The final away match of a three-game road trip, Shenhua strives to return to the winning track.

Special contribution/Gan Hui Shenhua travels north to Tianjin for an away match against Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, who also started with a -10 point deduction. This is the team's last away game in the three consecutive away matches.

In the first three rounds of the league, Shenhua achieved one win and two draws, earning 5 points. Given the team's relatively severe injury situation, this result is within an acceptable range. Facing Jinmen Tiger, who have not won a single match or scored a single goal since the start of the new season, Shenhua naturally hopes to get back on the winning track.

Starting from the second round of the league, Shenhua has played away matches against Zhejiang Team, Beijing Guoan, and Tianjin Jinmen Tiger consecutively. After experiencing two consecutive draws, Shenhua is even more eager to secure a victory to help the team quickly turn their points positive on the league table.

From various sources of information, Jinmen Tiger's defense is currently severely depleted. Foreign player Cordova has a relatively serious ankle ligament injury, with an estimated recovery time of about one month. Wang Xianjun was red-carded in the last league match, so two key defenders will miss the game against Shenhua. Additionally, the main goalkeeper Yan Bingliang has shoulder muscle and ligament injuries and may also be unable to play against Shenhua.

The severe shortage of personnel in Jinmen Tiger's defense is undoubtedly a great advantage for Shenhua's attack. Guy, who has missed two league matches due to injury, is recovering well. In the previous away match against Beijing Guoan, the coaching group did not take him to Beijing for protective reasons, allowing him to stay in Shanghai for rehabilitation to better prepare for matches after the break. Therefore, barring unexpected circumstances, Guy is likely to return in the match against Jinmen Tiger. In the first league round, Guy and Latang's forward combination showed good attacking power, both scoring twice.

On March 29 afternoon, Shenhua played a friendly match at the Jiushi Kangqiao Sports Base. Head coach Slutsky only fielded one foreign player, Latang, and the goalkeeper was the young Wang Jie. The Russian coach deployed many players who had fewer appearances in the first three league rounds to further observe their condition through the friendly match. Meanwhile, U20 youngsters who were promoted to the first team training during the break also got playing opportunities in this friendly.

In the first half of the friendly match, Xie Pengfei assisted, and Latang scored. The two sides drew 1-1 at halftime. In the second half, Nantong Zhiyun scored another goal, and Shenhua lost 1-2.

Before the break, in the away match against Beijing Guoan, Guy and Teixeira were both absent due to injuries, forcing the team to play with only three foreign players. Additionally, captain Wu Xi, Li Ke, and Jiang Shenglong were all unavailable due to injuries. During the match, Minello, who had just recovered from injury, suffered another thigh muscle strain. That means, by just the third round of the league, Shenhua already has half of its main squad injured.

What you fear comes true. During the break, youngster Wu Qipeng, who was called up by the U19 national team, also suffered an injury. On March 28, the U19 national team played against Australia U19 in the Yiwu International Youth Football Invitational Tournament. Wu Qipeng, due to a muscle strain during preparation training, could only watch from the sidelines and did not appear in the match list. Moreover, after preliminary checks, the U19 national team has already sent Wu Qipeng back to Shenhua early for further treatment and rehabilitation.

Wu Qipeng has become the sixth player this season to suffer a muscle strain or discomfort. In the first round of this season's Chinese Super League, central defender Zhu Chenjie left the field early due to muscle discomfort. Fortunately, after treatment and recovery, Zhu Chenjie's injury did not affect subsequent matches. During training preparing for Zhejiang Team, Guy suffered a muscle strain and missed the second and third league rounds. During the match against Zhejiang Team, both Teixeira and Wu Xi experienced muscle injuries, with Wu Xi being substituted early. Both were unavailable in the next match against Beijing Guoan. In the second half of the away match against Beijing Guoan, Minello suffered a thigh muscle strain and left the field.

Of course, the half-month break provides a good喘息 opportunity for Shenhua, who have been plagued by injuries. During this period, injured players actively undergo康复治疗 with the medical team. From the current situation, Guy, Teixeira, Li Ke, etc., are recovering well. After the break, Shenhua's injury situation should improve somewhat.

However, due to call-ups and injuries, Shenhua's备战训练 has been significantly affected. During this break, Shenhua had seven players called up: Zhu Chenjie, Gao Tianyi, Liu Chengyu, Ma Zhen, Yang Haoyu, Wu Qipeng, and Chen Jinyi, resulting in only about ten players available for training. To ensure日常训练的正常展开, the coaching group called up several youngsters from the youth梯队 to train with the first team.

Except for Wu Qipeng, who returned to Shanghai early due to injury, the other six players will basically return on April 2. On April 3, Shenhua will depart for Tianjin. Including the场地适应训练, the team will have only three合练 sessions to prepare for the match against Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.