In a focus match in the 22nd round of the Chinese Super League, Guangzhou was attacked by the opponent once in the case of the advantage of the scene against the Shanghai Harbor team, and finally lost to the opponent 0-1. After losing this game, Guangzhou was overtaken by the Harbor team by 1 point and only finished the season with a third place result. However, Guangzhou fans have given affirmation, encouragement and support to the performance of the team in this game and the difficulties faced by the team since this season.
In the last few games of the league, Guangzhou team is aiming to train young players. Although before this game, Guangzhou only needs to draw the opponent to ensure that it will get the runner-up. But after losing the championship, guangzhou did not care about the ranking of the runner-up. Therefore, in this game, in the starting lineup of the Guangzhou team, Zhang Linpeng, Li Xuepeng and Liao Lisheng took a group of young players to fight.
Youth comes at a price, after Guangzhou missed a series of opportunities in the opening. In the 28th minute, a long pass counter-attacked, tearing open Guangzhou's fragile defence and being breached.
Although behind, the Guangzhou team set off many threatening attacks, but the Guangzhou team, which was dominated by young players, never solved the problem of one foot in the door and could not equalize. Even in the final injury time of the game, Guangzhou won a penalty, but unfortunately the veteran Zhang Linpeng's penalty was also deflected, and finally lost the game.
After losing this game, Guangzhou, which was originally ranked in front of the harbor team, finally fell to the third place with a difference of one point. However, whether it is the runner-up or the third place, for the Guangzhou team, which has been accustomed to winning the championship before, it does not make much sense after losing the championship competition. When the team is facing difficulties, it is not easy to play to achieve such results and persevere.
Judging from the performance of the Guangzhou team at this stage, although the young players are slightly immature, they have great potential. Especially in the last two games, the Guangzhou team, which is dominated by young players, has shown great cohesion in the overall technical and tactical aspects.
The biggest deficiency of the Guangzhou team now is the back position. Since the beginning of this season, Guangzhou has been building a midfield with Liao Lisheng as the core. To put it bluntly, Liao Lisheng's performance can only be said to be decent, and there are no highlights. In the offensive and defensive conversion, the Guangzhou team performed the most unsatisfactory, which is this link. Next season, looking for a suitable back, Guangzhou team can still compete for the championship.