The 22nd round of the Chinese Super League resumed with Shenzhen and Shanghai Shenhua shaking hands with a score of 0-0.
Shenzhen, who have not won in four consecutive rounds, are in a fierce battle with Shanghai Shenhua, who are striving for a fourth consecutive win.
After the game, Shenzhen's acting head coach Zhang Xiaorui summarized the game, saying, "The players perfectly executed the pre-game coach's deployment, and the defensive end almost didn't leave any opportunity for the opponent, thanks to everyone's hard work. The coaching team is very satisfied to get a point from the third ranked team in the league."
Talking about the next arrangements for the team, Zhang Xiaorui revealed, "First of all, we will take a vacation for the players to fully rest and recover, relaxing both physically and mentally. After coming back, we will seriously summarize by watching videos and other ways to ensure that we can achieve good results in the later matches."
Shanghai Shenhua's head coach Wu Jingui, on the other hand, said, "We expected this to be a tough match before the game. During the game, we realized that the opponent's overall formation contracted quickly, and we also tried a quick counterattack, but found that once we pressed on, the opponent might also get a chance to counterattack. They also have fast players on the offensive end, so we were cautious with our overall tempo today. Despite the change in temperature, the players sweated a lot and exerted a lot of energy, everyone worked very hard. Overall, according to the goal set before the season, we have 40 points in 20 games so far, an average of 2 points per game, which has basically met the expectation. Next, we will still continue to work hard and look forward to strengthening all aspects through adjustments."
Talking about the adjustment of the team's goal, Wu Jingui revealed: "Our goal this season is set in several stages, the first step is relegation. At the beginning of the season we still have concerns about whether we can stay in the relegation, and now the relegation task is basically completed, and we will definitely play every game for a better ranking in the next."
