On April 29th, the starry night at the Jiangyin Sports Center will ring out at 6 o'clock when Wuhan's soccer team will take on a tough opponent!
Shanghai Shenhua (soccer team)
The second round of the 2021 season of the Super League is underway.
In the grand pre-match press conference, Wuhan's head coach Li Xiaopeng firmly stated, "The hard training in the past few days has filled our players with fighting spirit. Facing Shenhua, we will do our best to win this match!"
Looking back at the past records of the two teams, Wuhan and Shenhua have played four times, with a record of three draws and one loss, without ever tasting victory. Under the careful coaching of Korean coach Cui Kangxi, the Shenhua team is becoming more and more mature. Faced with a reporter's question about Shenhua's man-to-man tactics, Li Xiaopeng analyzed: "I think their tactics are not simple man-to-man, in fact, similar to the tactics used by Hoffenheim three years ago. Nevertheless, we still need to find the key point of breakthrough, although the challenge is not small."
In the first match, Evra didn't return until the eve of the game, but helped Wuhan equalize with a precise header, earning his team their first points of the new season. Meanwhile, Mbia also came on as a substitute. Talking about the physical condition of these two foreign aiders, Li Xiaopeng said: "They have no problem to start, but it is not clear how long they can last." As for the newly appeared injury number Huang Zichang, Li Xiaopeng revealed: "He is only a slight back injury, and there is no big problem."
Before the match, Wuhan released a poster with the theme "The sound of wind and rain in the night", symbolizing the determination to win. The poster reads: "Looking up to the sun, we never fear the wind and rain. On the banks of the Yangtze River, we are willing to be the wind and rain of our opponents. Listen! This is the voice from Wuhan!"
Shenhua aiming for back-to-back wins
In the first round of matches, Shanghai Shenhua opened the season with a 2-1 win over Beijing Guoan in a marquee match. Moreno's cross was a great success, and new signing Wu Xi also contributed a goal. In terms of strength, Shenhua has many international players such as Zeng Cheng and Wu Xi, and powerful foreign players such as Moreno, so their strength is obviously one step higher than Wuhan. Against Wuhan, Cui Kangxi and his Shenhua team will naturally expect a second consecutive win.
In the pre-match press conference, Choi Kang-hee said, "The victory in the first round of the tournament has injected a good atmosphere and confidence into the team, but we will not be proud of it. The players have trained very hard and Wuhan is also a strong team, we expect to continue the good momentum and win the second round."
Talking about possible pride, Choi Kang-hee emphasized, "Pride and confidence are two different mindsets. Players need to be confident and as long as we don't make mistakes, we are fearless. Even though Wuhan and Guoan have different characteristics, we need to be positive when facing Wuhan."
Player representative Peng Xinli said, "In the past two days, we mainly focus on physical recovery, targeted training for the characteristics of the opponent. Wuhan's strength is not bad, this game will be very difficult, we will meet the challenge with 100% fighting spirit!"
