As the smoke cleared from the 13th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL), Wuhan Changjiang suffered a 1-4 defeat at the doorstep of their home team, the powerful Beijing Guoan. After the match, Wuhan Changjiang's head coach Li Jin Yu admitted in the press conference that he was satisfied with his players' performance despite the loss. He believes that the big loss is mainly due to the coaching team's lack of precision in strategic deployment. He expects the team to show a new style at home to meet the expectations of the fans. Facing the powerful Guoan team, Li Jinyu said, Guoan is really skillful, especially their fast counterattacks caught us off guard, although we also have a good opportunity to score, but failed to grasp, which is also the key to our loss.
Talking about the match itself, Li Jin Yu congratulated the Guoan team and noted that although the team suffered a big loss at home, he felt sorry for the mistakes of the coaching team. He affirmed the performance of the players and emphasized that the game at home is to bring freshness to the fans. He emphasized the need for the team to make timely adjustments in order to prepare for the upcoming matches.
When talking about the opponent Beijing Guoan, Li Jin Yu said that the strength of the Guoan team is extraordinary, they can always adjust quickly in difficult situations, thanks to the excellent performance of many outstanding players in the team. He pointed out that Guoan had a strong desire to play today, with an excellent overall performance, clear tactics and continuous counter-attacks that posed a great challenge to a team like ours. The match between the two teams showed their own characteristics, and Guoan undoubtedly performed better.
Talking about the performance of the young players, Li Jin Yu believes that they have performed well in terms of desire and execution, and he is eager for more young players to get the chance to play. The goalkeeper in today's match was also a young player and he emphasized the need for more young players in the Chinese Super League.
In the post-match interview, U23 youngster Zhang Huajun said he was grateful for the support of the fans, although he felt he was shouldering a great deal of responsibility for his mistake that led to the team conceding the second goal, and also for some of the chances we missed.
