On September 22, 7:35 pm, the 26th round of the Chinese Super League will usher in a much-anticipated focus of the duel, Beijing Guoan will visit Changchun Yatai, to challenge the strength of the opponent.
Beijing Guoan suffered a 0:1 loss to Zhejiang in their last match, suffering the misfortune of being beaten twice by Zhejiang this season. As a result of this loss, Beijing Guoan's previous undefeated streak of 5 rounds in the Chinese Super League was broken. In this case, after the first 25 rounds of the Chinese Super League, Beijing Guoan has 11 wins, 8 draws, 6 losses and 41 points, ranking sixth. It has lost a huge 16-point gap to top-ranked Shanghai Seaport and declared itself unable to win the Super League title five rounds ahead of schedule.
Although the Chinese Super League (CSL) did not win the championship, it is only one point away from the top four teams in the CSL. Therefore, Beijing Guoan's most pragmatic strategic goal for this season is to compete for the top four spots in the CSL and get a ticket to the AFC Champions League next season. With this in mind, Beijing Guoan will definitely try their best to win the match against Changchun Yatai. Changchun Yatai has a psychological advantage as Beijing Guoan won their last two meetings. Here is a brief prediction of the starting lineup that Beijing Guoan might field.
At goalkeeper, Housen will continue to guard Beijing Guoan's goals, while on the defensive line, head coach Luis Suarez is expected to continue with a relatively stable four-guard formation. Li Lei, Zhang Chengdong, Ngadeu and former Evergrande young talent Feng Boxuan are likely to get the start. Among them, Zhang Chengdong and Ngadeu are the double center back combination, while Li Lei and Feng Boxuan are the side backs.
As far as the midfield is concerned, there is no doubt that the main back of Beijing Guoan's midfield responsible for interceptions and steals will still be the famous national footballer Ji Zhongguo; with Ji Zhongguo's partner forming a double back combination there is a high possibility of naturalized international player Li Ke. Sitting in Beijing Guoan's front field as a midfield commander around the double back will still be local midfield ace Zhang Xizhe.
In front of the attack, the one who should take the main responsibility should be the new foreigner Fabio Abreu who is in excellent form; and the one who should form the attacking trident with Abreu should be the South Korean player Kang Sang-woo and the former young talent of Evergrande, Yang Liyu.
To summarize, the final projected number of starters for Beijing Guoan against Changchun Yatai is: Housen; Li Lei, Zhang Chendong, Ngaardew and Feng Boxuan; Ji Zhongguo, Li Ke and Zhang Xunzhe; Yang Liyu, Fabio Abreu and Jiang Xiangyou
