Two consecutive defeats in three consecutive games and three losses and one draw in the last four games have plunged the Guangzhou team into a "dark moment" since Salvador took over. Compared to the three consecutive wins in the honeymoon period, the team's morale has dropped to its lowest point. Competitive sports are cruel. Winning can cover up everything. Once you lose, discord will ensue. Currently Guangzhou is still with 17 points, but only 3 points away from the relegation zone. If they don't try to score points, they are in danger of falling into the relegation zone again. At this moment, the alarm has been sounded and the situation has become aggressive!
The two-goal loss to Sichuan Jiuniu, including the previous loss to Qingdao West Coast, and the next opponent to be played, Guangxi Pingguo Ha Rang, are all top opponents in this year's Central League table. Objectively speaking, the current Guangzhou team's comprehensive situation does not have the strength to arm wrestle with these teams - the loss was caused by strength and helplessness! In last night's match with Sichuan Jiuniu, the home team controlled the tempo most of the time and created more threatening attacks. Guangzhou team has been led by the nose by their opponents, simply did not play to their proper level, lost their proper rhythm, and eventually lost completely reasonable assistance. Not to mention how many opponents there were and how many foreign players there were.
It must be recognized that the current strength of this Guangzhou team has a clear gap with several super teams, all of which can not be compensated for by the spirit, and not that a correct attitude and a correct position can narrow the gap... Hard power is not enough, there is no corresponding reinforcement of specific personnel, there is no enhancement of the immediate power of the brave generals to join, so as to quickly enhance their strength. I don't believe that other elements alone can make up for and replace that. This is the general law of competitive sports, which cannot be violated. Besides, it is hard for Guangzhou players, who have already lost the initiative, to boost their spirit and morale. How can they keep their spirits high and maintain their current accumulation in the face of adversity?
After watching more than half of the Central League matches, I believe that everyone should have some idea of their level of play. In this field, winning by suppressing the opponent through overall cooperation and technical and tactical play is often just a beautiful vision. Often times the matches are dull and there is not much gold in the back and forth between the two sides. However, in the end, the final decision determines the success or failure of the match. Most of the time, they tend to be the players with more individual ability, i.e. the foreigners! Just look at a few of the teams that have surpassed their teams, and you can see that they all have superb foreigners who can solve problems through their individual ability to score goals and win more domestic matches.
But the reality is that it's really hard for Guangzhou to do it all without foreign aid! It's not that the team doesn't have brave players with outstanding individual abilities, but with their current strengths they are nowhere near the level of powerful foreigners. With their limited ability to solve battles individually, i.e. scoring goals, it's not possible to rely on them to win in the Central League at the moment! That's the reality, don't want to admit it, must admit it.
After rational analysis, there is too much criticism of players and coaches at this juncture. There's really no point. Don't they want to play well? Don't you want to win? Because of the strength, I can't do anything about it. In fact, as long as I do better than before in the future, as expected to complete the season goal, it will be fine. No one wants to see two consecutive losses, the last four games undefeated (3 losses and 1 draw), but the losses are all ranked opponents. We do have a big power differential, not a game of not trying hard enough or not trying hard enough. Fans and friends are overly blaming the players and coaches, fantasizing without facts that something is wrong in the locker room to the extent that they have had all sorts of unholy success...
