Let's chase three × 2, Slutsky: We deserved this victory

Special correspondent Gan Hui reports Lost a goal first, chased three goals in the second half, and the same as the last round away against the Henan team, Shenhua, who fought at home in this round, once again let one chase three, and finally defeated the "promoted horse" Yunnan Yukun 3-1. In the next round, Shenhua will play away against Harbour to stage the first "Shanghai Derby" of the Chinese Super League in the new season.

After more than a month of recuperation and rehabilitation, Zhu Chenjie, who suffered a facial fracture, made his debut wearing a mask on this field, and Shenhua's center-back combination returned to "Zhu 5 Jiang 4". As Chen Jinyi continued to be injured, the starting left fullback of this game was Yang Zexiang. In this game, Shenhua's other starters were exactly the same as in the last game against Henan.

This game against Yunnan Yukun is more or less a copy of the previous game. In the first half, although Shenhua had an obvious advantage in possession, in the face of the opponent's deep defense, Shenhua did not find a good way to tear through the opponent's defense, and Yunnan Yukun took advantage of Ye Chugui's kick outside the penalty area to take the lead in the score. Shenhua head coach Slutsky said, "In terms of results, this game was the same as the last game, but in terms of quality, I think we played well in the first half, so at half-time I tried to cheer up the players and let them show their confidence again, which will definitely change the result." ”

The course of the game was exactly as Slutsky predicted in the dressing room at halftime, and from the 63rd minute, Shenhua scored three goals in the last 30 minutes of the game to achieve a 3-1 reversal. From the time Shenhua scored the first goal, the Yunkun players had a slight fluctuation in their mood after holding on for 60 minutes. In the 79th minute, Yukun got a set-piece opportunity near the midfield, Manafa ran back to the opponent's half to pick up the ball, and Yi Teng's subsequent action of kicking the ball was determined by the referee to be deliberately delaying and showed him a second yellow card, accumulating red cards and sending off, Yunkun was even more powerless to stop Shenhua's offensive.

Following one shot and two passes in the previous round, Mineiro scored twice in this game, and his personal league goal tally has reached 4. Of course, Wu Xi also contributed a lot. In the 85th minute, Manafa launched an offensive cross from the right, Wu Xi quickly followed up and volleyed in front of the goal at the back point, and Mineiro followed up and easily scored an empty goal. In the 91st minute, it was Wu Xi who contributed an assist to help Shenhua lock in the win. At the front of the penalty area, Wu Xi picked a pass, Yunnan Yukun's back line made a mistake in clearing, and Mineiro followed up and scored to lock the score at 3-1.

In this game, Wu Xi, who started the game, ushered in his 200th appearance on behalf of Shanghai Shenhua in all competitions. From 2009 to 2013, Wu Xi made 90 appearances for Shenhua. Since returning to Shenhua in 2021, Wu Xi has made 109 appearances for Shenhua, and this game is his 200th appearance for Shenhua. In addition, this game will be Jiang Shenglong's 100th Chinese Super League game for Shanghai Shenhua, who has already made 124 appearances in all competitions.

In the two games when Chen Jinyi was injured, Slutsky used Wang Shilong and Yang Zexiang to play left wing-back, but it was this position that was first adjusted in the two games. In the last round, Slutsky replaced Wang Shilong with Yang Zexiang, and Xu Haoyang was sent to replace Yang Zexiang in this game. Judging from the game, Yang Zexiang played very hard, but he was a right-footed player, so every cross seemed a little awkward. When the left-footed player Xu Haoyang came on the field, the left side of the attack was obviously opened, so that the width of the court could be better used to improve the offensive effect.

Statistics show that Shenhua contributed a total of 36 shots on goal in this game, including 8 on target, setting a new record for the number of shots in a single game of the Chinese Super League since 2012. Speaking about scoring three goals from 36 shots, Slutsky said: "First of all I think it's hard to judge from a statistical point of view, because football is like that, sometimes you can score a goal with one or two shots, sometimes you can't score anything. ”

Slutsky believes that Shenhua deserved the victory, "We controlled the whole game today in terms of chance creation, ball control and intensity. In the first half, the opponent scored with the first shot, but then the players reacted quickly and I think we deserved the win. ”

After four rounds of league play, Shenhua and Harbour are tied on 10 points and are in the top two of the league standings. In the next round, the Chinese Super League will usher in the focus of the "Shanghai Derby". Speaking about the upcoming game against Harbour, Slutsky said: "To be honest, our attitude towards the game is focused on the present, every game is very difficult, as you can see, it was not easy today. Sunday's game is really important, but no matter who we play against, it's three points and we're going to do our best. "I know it's going to be a very difficult derby and we're going to be ready for it this week and play well." This season, the two sides have met in the Super Cup, when Shenhua won the Super Cup with a 3-2 victory over Harbour.