At 15:30 on the 4th, the final round of the season, Guoan's opponent was the Shenzhen team, which was basically desireless like himself. Interestingly, though, since the point difference between the two sides is only 2 points, this direct matchup will determine the final ranking of the two teams, although the 5th and 6th are not much different in essence, but Guoan is eager to do its best in this game and end the season with 3 points.
In fact, after the last game against Guangzhou City, coach Bilic made it clear in the locker room that he hoped that the whole team would continue to work hard and win the last game with Shenzhen, after all, the gap between the two sides was within one ball, and there was a possible change in ranking. But the victory is not a verbal can be obtained, from the perspective of the first leg of the competition between the two sides, the 2-2 score can basically reflect the performance on the field, but unfortunately, Guoan did not grasp the advantage of breaking the goal shortly after the opening and once played one more person, and finally was "absolutely drawn" by the opponent before the final game, and the second victory at this stage passed by. Now facing this opponent again, Guoan has some decline in paper strength, after all, left wingback Li Lei and midfielder Zhang Xizhe have left the team, so in this contest, in order to achieve good results, in addition to having appropriate technical and tactical arrangements, we must also compete in the quality of will.
In the past few seasons, Guoan's results in the league finale have been different, but overall they are satisfactory. For example, last year, in their last match, they drew 1-1 with Shanghai Harbor, ending the entire season as the third in the league; before that, in the 2019 season, Guoan's 3-2 reversal of Shandong Taishan in the final round made many Beijing fans talk about it; and in the previous 2018 season, although Guoan lost 1-2 to Hebei in the final round of the league, the team at that time was mainly to retain strength for the subsequent FA Cup final. In the end, Guoan's result of winning the cup as desired also made the fans happy.
At today's pre-match press conference, Guoan captain Yu Dabao and coach Bilic appeared together, and this is Yu Dabao's first game since this stage, and it is expected to appear in the game again, which also shows the importance Bilic attaches to this competition. 3 points is crucial, but for the current Guoan, if you can end this special season with a victory while playing a spirit, it is quite ideal.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Zhang Kunlong
Editor/Xu Zhao
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