On December 16, Beijing time, the Chinese Super League ushered in the competition for the championship group, and the Guangzhou team, which lost a small loss by one goal, sat at Tianhe Stadium to meet Hebei team. Yan Dinghao, a young player in this game, performed brilliantly and can be called Zheng Zhi's successor.
In the first half of the game, Guangzhou's midfielder Yan Dinghao performed brightly, not only taking on the role of connecting the front and back of the field. Moreover, it also performs extraordinary at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. Especially in terms of organizing the attack, it has already shown the appearance of a midfield master. In the first half alone, he sent three very threatening passes, and soon after the game began, he passed a wonderful pass and gave Yang Liyu a one-handed chance. Unfortunately, Yang Liyu was not decisive enough to shoot in the face of the attacking goalkeeper, and the final shot was saved.
Then, Yan Dinghao, who was on the right side of the middle of the penalty area in front of an attack, received a cross from teammate Deng Hanwen without stopping the ball and directly picked up the back point, but unfortunately, the teammate at the back point once again missed the opportunity to break the goal. This non-stop ball directly picked out the pass, Yan Dinghao not only showed a very high overall view and basic skills, but also showed his full confidence.
In addition to these 2 times, Yan Dinghao also had a chance to complete the assist in the first half. In the 20th minute of the game, the Hebei team switched from defense to attack, Yan Dinghao saw his teammates pressing at a high position and did not retreat, choosing to stay in front of the last defender. Sure enough, Yang Liyu completed the steal and handed the ball to Yan Dinghao's feet. Then, Wei Shihao and Yang Liyu quickly plugged in one left and one right. Facing 2 teammates plugging in at high speed, Yan Dinghao controlled the rhythm a little and passed it to Wei Shihao, who had more space. Unfortunately, Wei Shihao's shot was deflected out of the goal, and Yan Dinghao did not have the opportunity to get an assist.
It was with these 3 key passes, as well as a 90% pass success rate and 3 steals, that Yan Dinghao scored the highest rating of 7.2 points in the first half. We all know that in paulinho's absence this season, Yan Dinghao took on the heavy responsibility of guangzhou midfield tandem. He got a very big workout in the starting line, scoring six assists in the first 14 rounds, second only to Oscar in Shanghai Harbor.
In today's state, as long as he is no longer affected by serious injuries, he can fully hope to become a true local "midfield master". Previously, fans and the media constantly looked for a successor for veteran Zheng Zhi, what Xu Xin, He Chao, Wu Xi. Today, Zheng Zhi has stood in the coaching bench to direct the game, and there is still no conclusion. Now it seems that Yan Dinghao may be the final candidate. He can not only defend and attack, but also take on the organizational responsibility of the team. In the future, there is full hope that Dai Weijun of Shenzhen team and Duan Liuyu of Shandong Taishan team will form the strongest 3 midfielders of the national football team.