Regret or happiness, the suspense continues! In the first leg of the Chinese Super League promotion and relegation play-off that ended today, Dalian Drew 1:1 with Chengdu Rongcheng, which also made the second leg of the match on January 12 a real "life and death showdown" - the winning side will appear in the Chinese Super League next season. At this moment, someone must be assuming that if there is no red card, the Dalian people team should be able to win! But don't forget, the unpredictability is one of the biggest charms of football. Overall, all kinds of situations in the game are within the normal range, and this is only after playing the "first half", two teams that are still in the same starting line, and there are still 90 minutes to fight, to work hard, to fight!
The red card was a turning point in the game
First with a goal to help the team to take the lead, and then because of a tactical regulation that led to his own being sent off, the second leg can only be watched from the sidelines, Sun Guowen's performance in the game has become the focus of discussion among Dalian fans after the game. We don't want to blame Sun Guowen, but we must admit that this red card, which came a little early, did become a turning point in the game.
In today's game, dalian players played more cautiously after the opening, and the opponent's foreign aid forwards were very active. However, with the passage of time, the Dalian people still showed a small advantage in strength and began to occupy the initiative on the field. In the 41st minute, Dalian took advantage of a corner kick opportunity to score a goal by Sun Guowen; in the 55th minute, Sun Guowen was sent off for a second yellow card for a tactical foul at the opponent's half, leaving the team to play more with less in almost 40 minutes. In the 76th minute, Zhao Xuri sent a foul in the penalty area, and Chengdu Rongcheng equalized. Objectively speaking, even if there is no penalty, but there are two foreign forward opponents on the field, it is normal to find other opportunities to score, for the Dalian team, what really needs to be summarized is how to maintain concentration for a long time and reduce mistakes, improve the wisdom of the game, do not press the gourd, all kinds of mistakes are made in turn.
Jose is very happy with the players
"Today I am very satisfied with the performance of all my players, because they showed all the advantages of being a professional player and a Dalian player today, and also represent Dalian, a city with a long history, Dalian has hosted many Chinese Super League, Chinese First Division, FA Cup matches this year, and there are also many coaches training in Dalian, all of which show that Dalian is a very rich city. I feel that today's players showed the essence that dalian city should have on the pitch, and I am very satisfied with their performance and proud of them. Jose said in his post-match press conference. From the perspective of the whole game, this "game that does not need to be mobilized", the performance of the players is basically blameless, and what can be done now is to grit your teeth and stick to the end, and do not leave regrets for yourself after the second leg.
Xu Zhengyuan, the main coach of Chengdu Rongcheng, said: "Today's game is a very difficult game, from another level, there are more unfortunate places in today's game, we have a two-week break after the end of the fourth stage of the Chinese First Division, and there is no teaching game during this period, so before the game started, I was still more worried, a little afraid that the players could not find the state. We conceded a goal in the first half and I told the players to make adjustments in the midfield and in the second half we looked different, scoring the equaliser goal. The opposing players are more capable individually, they have a lot of advantages, and the second leg will definitely know each other better. ”