This afternoon.
China Super League (soccer league)
League Round 11
Shanghai Shenhua (soccer team)
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Changchun Yatai (soccer team)
The press conference took place at the press conference hall of Dalian Jinzhou Stadium, with Shenhua boss Wu Jingui and player Bolaños in attendance.
Regarding the team's off-season preparations, Wu Jingui said, "After the first phase of the tournament, the team returned to Shanghai for rest and training. Despite the hot weather in Shanghai, the team maintained a high intensity of training and the players worked hard in training. After coming to Dalian, we are familiar with the weather and field conditions here, and we all feel like we are back at home, we will definitely go all out to play a good game."
Shenhua is currently staff is not complete, Zhu Chenjie and many other players are in isolation in Haikou because of the East Asia Cup. For the team personnel problems, Wu Jingui said: "These difficulties are objective, but we will not find such and such a reason, I believe that these problems are also a test of our whole team. Despite the difficulties, we will try to play a wonderful game. We are missing Zhu Chenjie and Jiang Shenglong in the center back position, but Eddie, Jin Yangyang and Feng Xiaoting are all in good physical condition. In addition, we have also enrolled three new players, which is a good addition to our strength. These three players were not enrolled in the first half of the year, but they have been training with the team. The team is very united now, and I believe this atmosphere will allow the players to maximize their energy."
For his part, Bolaños, who was also present at the conference, said, "Predictably, tomorrow's game will be very difficult, but after returning to Shanghai at the end of the first phase, we all practiced very well, so I am also confident that tomorrow's game will be very exciting."
On his current form, Bolaños said, "I arrived late to the team before and lacked a lot of necessary training, and I felt that my body couldn't sustain a full game in the first phase of the tournament. During the break, I felt my body recovered through training. In addition, I have a better understanding of the team's technical and tactical play, and I feel I am ready to start.
