In the 24th round match of the Chinese Super League on the evening of July 22nd, Shanghai Shenhua showed strong offensive firepower on the road and beat Cangzhou Lions by 5-0 score. After the match, Shanghai Shenhua's head coach Slutsky attended the press conference and gave an in-depth review of the match.
Slutsky first talked about the difficulties and strategies of the game. He pointed out that Cangzhou Lions adopted an intensive defense strategy, which created a lot of trouble for Shenhua's offense. Therefore, he believed that the key to the game was when to break the deadlock, and once the goal was scored, the game would be relatively easy to progress. On the offensive side, Shenhua did not stick to the traditional positional play, but flexibly utilized the set piece tactics to quickly take the lead, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent goals.
Slutsky was then asked about Luis' injury and comeback time. He expressed optimism that Luis would be able to return to the field as soon as the next game and add more strength to the team.
In addition, Slutsky made special mention of Gao Tianyi's outstanding performance in this game. In addition to contributing two key goals, Gao Tianyi was also very flexible in his position on the field, and he was able to switch positions with Wu Xi, another core player in the team, according to the actual situation of the game, showing great tactical literacy and adaptability. Slutsky said that this is indeed a part of his technical and tactical arrangements, utilizing the versatility of the players to enrich the tactical changes of the team, thus gaining an advantage in the confrontation.
