Special correspondent Xu Yi reports Against Henan, Zhejiang had a very good start - in the 4th minute, Leonardo scored, and the team may have thought that the door to victory was finally about to open to itself. But then the Henan team scored two goals in a row, and in the 24th round of the Chinese Super League in advance, the Zhejiang team lost 1-2 away, suffered three consecutive defeats on both fronts, and lost four of the last five league games. They are in desperate need of a shake out of the slump, and in seven days' time, Zhejiang will host third-placed Rongcheng, can they get a win?

This wave of slump of the Zhejiang team actually started from the first game in the second half of the season, in the 16th round, they lost 2-3 away to Xinpeng City. In that game, they were reversed with a two-goal lead, and the last time it happened was at home to Yatai 12 years ago.
Losing to the relegation team is very demoralizing, the next 5 rounds of the Chinese Super League, the Zhejiang team only won Meizhou at home, and the remaining 4 games were lost, especially the away 2-5 loss to the then vice squad leader West Coast, the season suffered from the opponent's "double kill", the most hurtful team morale.

After the defeat to the West Coast, the club held a meeting with all the players, hoping to use this way for the coach and players to summarize the problems and improve the results. In the subsequent FA Cup, although they lost 1-2 at home to Harbour, their performance improved a lot and was recognized by the fans.

In that game, the Zhejiang team suffered a "door shortage", which also laid hidden dangers for the later games.

According to the original plan, the Zhejiang team will replace Dong Chunyu, who made a mistake in the league, with Zhao Bo in the FA Cup, and such an adjustment can allow Dong Chunyu to adjust his mentality. But in the pre-game training, Zhao Bo was unexpectedly injured and couldn't play; Another goalkeeper, Fan Jinming, had a waist injury before and could not meet the requirements for playing, so he was also unable to participate, so Dong Chunyu could only continue to start. The Zhejiang team didn't even have a backup goalkeeper, so they had to urgently transfer the 19-year-old Xu Zhenyao, who was playing in other places, back to Hangzhou.

Although he missed some training due to injury, Zhao Bo still followed the Zhejiang team to Henan, and the coaching staff judged him before the game and decided to let him start.

The Henan team has rebounded strongly recently and walked out of the slump at the beginning of the season. Last night, in the previous 4 rounds of the Chinese Super League, they only lost to Harbour by one goal, drew with Xinpeng City, won the West Coast and Meizhou, it is worth mentioning that they are away from 3 goals to defeat the relegation opponent Meizhou.

Therefore, this time against the Henan team, the Zhejiang team also expected that the game would be difficult before the game, coach Jody said: "We can only get points if we show the best mental outlook and play the best state." ”

Perhaps considering that the original style of play has been figured out, Jody has changed greatly in the starting line of this game. Wang Yudong and Liu Haofan were two youngsters, and Yao Junsheng also started, which is not common this season, and it was his assists that helped Zhejiang take the lead.

In the game, Zhejiang had 20 shots on goal and 70% possession, but in the end, they still lost the game 1-2, and in the first leg, they beat their opponents 4-1 at home. The previous continuous slump led to a lack of morale in the team. Counting the FA Cup, the Zhejiang team lost three consecutive games on both fronts, and the two goals scored by the Henan team were corner kicks, and the Zhejiang team will have to work defensive set-pieces next.

Zhejiang are still in sixth place, but the team will not only face hot weather and a busy schedule, but will also participate in the AFC Champions League 2 in September. So, the team has to win as soon as possible to boost morale. This weekend, Zhejiang will host Rongcheng and they suffered a 3-0 defeat in the first leg away. Rongcheng are currently third in the standings with 42 points, and they are full of energy to make an impact on both fronts and qualify for the AFC Champions League Elite League or AFC Champions League 2. However, the good news for the Zhejiang team is that Wei Shihao and Zhou Dingyang are suspended in the next round, Hu Hetao and Timo are injured, after a week of adjustment, can they regain the feeling of winning in Rongcheng?