As the 2021 Chinese Super League (CSL) season is about to kick off, developments regarding Beijing Guoan's preparations became the focus of media attention on April 12th. According to Beijing Youth Daily, the performance of Guoan's foreign players caused a lot of ripples, and their lack of shooting skills seemed to be an unexpected boon for Shenhua.
The Beijing Youth Daily's report says that as the Chinese Super League draws near, Guoan held an open training session. In the training, Bakambu repeatedly staged shooting errors "good show", this move so that the fans had to send a burst of boos.
Bakambu, 30, contributed 14 goals and six assists in 20 appearances for the team last year. Bakambu was quarantined for a period of time after testing positive for the new coronavirus when he entered China last year. Now he has just resumed training with the team, so the media generally believes that he is still a long way from his best.
From the Beijing Youth Daily's report, it is clear that Bakambu's shooting performance in training is really worrying, so much so that the fans had to boo to express their dissatisfaction. Although the media did not reveal more details, Bakambu's poor form is certainly good news for Shenhua.
Fans familiar with the Chinese Super League are well aware that Guoan and Shenhua are set to meet in the league's opening match. Bakambu will undoubtedly take on more responsibility for the match, given the fact that Guoan's Augusto and Fernando have yet to return. Although he is sometimes jokingly referred to as the "Happy Prince", Bakambu's goal-scoring efficiency is not to be underestimated, with 23, 16 and 14 goals scored in the last three years. Therefore, Bakambu's poor form will undoubtedly ease the pressure on Shenhua.
Fans also expressed their concern and expectation for Bakambu's status, "Get a grip on your recovery, without Pride this year's chances will be much less than last year's, got to improve the success rate". At the same time, some people also recall that home incident, "remember that home a fan in English spray Bakambu, let him get out of the video".
