In the lack of foreign aid support Beijing and Guangdong summit showdown, what pattern will be presented? This has undoubtedly become one of the hot topics of discussion between the fans of the two places over the years. With the implementation of the neutral name policy at the beginning of the year, the name "Evergrande" has been faded out, and after the recent reshuffle, the current Guangzhou team is no longer the same as the former Evergrande, and is no longer even the same as the original team. When the two teams meet again on the night of 13th, have to admit, this Beijing-Guangdong battle has been "degenerate".
Over the past few seasons, Beijing Guoan's encounters with Guangzhou have always been highly publicized as battles in the spotlight. Starting from July 2017 when Schmidt shut out Evergrande in his debut at the Gongtian Stadium, to September 2018 when Guoan was shut out by Talisca at the Galaxy Stadium, and then the rainy battle in May 2019, it can be said that the Battle of Beijing-Guangzhou has never lacked of topics. In last year's semifinal, Guoan still couldn't cross the hurdle of Evergrande and once again fell short of the title. However, all this has become history this year, because Evergrande is no longer Evergrande, and Guoan is no longer the same Guoan.
As we all know, due to changes in the league environment, Guoan has made adjustments to its foreign aid policy, and at this stage, only Anderson Silva is left with the team to come to the tournament, so the team's integration situation still needs to be verified by the game. In contrast, the Guangzhou team's situation is more complicated, the team replaced the head coach, by the captain Zheng Zhi temporarily in charge of coaching whip, several naturalized players have returned to the team, the team's current situation is not optimistic. From this point of view, if the past Beijing-Guangdong battle is always closely linked with the word "champion", then this time the two teams meet in the 2021 season, it may be difficult to touch on this topic, because both sides do not have the strength to do so at this stage.
Nevertheless, the players of both teams are looking forward to an exciting matchup. The "star power" is not what it used to be, and the play of the local players will be the key. Luckily, both teams are full of international players who can shoulder this responsibility. However, it remains to be seen whether they will be able to quickly get into the rhythm of the game after not playing alongside their teammates for several months.
The night of the 13th at Guangzhou University City Stadium will witness the first meeting of the season between Beijing Guoan and Guangzhou. But this time, the battle between Beijing and Guangdong may no longer be so interesting, after all, both sides are now different, and the game is no longer like it used to be.
