August 2, Beijing Guoan team in Gaoxin base preparation training into the 13th day and night, the atmosphere of preparation for the war is more and more intense. The training content has turned to the upcoming five days after the second phase of the Super League first match, the opponent is Henan Songshan Longmen team. It is reported that the team will stay in the capital until the 5th, and then leave on the morning of the 6th, and go straight to Zhengzhou to prepare for the 11th round of the Chinese Super League showdown with Henan on the evening of the 7th.
Guoan team since July 21st centralized preparation, has been training hard for nearly two weeks. The team's injury situation has basically improved, only Jin Pengxiang continues to recuperate. Zhang Yuning, the team's top scorer, has removed his shoulder brace and resumed confrontation training, and his injury will not affect his appearance in the second stage of the league. The fourth round of the league injured foreign aid Adeben Lo also began to contact the ball training, but has been more than 40 days, psychological and athletic state needs to be adjusted.
As for young players, three U23 players, Ruan Qilong, Liang Shaowen and Duan Dezhi, went to the U21 national football team training, and the national team enjoys the policy of reducing the number of U23 players. This allows head coach Xie Feng to be more flexible in his lineup choices for the second phase. U23 players Nai Bijiang and Liu Guobo, who are getting better, are still the young forces that Xie Feng favors, and they have the strength to compete for the starting position.
Veterans, three more appearances in the center back YuDaBao, ZhangChenYong and YuYang, the total age of just 100 years old, this "100 years old" defense line can withstand the impact of Henan team foreign aid Karanjia, Dorado and Adrian, has become the focus of external attention. The coaching team revealed that the recent special physical recovery training for the veterans, aimed at reducing injuries, improve running ability, to ensure that they maintain the best condition in the second stage of the league.
Looking at the schedule, Guoan will start the second phase of the "three consecutive visits", including the opponents of the league's top three Wuhan three towns and Henan team. These three games will have a significant impact on the team's ranking. In the face of this unfavorable schedule, the coaching team has fully communicated with the players, and the whole team is determined to overcome the difficulties and seriously prepare for the game.
On Friday, Guoan played a teaching match against Tianjin Jinmen Tigers to test the results of the previous stage of training with a 1-all draw. The goal scorer was striker Zhang Yuning. Recently, the team has shifted its training focus to tactical drills against Henan. Henan scored 23 goals in the first 10 rounds of the league, second only to Wuhan Sanzhen in terms of attacking power, and this game will be the biggest challenge for Guoan's defense this season.
It is reported that the Henan team has many attackers in front of the field, strong internal and external reinforcements, specializing in side road breakthrough passes, the number of people in the penalty area to grab often 3 to 4 people. For this reason, the national security team in the midfield interception and staring defense in the penalty area on targeted training, aimed at inhibiting the opponent's offensive efficiency.
Currently, the temperature in Zhengzhou is as high as 37 degrees, more so than in Beijing. In order to prevent the players from being affected by the high temperature, the Guoan team chose to arrive at the away field one day before the game to prepare for the game.
