On July 21st, the Chinese Super League was in full swing, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers visited Beijing Guoan and finally returned home with a 0-2 defeat. According to Beijing TV's Daily Sports program, Barton was in the media spotlight after the match, sharing interesting stories about his pre-match relationship with teammate Han Jiaqi.
On the emotions of Beijing fans
Barton said fondly, "I would like to thank the fans for always remembering me and their send-off made me feel at home. I consider it an honor to be a player and I cherish the camaraderie."
Talking about goal scoring regrets in the game
Barton reluctantly recalls, "It was just a hair's breadth from a goal today, and Hanjacic defended quite well."
The reporter asked: during the curtain call, Han Jiaqi seemed to imply that you "couldn't do what you wanted to do today", was there some kind of tacit understanding between you two?
Barton responded humorously, "I jokingly said that I could score a goal today, and he said that I couldn't score any more goals today. As a result, no goals were scored today. He probably doesn't know what happened, wait to go back and ask him if he ate something strange today."
