"We have to face up to the challenges ahead of us, and numerous core players will not be in the starting lineup ......" May 9, Beijing
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China Super League (soccer league)
Manager Bilic was outspoken at the pre-match press conference for the fourth round of the league. With several core players expected to be absent for the following day's clash with Wuhan, he is counting on more local players to step up to the plate.
Bilic has a serious look on his face at the conference
Guoan's first win of the season came in the last round of matches when they beat Dalian Ren by 2-0. However, the core of the offense, Bieira, was unfortunately injured in a physical confrontation with an opposing player, damaging the medial collateral ligament and meniscus of his right knee. Currently, he has left the Suzhou match and returned to Beijing to receive systematic treatment.
Not only the attack line, but also the back line is facing a shortage of personnel. Center back Yu Yang suffered a rib fracture and will be out of action for a while; South Korean foreign aid Kim Min Ja returned to South Korea on the 8th to visit his relatives because of his family's serious illness; and Wang Gang, the side back who was injured before, is still recovering actively. Facing the match with Wuhan, Bilic can only fight with the remnants of the team.
In the face of adversity, Bilic calmly stated in the conference, "The whole team is looking forward to tomorrow's game as we won the last game, including the match against Shanghai Harbour, in which we also showed the positive side. Of course, it is also necessary for us to face many practical difficulties, such as injuries that have prevented many of our star players from making the starting lineup."
Bilic admitted that the team's luck is not too good as the new season has just started with different kinds of injuries among the players. In this case, he and the coaching team must trust other players and need players to show courage and responsibility to contribute better performance for the team. The absence of a number of key players also forced the team to change its original passing style of play.
In response to how to deal with this predicament, Bilic responded, "We have a rich reserve of midfielders, and even though there are some players who are currently unavailable, I don't think it's the right time to complain. On the contrary, we saw that local player Zhang Xizhe conquered the field with his outstanding performance in the last match. And Ji Zhongguo, Gao Tianyi and Li Ke are also very good local players."
He expects these local players to carry the team's banner and unite as one in the game, putting in patience and hard work to get back-to-back wins.
