In the late afternoon of July 24th, under the hot sun of the capital, the Beijing Guoan team in full swing at the training base located in Gaoxin started a rallying cry in preparation for the Chinese Super League at the beginning of next month. The team was in high spirits, with those who had suffered in the first phase of the league, such as Adebenelo, Hou Yongyong, and the out-of-form Dablo, recovering and returning to the team to regain their robes.
Manager Xie Feng revealed during the training session that he expects his players to utilize this valuable off-season to adjust their athleticism and perform the "ball control tactics" that the team has always promoted in the upcoming league matches. Even if he is unable to return to the home field, he promised to motivate the team to go all out and show the best appearance.
Since the end of the vacation on the 21st of this month, the national security team has been in the Gaoxin base of high-intensity training for three days. Numerous players, including a number of foreign aid, even began to self-training in advance. Injured Adeben Lo, Hou Yongyong, as well as physical discomfort Dablo, are among them. 24 training, Xie Feng will be divided into two teams of red and green players to carry out a simulation of offensive and defensive tactics, covering the side of the pass, the penalty area shot, as well as the group with the training of a wealth of content.
On the day's training, Adebenelo was absent due to tooth extraction, Jin Pengxiang due to injury and Xie Longfei due to an unusual health code. However, Zhang Yuning persevered in training despite his dislocated shoulder and performed fearlessly. He caught goalkeeper Housen off-guard several times with his shots during the green group training.
Xie Feng was rigorous and meticulous in training, reminding the side players from time to time to pay attention to their teammates in the middle of the road to ensure the accuracy of the passing match. Obviously, the coaching team is utilizing the intensive training in the off-season to improve the team's scoring efficiency in the first phase of the league's sports games.
The main players had an eye-catching performance in the training, with Memishevich, Zhang Xunzhe and Ji Zhongguo contributing brilliant performances in both offense and defense. Despite the day's high temperature of 35 degrees Celsius and 60% humidity, the players' persistence was witnessed by their sweat.
Xie Feng revealed in an interview that the focus of the off-season training was to improve the team's threat of direct passes upfield and the players' forward runs, while emphasizing the importance of ball possession. He believes that midfield organization is crucial to the team's success.
Xie Feng expressed his satisfaction with the performance of the foreigners and pointed out that the form of Memisevic and Kang Xiangyou is better than that of Adeben Lo and Dablo. He emphasized that the next training will focus on improving the scoring ability of the foreigners.
Xie Feng also mentioned about the application of the second stage of the Super League to resume the home and away system. He said that the players are very much looking forward to going back to playing at home and have made relevant preparations. If conditions permit, the team will prepare for the home matches; conversely, even if they play away from home, the players will be asked to go all out and show the fighting spirit of the Guoan team.
