On November 27th, Shanghai met a strong challenge from Shandong in the men's soccer final of the National Youth Football Games, and returned with a 0-1 defeat. After the game, the team's head coach Xu Genbao was frank in an interview with the media, he believes that the main players did not reach the best state, and the actual strength of the team should be beyond the performance of this campaign.
Xu Genbao said bluntly, "We have always aimed to win the championship, but unfortunately, this dream has not come true. As I emphasized before the match, whoever can seize the moment and whoever is in better shape will be able to win the championship. Unfortunately, today we suffered a sudden muscle strain in our main center back and Kuai Jiwen has just recovered from a cold, so our overall form is not good. If the main players' form improves a little, the balance of victory may be tilted."
Today's results don't really reflect the true strength of our team, especially on the offensive side of the ball, where we should have been better. Although the players did their best, we still need to continue to train hard. We don't need to console them too much at this point, let them reflect on themselves and learn from their mistakes.
