Guingamp boss Bilic looks forward to a clean sweep as he leads his side to their first win of the season. Image captured from the match video.

Beijing Guoan suffered losses in two consecutive matches against Shanghai Shenhua and Shanghai Seaport with scores of 1-2 and 1-3 respectively, which created the worst consecutive defeats in the history of the Chinese Super League (CSL), according to a report by the New Beijing News. In the upcoming match against Dalian Ren, Bilic was outspoken in the pre-match press conference, eager to energize the team with a win and get back on the winning track.

Faced with consecutive defeats, Bilic was more worried about the team's declining morale. Fortunately, the players did not lose confidence, and there were even scenes of self-challenging in training, which made him doubly relieved. He firmly believes that a win is enough for the team to regain their form and hopefully continue to make progress. Although the match against Shanghai ended in a loss, Guoan controlled the pace of the game for most of the match against the harbor, which makes him confident that the team's form will improve.

However, Bilic is currently facing injury problems, and in addition to Kim Min Ja, another star player has suffered a foot injury. As a result, he has yet to finalize his starting lineup, "Both players are enduring the pain, and I'm aware that they will be in a lot of pain during the game, but they have both expressed a strong desire to play. In order to protect the players' health, I'm still considering whether to play them or not."

Vieira, who was present at the conference, also said that Guoan's team desperately needs a win to get their confidence back. Regarding the impact of Augusto's inability to return to the team, the Spanish coach said, "Any team will encounter difficulties when missing key players, but we must face the reality that other players need to take responsibility in order to play well in the game."

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