Shenhua: The key to strong dialogue is to reduce the error rate

Special correspondent Gan Hui reports Shenhua has been playing consecutive away games recently, and the test is not small. In the first game of the Lian Away, a 1-0 difficult victory over Shandong Taishan, Shenhua did not have time to relax, and they will soon play Chengdu Rongcheng. According to the arrangement, after completing the day's training on April 30, Shenhua will take an afternoon flight from Shanghai Hongqiao to Chengdu.

After 9 rounds of league games, Shenhua won 7 wins and 2 draws and accumulated 23 points to lead the Chinese Super League, Chengdu Rongcheng is 3 points behind, if it can win Chengdu Rongcheng away, Shenhua will have a chance to open up the gap with the chasers and gain the upper hand in the championship battle.

Of course, for Shenhua, this trip to Shu Dao was very difficult. This season, Chengdu Rongcheng's performance is very outstanding, especially in the strong dialogue, successively defeated Shandong Taishan 3-0 away and Shanghai Port 3-1, indicating that this team has strong combat effectiveness. After Oscar left the harbor, Romulo may be regarded as one of the best Super League commanders in the Chinese Super League at present. Therefore, limiting Romulo's ball to the greatest extent will be the key to the success or failure of the game. Chengdu Rongcheng's two wings are also very distinctive, Gulfinkel has 1 goal and 1 assist, Hu Hetao has 1 goal and 2 assists, and Shenhua's two wing players Manafa and Chen Jinyi have a lot of tasks. Rongcheng also has a 1.93-meter-tall center Felipe, which is a huge test for any Super League defender, whether it is Zhu Chenjie or Jiang Shenglong, it is difficult to defend Felipe alone, and he needs to be protected by teammates. In addition, Wei Shihao has scored 3 headers this season and also needs to be "taken care of".

As we all know, Chengdu Rongcheng's home stadium can be called the devil's home stadium, and with the blessing of tens of thousands of home fans, the team will often burst out with greater combat effectiveness, bringing a lot of psychological impact and pressure to the away team. Last season, Shenhua won 2-1 in Chengdu, but it was the final round of the season and Chengdu Rongcheng had already secured third place in the league, so it's hard to say that they were 100 per cent playing at that level.

Shenhua's defensive end, which has been criticised for a season, has improved, with successive clean sheets against Wuhan Three Towns and Shandong Taishan.

In the match against Shandong Taishan, Shenhua was able to bring back three points from Jinan, and the players' unremitting efforts and hard work for every goal were the key, and the success of the defense must also be mentioned. Throughout the game, Shenhua's defense effectively limited key players such as Shandong Taishan's Cressan and Kazaishvili, and did not give them too many opportunities. Gao Tianyi, who scored the only goal of the game, said: "I still thank my teammates, thank the team, without their desperate defense in the first 60 minutes, maybe I would have fallen behind when I came on the field, and today's victory belongs to our whole team." ”

In a strong conversation, it's crucial to not make mistakes on the defensive end. Slutsky summed up the victory with Shandong Taishan and talked about the error rate, "I think the key point of the game is to compete with everyone's patience and concentration to reduce the error rate. Luckily we didn't make any mistakes today and scored the crucial goal. Therefore, facing Chengdu Rongcheng in the next round, based on defense, and winning the game is a more suitable game strategy for Shenhua. If you bring back 1 point from the away side, according to the current points situation, it will also be more beneficial to Shenhua.

Yesterday (April 27), Shenhua took the high-speed train from Jinan back to Shanghai. Winning the key battle with Shandong Taishan made the whole team very happy, Gao Tianyi said: "Two consecutive away games, we have a week's rest in the middle, so let's recover first." Then, according to the coach's tactical arrangement, we will lower our posture and fight for the opponent, hoping for a good result. ”

Looking ahead to the match against Chengdu Rongcheng, Xue Qinghao said: "I definitely want to keep a clean sheet. "Since replacing Bao Yaxiong as the starting goalkeeper in the first match against Qingdao Manatee, Xue Qinghao has kept two clean sheets in the last three games. Judging from the three games, his form and performance are getting better and better every game. Especially in the game with Shandong Taishan, Xue Qinghao made wonderful saves while also throwing the ball accurately to launch a fast attack. Of course, in terms of grasping the timing of the attack and assisting with his teammates, Xue Qinghao still needs to continue to summarize and improve. The next battle with Chengdu Rongcheng was another test for Xue Qinghao. If he can hand in a satisfactory answer, it will definitely further boost his confidence.

On May 6, Shenhua will also play Meizhou Hakka away, so after the end of the match with Chengdu Rongcheng, Shenhua will not have time to return to Shanghai to rest, and will fly directly from Chengdu to Jieyang, and then transfer to a bus to Meizhou.