December 19, 2023, at night in Beijing.
China Super League (soccer league)
The league is in full swing, and in the 17th round of the tournament, Beijing
national security
The team lost to Guangzhou City with a score of 0-5. After the battle, assistant coach DeAnn appeared at the press conference to give an in-depth analysis of the game. DeAnn confessed, "We played a pretty bad game tonight, and besides congratulating our opponent for the big win, as an assistant coach, I'm also deeply ashamed. We started slowly and were beaten twice in a row by our opponents. Although we improved later on, we were unable to break through the opponent's goal, and eventually allowed the opponent to score consecutive goals. In the face of such a scoreline, we can only face up to reality and bury our heads in the sand. I hope the whole team will remember this memorable day." Facing the question of the impact of injuries on the team, DeAnn responded, "Regarding the issue of injuries, as I have mentioned before, this is not something that has only occurred recently, every team encounters injury situations. It's true that we are missing some key players, but that's no excuse. In the last game, we were able to play well despite the injuries. We need to analyze why we are like this today instead of making excuses. As coaches and players, we should all be ashamed of this game and the whole team should reflect deeply." Asked by some media outlets why they could not turn the defeat around, DeAnn opined, "The manager being on the sidelines or not does have an impact, but it cannot be an excuse for the team's failure. I think the main reason was our slow start. But that's how soccer is, once you let your guard down, it's hard to get nervous again, and even sometimes you can't even score an open goal." After the match, player Wang Ziming talked about his team's performance in the match when he was interviewed by the media. Wang Ziming said, "Today we didn't do well enough in dealing with the opponent's counterattacks, and the opponent was very capable of seizing opportunities. The tactics laid out by the head coach were not executed well enough, which is why the score fell behind. After the match, I expect everyone to get out of the emotions of the loss as soon as possible."
