Beijing Guoan lost 3-1 to Dalian Ren and suffered back-to-back defeats in the marquee match of the 29th round of the Chinese Super League. After the game, Guoan coach Stanley said he lost a game he shouldn't have lost.
Summarizing the game, Stanley said, We are all disappointed with the outcome of the game. In the first half we wanted to win but it was hard to see, especially as we made more small mistakes. This continued in the second half, especially when the other team took the lead. It was a typical game - wanting to win, but not being able to.
Both physically and mentally, the last game against Zhejiang consumed us a lot. We were playing well before the game against Zhejiang and the defeat against Zhejiang disrupted some of our rhythm.
It is heartening to see that in this difficult situation, I still saw the effort and struggle of the players and the improvement of our team compared to the form of the team at the beginning of the year. Our players deserve credit for not giving up at the last minute and coming together to score a goal.
With a packed schedule, there are bound to be injuries and games that don't go well. The most important thing is that the whole team is still working together and I believe our team can come out of the shadows. We didn't play well today and lost a game we shouldn't have lost.
