At 7:30 p.m. Beijing time on September 20, Henan Songshan Dragons defeated Shanghai Seaports 1-2 in the 16th round (bye) of the 2022 season Chinese Super League.
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The team welcomed head coach Javier for a post-game press conference.
Javier commented on the game in his press conference, "We unexpectedly conceded two goals in the first half and went into the second half two goals down against a team like
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Such a strong team is really tough. We made comprehensive tactical adjustments during the halftime break, and our performance improved significantly in the second half, as we kept on attacking the opponent's defense, and had a chance to equalize the score. I would like to congratulate our opponents, especially the goalkeeper, who played well and helped the team to keep the victory. Despite the recent injury problems our team has suffered, we played quite well in today's match and I believe that with the return of injured players from rehabilitation, we will soon be able to overcome our difficulties and get back to the form we all expect."
Speaking about players Zhao Yuhao and Adrian, Javier added: "Zhao Yuhao has been plagued by injuries this season and has put in a huge amount of effort to train and play, unfortunately he was injured again today in a fierce scramble. Adrian has also been affected by injuries recently and felt unwell at the start of the second half and we had to replace him for protection reasons."
Regarding new signing Carrillo, Javier revealed, "Carrillo is not yet fully back to his best and we will gradually increase his playing time as we use him. Even though he didn't play a lot of minutes today, the effect was positive."
