In the winter transfer period of this season's Chinese Super League, Beijing Guoan signed eight new players in one go, however, except for Han Jiaqi, these new faces did not significantly enhance the strength of the team.
In particular, outside back Ngaardew, despite being able to play well against weaker teams, his shortcomings of slow turnaround, rough footwork, and error-prone were exposed when facing stronger opponents.
As for the new midfielders Ademi and De Souza, their strength is naturally impeccable, but the former has not yet adapted to the rhythm of the Chinese Super League, and his form is sometimes good and sometimes bad; the latter, due to the attitude of the training problems, let the coach have reservations about their use.
The problems with the Nationals this season go far beyond poor signings, and include issues at the training, game scheduling, and technical and tactical levels, where the team's weaknesses remain unaddressed effectively.
In the first 10 rounds of the league, Guoan scored less than one goal in eight games. Despite a 6-2 win over Cangzhou Lions at home in the ninth round, the haphazard play of the players didn't really make up for the team's deficiencies.
In fact, Guoan is not without efficient scorers. Center forward Zhang Yuning was awarded the local Golden Boot of the Chinese Super League last season, while Nigerian striker Adebenelo is the Golden Boot of the Swiss Super League in the 2021 season, and both of them are quite efficient in scoring goals.
Unfortunately, these two Golden Boot level strikers are unable to represent Guoan in the Chinese Super League due to injuries. However, this is not the truth, as Adebenelo has been negative since last season, refusing to play on the grounds of injury.
The same is true for this season, as Adebenelo's reluctance to play was due to the failure of Guoan's club to pay his wages on time. For this reason, he even took the club to FIFA, resulting in another transfer ban for Guoan.
Zhang Yuning is in the same situation as Adebenelo. A month ago, he claimed that a sprained foot prevented him from playing in the Chinese Super League. However, a month has passed and his foot injury has still not healed.
Despite not being able to play, Zhang Yuning's hobby has not been affected. Recently, a Guangdong car blogger took to social media to post a photo with Zhang Yuning and expressed his love for manual transmissions. Now, Zhang Yuning is driving a manual transmission car in Guangdong and seems to have fully recovered.
Adeben Lo and Zhang Yuning refused to play, due to conflicts with the club over money. Guoan's parent company, Sino Group, is strapped for cash and has been in arrears with the players' wages for some time. It is understandable that the players have a problem with this.
But as a professional player, he should have the most basic professional ethics. In any case, he should fulfill his job and play every game well. The problem of salary arrears can be solved through negotiation with the club. If you keep on being so fraudulent, it will only end up being a lose-lose situation for both the player and the club.
