The evening of September 6th.
China Super League (soccer league)
16th 轮
Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China
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The team drew 2-2 with Zhejiang at home in Rizhao. After the match.
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New manager Stanley, Zhejiang
commander-in-chief
Jodi attended the press conference.
Summarizing Zhejiang's performance, Jordy said, "Congratulations to my players, they played a very good game, crossed a lot of hurdles, and the draw is a satisfactory result."
Stanley was summarizing
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On the performance, he said, "I still praised the players in the locker room for two reasons, one is that our opponent was very strong and both sides worked together to give a great game. The second is that our team showed great hustle and fought for every inch, and that's something we did well."
"In the first half, we had a little problem controlling the midfield, and we often missed the ball, and the opponent's midfield was a rotating style of play, which created difficulties for us. If we can control the ball from the opponent's midfield, we can still create good scoring opportunities. The opponents scored first because the midfield was able to conduct the ball and the quality of the passes was high. But we equalized quickly. After the goal, we played well and put in strength in the attack, it was possible to score a second goal."
"In the second half, our midfield control got better and better. The players knew that they had to go for every ball and we took the lead. Then after that, I think the penalty was really a very slight foul. Unfortunately, we gave the opposition the penalty for such a slight foul. We controlled the midfield so they actually had that one chance and I can accept the 2-2 result."
"I emphasized some basic principles, including what everyone must do, especially for what to do with and without the ball. Our team is not suited to playing long passes, so it's important to control the ball well. The other thing is that the other team did a good job of rotating the midfield, so in principle we need to rotate as well, and teammates need to communicate more with each other and give instructions to those who are watching the defense. I think we still need to make some improvements to control the game better. Good job overall."
"When you're putting a substitute on the field, you definitely have to ding him a little bit. There was a lot of 2 on 2 in the midfield, so I focused on where he was going to play. Also I need to tell the players not to think about the ball and not about the man, it's all small details I guess, and hopefully they'll do a better job of it. In soccer, the fundamental reason for everything we do is for the fans. I know the fans in Beijing have traveled a long way to support us and I feel good about my job because of them.
