Despite the poor record, Guoan players continue to give their all. Image source: icphoto
On December 5, the 29th round of the Chinese Super League was in full swing, and Beijing Guoan lost 1-3 to Dalian People at home in Rizhao, losing two consecutive games. After the game, the team's head coach Stanley could not hide his loss, "Today's battle, we made a series of mistakes. Throughout the game, the defeat was expected."
Stanley believes that the team should have taken at least a point for their performance despite creating numerous chances. Therefore, he hopes that the team can improve their performance and get out of the haze soon. However, injuries have become a constraint for Guoan, with star players Zhang Yuning, Gao Tianyi and Adebenelo not appearing in the starting lineup. In contrast, the Dalianese team has 22 participants, while Guoan has only 21 players available for the game.
In the first half, Guoan attacked aggressively but struggled to convert their chances into goals due to the lack of forward support from Zhang Yuning. Adebenelo's Dablo also failed to prove himself. In the 76th minute, substitute Lin Liangming broke the deadlock with a header; in the 87th minute, Lin Liangming showed his power again and broke the goal with a world wave; in the 87th minute, Housen slipped out of the penalty area in the attack, and Lv Peng pushed the empty goal to win, and the score was enlarged to 3-0. in the injury time, Wang ZiMing scored the redeeming goal for the Guoan team, but it could not change the game.
Unable to capitalize on opportunities on the offensive end, and with a string of turnovers on the defensive end, Stanley was deeply disappointed in his team's performance, "It was a classic 'want to win but can't' game. It was clear from the defeat that the players' mentality was greatly affected and that defeat disrupted our rhythm, which I am not happy about." The head coach consoled Prince Ming, who scored in injury time, "Fortunately, I saw that the players were still fighting hard, which led to the last minute goal. It's inevitable to encounter ups and downs in an intensive schedule, but we need to get out of the rut as soon as possible."
