On July 3, Beijing time zone, the Chinese Super League was in full swing. In the 8th round, Wuhan Sanzhen and Shanghai Shenhua had a key match. With Malcolm's hat-trick, Wuhan Sanzhen beat Shanghai Shenhua 4-2, and continued to keep the lead.
After the match, Shanghai Shenhua head coach Wu Jingui reviewed the game and confessed: "In the early part of the game, the opponent's targeting strategy was very obvious, and the players' performance was better than ours, especially the contribution of the three foreigners was crucial. We prepared for the game with more consideration and the goal was to win the game, but we didn't restrict our opponents enough in defense, which was exposed in the first round. Today we let our hands loose on offense, but the overall strength of our opponents really exceeded ours, so we lost. Even though we didn't give up after going 0-4 down, this game was a warning for us to calm down and face our problems."
On the reasons for the decline in the players' form, Wu Jingui analyzed: "Ideologically we took the initiative to attack the opponent, but the opponent's targeted defense did a good job. Our offense although numerous ideas, but the implementation is not resolute enough, with frequent errors, affecting the confidence and mood of the players."
Responding to the question of whether it was due to insufficient defense against Malcolm, Wu Jingui responded, "It is true, before the match we also formulated a targeted strategy against Malcolm, who is in excellent form and has remarkable strength. Although we had assistance from the back, the effect was not ideal."
