From the first game 0-8 to the second game 0-1, facing the same opponent and conceding 7 goals less, the progress of the Guangzhou Youth Army is visible to the naked eye.
This progress of the team is also reflected in the individuality of young players.
From the trembling at the beginning of the AFC Champions League game, nervous to dare not do the action, to the later dare to dare to break in, more and more play their normal level.
In the final round of the AFC Champions League against Kawasaki Forward, the Guangzhou youth army dared to fight, and the boys could also show a calm side. This can be seen from the dribbling (below) and the passing coordination.
As can be seen from the picture, in the face of the Japanese player's two-man scramble, the Guangzhou player made a false shake and brought the ball out of the two. After that, several Guangzhou players calmly passed the ball when the opponent grabbed the ball.
This is not the only time that the Guangzhou lads have dared to pass in the sandwich defense in the game.
Notice (above) that the Guangzhou team launched an attack. Substitute striker Guo Shuai's newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and in the face of the closed defense of two Kawasaki forward players, he decided to take a hard pass and quickly carry the ball forward.
Immediately after, the two opponents continued to clamp down on the defense, and he deftly clipped the ball, leaving the two opponents behind. Easily get over each other. Helplessly, Kawasaki's defense was so tight that he had just passed two opponents, and then another person rushed up in front of him, kicked the ball on his body, and the ball bounced high into the hands of the Kawasaki goalkeeper.
Guo Shuai
The guangzhou team's attack was blocked, Guo Shuai's courage was commendable, and the young man first appeared and showed a good ability to dribble people.
In fact, this is not the first time that Guo Shuai has connected with 2 people in this AFC Champions League.
In the last round against Johor Bahru, the only team in the group to advance to the round of 16, Guo Shuai also broke through the opponent's penalty area (below), one person scored the ball, and suddenly passed the other two defenders.
Having performed in the AFC Champions League many times, Guo Shuai's performance is eye-catching and a malleable talent.
Just as Guo Shuai's performance is getting better and better, the Guangzhou Youth Army is also on the field.
In the final stages of the game, the boys of guangzhou were eager to score a goal. Changing the strict defense that had previously retreated near the restricted area of the side, it began to constantly press out to attack and defend.
In the 84th minute, the defender was pushed to the top of the arc near the centre circle (above).
By the 87th minute, the defence had moved to near the penalty area of Kawasaki Striker (below).
It's just that the achievements of the young generals in the overall pressing are far from the opponents, it is difficult to be uniform, very in place, and the opponents are easy to break.
For Guangzhou's 0-1 defeat to Kawasaki Striker in the final round, a commentator commented after the game that a 0-1 loss was the easiest to accept in terms of scores, and he believed that Guangzhou's improvement was obvious to all, and it was helpful for them to let young players play such a high level of competition.
Failure is not shameful, and the cold thing is not to recognize the gap and do not know where they lose.
As long as there is a harvest, there is exercise value. This is true for Guo Shuai himself!