September 5, Beijing time zone, the Chinese Super League ushered in the 16th round of matches, the focus of the battle by Beijing Guoan against Zhejiang. According to Sports Weekly, Guoan's new manager Stanley will stick to the original ground passing tactics and will be cautious about adjusting the team's formation.
In terms of strength, Guoan and Zhejiang are equal, and the two teams' playing styles are quite close. Zhejiang's head coach Jiao Di insisted on using a ground passing strategy in the matches from the first division to the Chinese Super League. After a period of rest and recuperation, Guoan under the leadership of Stanley for targeted preparations, home games of Guoan by virtue of physical advantage, is expected to beat the consecutive week of double matches of the Zhejiang team.
Observing recent practices, Stanley is not expected to make drastic changes to his starting lineup or tactical system, emphasizing consistent pressure on the ball carrier during the game and keeping the offensive and defensive transitions quick and the overall formation compact.
For the past week, Stanley has called the team together daily for brief meetings. Half an hour was spent communicating training ideas and game strategies, followed by an hour and a half of intense training. It has been revealed that Stanley will continue to play a ground passing style, and as he explained the tactics to the players he made it clear: "We have to play controlled soccer. Pass the ball, receive the ball, pass the ball again, receive the ball again, until we find a good opportunity to end the game. Quickly counter-strike when we lose the ball and work together as a team to tire the opposition out behind us."
After the morning training, Stanley will stay in the base to watch the U21 ladder team training. Since Stanley took office, Guoan has officially opened the "big first-team mode", as the centerpiece of this model, Stanley will naturally keep an eye on the training of the U21 ladder team.
