In the early morning of April 21, the Lion of the Capital - Beijing
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Bilic, the man at the helm of the 2021 Chinese Super League, stepped into the first round of the first round of pre-war media communication. The "Beijing-Shanghai Duel", which is regarded as the main event of the year, will take place on the 23rd in the near future.
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Shanghai Shenhua (soccer team)
Staged between. Facing the upcoming challenge, Bilic emphasized that the two teams are equally strong and the game will be an uneventful one, and that he and his players are ready for a tough test.
Bilic at the launch
The evening of the 19th.
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The team arrived in Suzhou and started their first training session on the 20th. During the training, Bilic carefully polished the offensive and defensive strategies against Shenhua. Talking about the team's preparation, Bilic revealed at the conference, "As far as I know, the
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The match against Shenhua is comparable to the Chinese Super League's version of the National Derby, and we are well prepared for it. Facing the first key game of the new season, I hope the team can go into the game with positive tension and achieve a positive result."
Bilic admits that although he has not been coaching in China for a long time, his growing understanding of the players, which is not only limited to the technical and tactical aspects of the pitch, but also their off-field personalities and preferences, has helped the coaching team to make a more accurate deployment of personnel.
Last season, coached by French sensation Genesio
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The team achieved the third place in the league, which also makes the outside world full of expectations for the new season of Guoan. Facing this topic, Bilic responded, "Indeed, my work now focuses on two aspects, one is to maintain the team's vitality on the pitch, and the other is to make up for the detailed problems I observed before. This coaching mindset has begun to bear fruit in training and teaching matches."
Compared to last season, this season
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The journey is even more bumpy. Midfield core Augusto failed to return to the team, Bieira and Bakambu two foreigners also returned to the team for a shorter period of time, which makes them in the first two rounds of the league will have to face this season's title favorites Shenhua and Shanghai Harbour, which is a huge challenge to Bilic's coaching ability.
Facing this challenge, Bilic said: "In terms of personnel strength, the gap between the two teams is not big. Shenhua is a veteran team in the Chinese Super League, plus a number of new recruits to join this season, the strength should not be underestimated. This competition will not appear one-sided situation, will certainly play very stalemate, the key to see who can better grasp the trend of the game."
He also told the fans: "We don't have to have high expectations for the first competition of the season, the league is long and the team will not play at a high level in the first round of the season. But we will work hard towards this goal, make progress in every competition, show our character in the game and go on bravely."
South Korean center back Kim Min-Ja, who previously suffered a toe injury, has begun practicing with the team since arriving in Suzhou and seems to be recovering very well from his injury. However, Bilic did not reveal whether Kim Min-jae will be in the match's roster. "Kim Min Ja, like other foreigners, has been in the team for a relatively short period of time. From the training, every player is in good condition, and it has even become a happy worry for me about who can play."
Choi Kang-hee attends the conference
Shenhua boss Choi Kang-hee, who later attended the conference, said, "
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It is a team with outstanding attacking organization and midfield strength, and we have made special arrangements for individual positions. This is our first game of the season and the result will affect the overall atmosphere of the team, so I attach great importance to it. The team's overall preparation is doing well and I'm looking forward to winning this game."
Talking about the status of the team's strikers, Choi Kang-hee said, "Kim Shin-wook and Bassogo have shown good physical condition in practice, and the other players are in good athletic condition. I will carefully consider what combination to make tactical organization."
