At 4:30pm on July 19th, Beijing Guoan faced Tianjin Jinmen Tigers in the sixth round of the Chinese Super League in a fierce battle. Although Guoan dominated the game, their offense was not very efficient, and the 90-minute match ended in a 0-0 draw. The draw also gave Guoan their first league draw of the season, and improving shooting efficiency has become a pressing issue for the team.
The first afternoon match in Suzhou
This is the first time this season that Guoan has played an afternoon game in Suzhou, so whether or not physical problems will affect their performance has become the center of attention. Facing the clearly inferior Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, Guoan only made two personnel adjustments, and coach Bilic's goal of taking down the opponent was also very clear. After the start of the game, Guoan dominated the field, the opponent's restrictions are also quite obvious, young He Zhenyu in the left side of the performance of active, creating a few good scoring opportunities, but ultimately failed to convert into goals. In the 8th minute, starting right back Jin Pengxiang went off due to injury, and 31-year-old veteran Jin Taeyeon came on as a substitute.
Guoan fails to convert many scoring chances
Shortly afterwards, a "connection" was made between striker Wang Ziming and Zhang Yuning, who had a good chance at goal, but his powerful shot was from too good an angle, and was ultimately deflected by the opponent's goalkeeper, Teng Shangkun. In the following game, Tianjin won more than one corner kick opportunity by using several counterattacks, but they failed to convert these opportunities into effective shots.
In the 35th minute, Zhang Xizhe's pass in the home half of the field accurately found Wang Ziming, Guoan's No. 20 ran all the way to the opponent's penalty area, but his shot didn't hit within the goal frame, and Guoan lost a good chance to take the lead. At the end of the half, Guoan formed an attack on Tianjin, but unfortunately Zhang Yuning's two consecutive shots did not pose a substantial threat. At the end of the first half, Guoan and Tianjin Tigers temporarily drew.
Hot Afternoon Field Draws 0-0
After the change of sides, Guoan did not make personnel adjustments, but obviously improved the pace of the game, Zhang Yuning came up to complete a threatening shot, shocked the rival goalkeeper out of a cold sweat. Soon after, it was Zhang Yuning again, who received a pass from Zhang Xizhe and shot with his left foot, but Guoan's No. 9 shot was too strong, and the ball was far above the crossbar, so he couldn't hide his disappointment at losing the chance. Although Guoan was in full control of the game, the goal was slow to come.
In the 58th minute, Tianjin first made adjustments, replaced the team's newly introduced foreign aid Maglo Cruz, intended to strengthen the attack, his first touch on the field after the completion of a wonderful cross, for teammates to send accurate passes, but unfortunately the shot did not hit in the range of the goal frame. The 65th minute of the game, Bilic also made adjustments, just after the end of the isolation of Bakambu returned to the team, as well as Cao Yongjing draped in the lineup, the Croatian played only two substitutes in the hands of the offensive card. It is worth mentioning that just 5 minutes later, Guoan again made 2 substitutions, Wang Gang and U23 player Bo Yang came on the field for a last ditch effort. In the last 20 minutes of the game, Guoan was in control of the situation, but still could not break through the opponent's door. The 90-minute match ended in a 0-0 draw in the hot afternoon session.
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The test of the intensive schedule has just begun
Can Tianjin Jinmen Tiger still not be taken down? In fact, there was really no winning the opponent. Guoan in this hot summer ushered in their first afternoon game in Suzhou, although the opponent's strength and experience are far less than their own, from the field of view of Guoan is also "crush" the opponent, but the scoreboard on the somewhat harsh 0-0 tell us a cruel reality, that is, the national security in this grueling duel failed to get three points. Get three points. Based on the result alone, it is obvious that one point is not particularly satisfying, but considering the hot weather and the reality of incomplete personnel, Guoan can only accept this result for the time being, because the test of the intensive schedule has just begun, and a draw is not totally unacceptable.
4:30 pm kickoff means, I believe many fans are very clear, if not the field conditions do not allow, I believe the relevant authorities will not be so arranged, although the weather conditions for both sides are fair, but after all, Guoan just 3 days ago in the pouring rain in a bye, physical exertion is undoubtedly greater than the rival Tianjin team, and from the age structure, but also Yu Genwei's team! In terms of age structure, Yu Genwei's team is also younger, so from this aspect alone, Guoan is undoubtedly a relative "loss" party. However, as Bilic said before the match, he did not make a wide range of rotation at the beginning, after all, the face of this paper strength is far less than their own opponents, get three points is still the primary task.
But from the course of the game, when Guoan wasted chances again and again, they are far away from this goal. Guoan although not as early as the Tianjin team personnel adjustments, but in the 70th minute on a breath for Bakambu and Cao Yongjing, a play two attacking cards, Bilic also do not want to just "give up" this competition, we must know that the democratic Congolese have just returned to the team to participate in the joint practice is only once only, but if not as a last resort, who would send on a If not as a last resort, who would send a player who has not been trained systematically for more than a month? But even if the 17th national security on the field, he was unable to change the team's lack of offensive power, grasp the reality of the shortage of timing ability, a few times the shot is either soft, or hit the high-powered gun, does not constitute a substantial threat, but also failed to help the team.
Bilic see in the eyes anxious in the heart, the broadcast camera in the Croatian more than once and beside the fourth official to communicate communication to express their attitude, dominant but can not be converted into a goal, this situation in any coach will be anxious on the fire. More let him helpless, look at the bench sitting on a cadre of defenders, he really can not send on the field to complete the attack of the players. When he had no choice but to replace the Jin Taiyan, who was actually on the bench, and let Wang Gang, who had recovered from injury, play as a wingback with the aim of creating more chances, but Guoan's No. 27, like his sidekick Li Lei, could not satisfy the quality of his passes, and the ball flew all over the place, but it did not go to the penalty area.
After a 90-minute onslaught, Guoan failed to have the last laugh in a hotly contested match, and this was only the second of 10 matches in 28 days, and the first of a series of afternoon matches, with two more matches to come at the same time of day, such as next round's match against Changchun Yatai, which is still scheduled to start at this time of the day. The physical challenges will only become more and more obvious as the matches go on, and the deployment of personnel is also a problem right now, with the backfield and strikers still available, but the midfield substitutes are almost more than enough. From this we can see that the intensive schedule of the team's test has just begun, Bilic and his disciples have to grit their teeth and stick to it.
