The Chinese Super League Championship Group staged the Jinglu Battle tonight! The national security team had to break the wrist with the leader

Tonight, Beijing Guoan will play against "leader" Shandong Taishan in the second round of the second stage of the 2021 Chinese Super League championship group. At present, there is a 9-point difference between the two teams. Guoan coach Bilic said before the game that Shandong ranked first in the standings and was the strongest team in the Chinese Super League, but he believed his players could meet the challenges of their opponents.

Bilic is not afraid of powerful opponents

Guoan won a small victory over Guangzhou by one goal in the last round, and won the "opening red" of the second stage of the league, and the ranking also rose to fifth place. Bilic admitted: "The only regret in the last game was the conversion of opportunities before the goal, but overall it was good. Of course, we also paid the price, including Li Lei's yellow card and Yu Dabao's injury. It was a loss for our match against Shandong. ”

The last time the two teams met was in the first round of last season's knockout round. At that time, the Guoan team won 1 draw and 1 win in two legs, and eliminated the opponent 4-3 on aggregate. However, this time again, the strength of the Shandong team's lineup has increased unabated compared with last season, and the five major foreign aides of the Guoan team at that time have all left the team.

In this regard, Bilic knows it, "Shandong team ranks first in the standings, proving that they are currently the strongest team in the Chinese Super League." They've been consistent on the offensive end, with all the foreign aid and a lot of internationals. The players are generally physically strong and their passing and receiving skills are also very good. In particular, forward players have height and can score goals through crosses. More importantly, they won a big victory in the last round, morale is high, and playing against them will bring great challenges to the team. But I trust my team very much, and we are in a good situation, and everyone is ready. ”

Who will replace the two cores of the defense

It is worth noting that Li Lei was suspended for this game due to accumulated yellow cards, and Yu Dabao's injury may also affect the starting lineup. If two internationals are absent at the same time, it will bring hidden dangers to the national security team's backline.

In fact, after the first game against Guangzhou, many fans were puzzled by the full main lineup of 6 international players and single foreign aid sacrificed by Blich. Fans believe that since the club does not have too many requirements in terms of results, why not use these 8 rounds of matches to give more young players the opportunity to show their strength.

From the position point of view, the reserve team centre-back Liang Shaowen and full-back Ruan Qilong, who represented the first team in this summer's AFC Champions League group stage, can make up for the vacancies left by Dabao and Li Lei. However, in the relevant positions, there are also yang fan, Jin Taiyan and other main substitutes. As for how to choose the scene, it also depends on how much Bilic recognizes the status of the players.

Of course, the importance of the "Battle of Jinglu" is also one of the factors that Bilic must consider. Speaking at the pre-match press conference, he said: "I know very well what the significance of the match with Shandong is. There are only 8 games in the championship group, and the opponents are all very strong teams, so we still treat it as a normal game. ”

The Shandong team maintained a normal heart

Similar to Bilic's idea, Shandong coach Hao Wei also stressed at the press conference that in the face of the Guoan team, Shandong team will not have too much psychological burden, but to face it with a normal mentality.

Hao Wei said: "After two days of adjustment, the players are recovering well. Several internationals are in average form, including Kim Kyung-do, who has always been in good physical condition, who only played more than 70 minutes in the last game, and the internationals who came off the bench only played less than 30 minutes, hoping that their state can be adjusted better. ”

Talking about whether to repay the "one-arrow revenge" of being blocked by the Guoan team last season in the top four of the Chinese Super League, Hao Wei smiled and said: "That has already passed, we did not consider last season's confrontation. The strength of the Guoan team is good, but our team's current lineup and playing style are relatively stable, and there will not be much change. So I still hope that the players will stay in good shape and strive to win the game. ”