“With both the result and the performance of the previous match being quite disappointing, it’s indeed difficult to quickly shake off the negative emotions,” said Leonid Slutsky before Shenhua’s final home game of the CSL season against Shenzhen Peng City. “But none of that can serve as an excuse — we have to focus all our attention on the upcoming match.” Shanghai Shenhua is still 2 points away from Shanghai Port, who stand on the top, with 2 matches remaining.