The 2022 Chinese Super League season continues, with Shanghai Haigang facing the Hebei team in the eighth round. In the end, the team relied on two goals from Lu Wenjun and Liu Zhurun in the first and second half to defeat the Hebei team 2-1 and get a victory as they wished.
Regarding this game, Shanghai Haigang head coach Leko commented: "I think we deserved this victory. The team played a very good game. In the first half, we controlled the situation on the court. Unfortunately, we wasted some opportunities and did not score the second and third goals. In the second half, we also missed some opportunities and spent part of the time defending the opponent's counterattack. We didn't do a very good job and allowed our opponent to equalize the score. Fortunately, the players responded in the final stage and scored a key goal. We are very happy to win this game. This is our third consecutive game. The goal scored at the last moment shows that our players are physically and mentally prepared not to give up the game until the last minute. This is very important for our future. Congratulations to the team again, it is time to prepare. "
Although Oscar only participated in two training sessions with the team, Leko still sent him on as a substitute in the second half. Regarding the performance of his beloved general, the Croatian did not hesitate to praise him. "As long as Oscar can recover, he will be the team's best player on both offense and defense. We need Oscar very much, he is our captain and a very important player for us. Because of this, I need to give him a certain amount of appearances. Time, although I know there is a certain risk, after all, he has not trained or played for a long time, and the training time is not long, but he showed his ability on the court and I am very satisfied with his performance. , he also helped the team win a victory. We are still waiting for other players to return from injuries, which is what we need most at the moment. "
Liu Zhurun, who came off the bench, made his debut in the new season. For the goal, Lecco also gave praise and expectations to the young player, "When I met Liu Zhurun last year, I knew he was a very talented player, so I gave him a chance to play. His performance last year was very good, but as a young player he needs to improve slowly through training and games, which is what he is doing. I enjoy being his coach, taking him to train and taking him to games all the time. They all maintain a humble and low-key attitude and are full of motivation to improve themselves. It takes time and process for young players to grow, so I was happy to see him score a goal today. This is what a forward needs to do. I believe that he is doing well. The future will bring more beautiful moments to the team.”
In this game, Oscar came on as a substitute in the second half and ushered in his first appearance in the 2022 Chinese Super League. In 45 minutes, he created threatening offenses several times, and took advantage of set-piece opportunities to assist Liu Zhurun to score the goal that sealed the victory. "I am very happy to be able to return to the team and help the team. For me, It’s been a long time since I’ve played a game. I played for 45 minutes today, and I feel in good physical condition, and I’m very happy to be able to provide assists.” In terms of his performance on the court, it can be said that Oscar has seamlessly joined the team. In the technical and tactical system, "I know that there are some new players joining the team, but we know each other very well because we have played against each other before, so there is no problem with coordination and running-in."
