Dalian coach thanks fans for relaying his instructions-Xinhua

Dalian coach thanks fans for relaying his instructions

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2022-08-10 21:46:15

BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Dalian Pro head coach Xie Hui said he was grateful to the fans for helping relay his instructions from the stand during his side's 1-1 draw with Shanghai Port at home.

Xie, who had to watch the Saturday's game from the stand as he served a one-match touchline ban, appeared among the fans close to the field after the Dalian side made a substitution in the 75th minute.

He then shouted "three defenders" to his coaching staff on the field, waving three fingers of his left hand frantically.

Seeing his instruction drowned out by the noise inside the stadium, some fans around him repeated his words while waving three fingers and helped relay his order downward.

"The fans were very helpful, they relayed my words down to the field. They understood my instruction well," he said.

Xie said he prepared some communication devices in advance, but they did not work well due to the network congestion.

"So I had to run down the stand. But I could not run down further, as I was banned from entering there. What I could do then is shouting," he said.

Dalian currently sits 15th in the Chinese Super League table with eight points.