the goal, and Shenhua sealed the win.
With 2 more games, Shenhua extended their lead over Harbour to 6 points. At the same time, Shenhua set a series of records.
First of all, Shenhua extended the unbeaten opening record to 13 games, continuing to set a new record for the longest unbeaten opening in team history. Secondly, Shenhua has been unbeaten in 15 games across the season. Thirdly, Slutsky extended his unbeaten streak in charge of Shenhua.
Fourth, Shenhua extended their unbeaten streak against Manatee to nine games, unbeaten since November 3, 2012. Fifth, Shenhua extended their record of clean sheets against Manatee to seven games, with clean sheets since August 17, 2013.
Sixth, Shenhua extended their winning streak against Manatee to seven. Seventh, Shenhua continued the team's unbeaten record against Manatee at home in team history, with 8 wins and 3 draws in 11 games. Eighth, Jiang Shenglong scored the 1,500th goal in team history.
However, after scoring 25 goals in the first 10 games, Teixeira's absence caused Shenhua's attack to suddenly run into problems, unable to find the back of the net in 177 minutes. Compared with the sharp seaport, Shenhua's offensive is obviously problematic, and how to find more ways to attack is a problem that Slutsky must solve.