played against the Shenzhen team. This was the strongest opponent Guoan encountered in the first stage of the Meizhou division. In the previous 4 games, Guoan’s record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss seemed reasonable, but the overall performance was far from the outside world. There is still a big gap in expectations. Coach Xie Feng said after the last game that Guoan lacked the ability to control the game, but this was actually just one aspect of Guoan's performance that was lower than expected. More importantly, the team lacked that "hard work" during the game. ”, and this time when they encounter the strongest Shenzhen team, what Guoan needs to do is to lower their posture and fight against their opponents.
Starting in 2018, Guoan has been the side that has taken the initiative on the field for most of the past few seasons. Whether it is domestic games or the AFC Champions League, opponents are often fighting against Guoan, and Guoan is in control. The pace of the game, but at least starting from this season, is limited by personnel configuration. Today's Guoan may no longer have the ability to suppress opponents in some games, and players no longer have the ability to turn the tide and save an entire team. The strength of the team, then why can't we lower our profile and compete with our opponents? As long as you can get satisfactory results and change your playing style and ideas, what's wrong?
In fact, when they met the Shenzhen team in the final championship group last season, Guoan played very passively. Although they won 1-0 in the final game, everyone who watched the game knew that Guoan was by no means the one with the advantage. On the one hand, this season, although the number of opponents' foreign players has decreased, under the leadership of Li Zhangzhu , the competitiveness and performance of this Shenzhen team are even stronger than last season. Although they were unexpectedly defeated by Meizhou Hakka " "A sure win", but from the perspective of comprehensive strength, this team can be said to be one of the strongest teams in the Meizhou Division. When encountering such an opponent, Guoan has to fight hard.
For Guoan, the injuries and injuries that occurred in the last game caused Xie Feng to encounter some difficulties in arranging his troops, but it did not affect the overall tactical arrangement. Therefore, in the end, he still controlled the game according to the previous tactics. Or should we give the initiative to the opponent and play to defend and counterattack ? This is a question that needs to be decided, and this will also determine the trend of the game to a large extent. In fact, for a team that is still in the running-in period, lowering its profile to compete with its opponents is not an unacceptable option. Of course, the coaching staff has to make an idea in the last two days as to where this game will go and how it will be played.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Zhang Kunlong
editor/Zhang Yingchuan
