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Shanghai Shenhua (soccer team)
Local striker Zhu Jianrong shared his thoughts on the team's recent situation in an interview with Eastern Sports Daily.
Talking about the team's performance in the second stage, Zhu Jianrong said: "Surprisingly, the result is only part of the surprise. Compared to the first stage, the team faced more severe challenges, injuries and illnesses seriously affect the implementation of technical and tactical, to achieve the existing results is really gratifying, which is the result of the joint efforts of all members of the club.
On the topic of shareholding reform, Zhu Jianrong revealed: "When we learned at the beginning of the year that the club would undergo shareholding reform, we were very happy. Despite the slow follow-up progress, we are not impatient, thanks to the firm commitment and guarantee of the club's leaders and coaching staff, which gives us confidence in the future. As a result, our stable play on the field has also benefited from the care and support of the city leaders. Currently, the team's performance is still acceptable, but we will still work tirelessly in order to return the love and care to Shenhua with the best results. We expect the share reform to progress steadily, and the team is currently confident about the future."
Zhu Jianrong also mentioned, "The team's success does not only depend on the efforts of the coaching staff and players, but also the hard work of the club's management behind it. Mr. Wu and Mr. Zhou have been under tremendous pressure, always at the forefront of the team's poor results, bearing all the blame and criticism. It's time for the leadership to get the credit they deserve for achieving such results when the club is facing so many difficulties."
In the face of external skepticism, Zhu Jianrong recalled, "In 2017, when I first joined the team, the club's decision to bring in the three of us from Qingdao was widely questioned. Li Peng, Wang Wei and I were under tremendous pressure as players, and the two leaders who brought us in were under even more pressure. However, the fact that all three of us are now playing for a Chinese Super League team and have a stable place in the lineup actually proves that we have some strength. Although it was not achieved at the same time in the Shenhua team, the performance in different teams is also a proof of strength.
