Wuhan's Deng Hanwen (left) of Sanzhen celebrates his goal. Photo/Photo/icphoto
Beijing Guoan lost 0-2 to Wuhan Sanzhen at home in the CSL 24th round of focus games that started on the evening of November 8th. The team's eight-round undefeated streak came to an end with Coach Stanley's first loss since taking over. With this victory, Wuhan Sanzhen regained the top of the table.
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In a "special" game, the Nationals lost again.
For Beijing Guoan, the 24th round match with Wuhan Sanzhen is a "special match". In the first round of matches in August, Guoan lost the away match 1-5, and then the head coach Xie Feng resigned. The situation of the Super League champions could also be affected by the outcome of this match. Shandong Taishan is temporarily ahead after beating Shanghai Shenhua the day before. If the three Wuhan towns fail to get three points in this round of matches, they will relinquish the top spot.
Before the match, Stanley valued the control of the midfield. In the last round of the match against Henan Songshan Longmen, Guoan's midfield was suppressed by the opponent. Although they eventually won, the field was passive. Before the confrontation with Wuhan three towns, Guoan coach's deployment is "with the opponent to fight the midfield" to use running to pull, "how to run more than the opponent."
However, Guoan remained passive in the first 45 minutes. Before the end of the first half, Housen fell in front of the goal while attacking, and Deng Hanwen easily shot on goal. After Yi Jianlian, Guoan stepped up their offense. After Kang Xiangyu and Adebenelo missed a couple of good chances, Bai Yang was awarded a penalty in the 92nd minute when he fouled Davidson. Edmilson hit the penalty kick to make it 2-0.
So far, Wuhan Sanzhen and Shandong Taishan have both won key matches in the 24th round of the competition and are tied on 59 points, with the "promoted team" still in first place on goal difference. Shanghai Harbor beat Cangzhou Lions 2-0 to move into third place, while Zhejiang moved into fourth place after a 5-1 win over Guangzhou, and Beijing Guoan dropped to seventh place, six points behind Harbor.
Guoan players give thanks after the game. icphoto
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Two unexpected goals were conceded, and both offense and defense were responsible for the failure
In the first half, Beijing Guoan lost two goals by 0-2 in the second half of extra time, and was "double killed" by Wuhan Sanzhen. Head coach Stanley did not criticize the players after the match. In his opinion, it was unlucky that Housen fell down accidentally because of the wet field, "Our goalkeeper played well in this game and made several key saves. If the score had been 0-0 at half time it would have been a good result, but we were unlucky and conceded a goal we shouldn't have."
The injury time penalty originated from a foul by Bai Yang in the box and Stanley didn't forget to console the youngster, "At the time, we put all our eggs in one basket and pushed the defenders forward so there was no way to take the penalty. We played well in the second half. I also told the players that we should be happy with the second half performance."
Statistics show that Guoan's ball possession was 55%, and the number of passes, steals and free kicks exceeded that of Wuhan's three towns, but the number of shots and shots on goal was inferior to that of their opponents. Stanley said: "Failure comes from offense and defense, because offense and defense complement each other. Our opponents put us under a lot of pressure up front, so we had to play long passes in attack, but we couldn't control the two penalty kicks effectively. This was most evident in the first half."
Stanley also admitted that it was a "different opponent", "When you're playing against a top opponent, it's hard to create chances and score goals. The other side is really good defensively, which makes it impossible for us to control the ball and for open players to move effectively. When there is too much space in the game, opponents have good players to utilize that space. They do a great job on both the offensive and defensive ends of the floor. Facing them is really different than facing any other team."
Continuing to polish the details is how Guoan captain Yu Dabao summed up the game. on November 13th, Guoan continues to host Wuhan Yangtze River. After eight rounds of undefeated ended, Beijing Guoan needs a fresh start.
