In the shadow of the hurricane, the eighth round of the Gusau tournament was postponed, originally planned to be staged on July 25, the battle between Guoan and Shenhua, now postponed to August 15th. For Guoan, this sudden postponement has turned into an opportunity for the team to get more rest and adjustment. However, the Shanghai seaport that Guoan will be facing is undoubtedly a tough battle.
When the second stage of the schedule was unveiled, Guoan's matchups with Jinmen Tigers and Yatai were a cause for concern. The opponents were not strong, but Guoan had a lack of tactics against teams with dense defenses this season, and both matches were played at 4:30 pm. Guoan tends to be in poor form in the afternoon session of the game, especially in the hot Gusau, the situation is more serious.
The result confirmed the people's concern, Guoan and Zimen Tiger 0-0 draw, defeated Yatai 0-2. two rounds of matches only won a point, in the standings fell out of the group of title contenders. Guoan in the second phase of the opening after the first up and then down, if not the hurricane, they will next face the Shanghai duo of consecutive battles, with the current state of Guoan, a series of battles against strong opponents, I am afraid that it is difficult to stop the downward trend.
In three consecutive games, Guoan didn't score any goals in the game, and the offense was in poor condition; against Yatai, they even conceded two goals, and the defense also had problems. To summarize, after the start of the second stage, although Guoan won the match against Hebei, but then the team's form slipped and the overall situation was not good.
This situation is also consistent with the laws of soccer. Guoan showed a slow start in the first phase, and the technical and tactical skills still need to be polished, so the first part of the league was poor, and then gradually picked up in the later part. Originally, the coming of the break should be the perfect opportunity for Bilic to find out the problems and solve them, but the reality is that almost all the main players under him are not in the team. In addition to being transferred to the national team of international players, several major foreign aid are also absent, a long period of time, Guoan only twelve or thirteen people can maintain daily training, tactical integration can not be discussed.
Against Hebei, Guoan won with two penalties. In one game, Guoan's international players were able to top it off with their ability, but it was only after a longer period of time that the problems became apparent. Guoan's situation is worse than people think.
"We haven't won the last two games and people up and down the club are not too happy with the results. The good thing is that there are no problems with the way we are playing right now, we have created a lot of scoring chances in the two games and now we need to find ways to score goals and get those chances converted into goals. And of course, on the defensive end we need to improve and prevent some unnecessary mistakes." Bilic said. Getting the power to not score can accurately summarize the situation of the past two games of the national security. Since the style of play "no problem", that is the personnel situation has not been adjusted.
Compared to the first stage, Guoan in the personnel "injury", the axis of the three most important players missing, Jin Minya is not, Bieira is still recovering from injuries, Bakambu although in the team, but now in the game, but only 30% of Bakambu. In addition, Guoan lineup of international players also need to adjust the state. The fatigue of the international players is not only presented in the Guoan family, most of the teams have such a problem. It is normal for players to have ups and downs in their form, plus the hot afternoon field, all of which become factors affecting Guoan's condition.
"The course of these two games also shows that once we are behind we have to play risky so that our opponents have chances when they play defensive counterattacks. If we can get a goal first, the opponents won't have many chances." Bilic stated the plain truth, and fans who have watched the game for a few years know the problems that Guiao is having right now, "Now we need to make sure that we can have quality training. During the game, I want the players to concentrate in the two penalty areas. Fight for goals while preventing conceding." To win a game, it's all about scoring goals and not conceding, but to do that is not as easy as it sounds.
For the pre-match conference against Shenhua, Bilic specially brought Zhang Yuning in the hope that this could inspire his form. The past two games, Zhang Yuning did waste some opportunities, but in Bakambu is not in the frequency of time, Zhang Yuning one person to do is too much, Guoan can not bet on someone's body, multi-point blossoming is the past few years the biggest characteristics of Guoan. Even if Bieira is not there, Guoan also has the ability to do so, perhaps they need just another day or two of rest.
From this perspective, the postponement of the competition against Shenhua is good news for Guoan. On the one hand, the international players can be well adjusted, Bilic also a few more days to summarize the team's style of play, in addition, for Park Cheng and Wang Gang's recovery is also a great help. Park Cheng and Wang Gang two in the past two games have been substitutes, interval back to the starting lineup is not far away, both are the attacking end of the big generals, at least can be the first to solve the problem of Guoan offense.
With the postponement of the match against Shenhua, Guoan will next face Seaport on July 28th. This is a much tougher opponent than Shenhua, as Guoan lost 1-3 to Seaport in the first round of this season. Bilic and Leko are both in the same division and will have coffee together, but hometown is hometown, and they still have to get their face back on the field. The first time Bilic lost, he wanted to get back. Guoan's first battle with the harbor, the first three minutes of the opening game, conceded two consecutive goals, the first to dig a big hole for themselves, and then the course of the game in fact, Guoan dominated, and more chances. So if we meet again, as long as Guoan doesn't dig a hole for themselves, the two sides are still 50-50 situation.
Now Guoan, as Bilic said, has to get goals first to be sure of winning. After trying the striker combination of Zhang Yuning partnering Wang Ziming for two games, Bakambu should be back in the starting lineup next.
Bakambu after playing this stage will probably leave Guoan, Guoan sooner or later have to get used to the state without him, but if he can quickly find the state, especially in the game against the two teams in Shanghai for Guoan dedication to a few goals, but also be regarded as a democratic Congolese striker to leave the old hosts of the last "gift".
