Inzaji: Xinyue played a good goal for 80 minutes, but was tied not because of substitution but because of defensive issues

September 20th September In the third round of the Saudi League held this morning, Riyadh Crescent drew 3-3 away with Jeddah Nationals. Riyadh Crescent Coach Inzaghi was interviewed after the game.

You still led 3-0 in the 78th minute, but then lost three goals in a row and were equalized by the opponent. We performed very well in the 80 minutes before the game, scoring 3 goals and hitting the post 3 times. Jeddah Nationals goalkeeper Mendy also made several wonderful saves. But then Tony scored with an excellent personal skill and narrowed the gap in the score. But after that, we didn’t have a good control of the game. But I don't want to criticize the team because we did play well for 80 minutes.

You replaced Malcolm, who scored twice, and there were some injuries in the game, and Malcolm left the game due to injury. Reuben Neves also took the initiative to ask for substitution because he was not fully prepared for this game, but he insisted on playing. The time interval between this game and the last AFC Champions League game was too short and our players did not have enough time to recover. Even so, we still performed well in the first 80 minutes.

Did your substitution cause the team to be tied by the opponent?

Substitutions did not affect us, and the players who came on the bench did their job well. I could accept the first goal conceding because Tony was very good in his personal performance at the time, but the second and third goal conceding showed what we had in defensively. We will feel bitter about the outcome of this draw, which is a lesson for us.

What will you do after this game?

The skill level of this game is very high, and fans will definitely like it. But I don't like this game because what I want is victory. We must learn from this game, analyze and correct our mistakes. But don't forget that our opponents are the AFC Champions League and the Saudi Super Cup, and they are not an easy opponent to deal with.