He may not be the most talented one in the national security team, and he may not be the one most liked by the fans, but he is definitely the one who fights the hardest after the game, there is no doubt about it. In this round of the match against Meizhou Hakka, the versatile player wearing the number 18 shirt scored his first goal of the season, and Fang Hao celebrated after the goal and enjoyed his moment. Should I say it or not, the age of 24 is no longer young, and in the second year of the team, everyone has such feelings, Fang Hao has grown up, improved, and risen.
Speaking of Fang Hao, I believe that most Guoan fans know his name, it should start from the senior when he scored the senior in the national youth game, perhaps no one expected that a not particularly famous Dubai Cup could "achieve" Fang Hao who scored 4 goals in a row, but although he shined in the national number game, his development back in the domestic arena was not as expected, and after an unsatisfactory 2022 season, Fang Hao chose to leave his hometown team Shandong Taishan.
Fang Hao, who came to Beijing last year, was once considered the breaking point of the side, but it is a pity that this young man who seems to be full of strength every time he appears on the field is empty, but he lacks some brains, in the words of the coach, this kid has not yet opened his mind. "If you look at his running route, you can see that this kid can't turn, and he still has to practice this." This was the most common sentence that the members of the coaching staff said when they commented on Fang Hao at that time. The impact is enough, but it lacks the wisdom of football, which once became the key to limiting Fang Hao's rise and development.
Fortunately, the young Fang Hao didn't let everyone wait too long, and he learned to "think" and "turn". In fact, at the beginning of last year, some warm-up games and the beginning of the season began, and everyone gradually found that Fang Hao would no longer only run with his head down, but would look up to find his teammates, no longer just an accelerated straight line to the opponent's bottom line, but also a broken line to mess up the opponent's route and rhythm. Perhaps because of these changes, he still got more than one starting opportunity even when the team introduced Lin Liangming and renewed Yang Liyu's contract, which shows that his improvement coaching staff has seen and recognized it.
In fact, people who know Fang Hao will agree with this point of view, that is, this is a serious child, he will think about many things, and at the same time, he will care about some people and things very much. After some special moments last season, he has become closer to the fans and he is more aware of how they care for him. Whenever there is a fan event, Fang Hao will definitely take the initiative to participate, and at some specific time nodes and key moments, Guoan No. 18 will also express his gratitude to the fans and thank the city for everything it has brought to him in various ways.
From this point of view, he has indeed grown up, improved, and increased. And what is even more gratifying is that while achieving these progresses, the young Fang Hao still maintains that innocence and that hard work. It can't be said that he was the first to come to the training ground and the last to leave, but he was certainly one of the hardest working people on the field. "I'll try to do whatever the coach tells me to do, and I'm always ready." Almost every time he is interviewed, this is Fang Hao's opening words, at first I thought he was polite, but those who watched his game knew that whether it was a starter or a substitute, whether he played well or played mediocre, when it came to "working hard" on the field, Fang Hao was never behind.
Because of this attitude and performance, it is no wonder that the head coach would prefer such athletes, who would not love a young man who not only listens to the line-up but also gives 100% after the debut? What's more, he can often bring you different surprises. The fans are actually very pure, as long as you do your best for the Beijing Guoan team, you will definitely be recognized by everyone, Fang Hao is the same, he is not a child who came out of the Beijing Youth Training, and even some unpleasant things happened at one time, but with everyone's recognition of Fang Hao himself, when the Gongti is closed after the game, he will still shout his name and cheer for him.
Fang Hao in life is no different from his peers, he is willing to pick up his mobile phone to record his training and game tidbits, and he will also go to the BAIC men's basketball team to support the CBA team in the same city, perhaps he has gradually regarded this place as his second hometown, although this is his second season in Beijing Guoan, this is also his second year in Beijing, but his "brand" on Beijing is deepening little by little. This "new Beijing gentleman" is being accepted and recognized by more and more people.
In the 11 rounds of the league, Fang Hao made 8 appearances and 5 starts, of which the number of starts has exceeded the total number of starts in the whole season last year, which is enough to show that the 24-year-old is indeed improving, and he is indeed making himself better, and helping the Beijing Guoan team in more dimensions.
Photo/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Cui Jun, Visual China, Xinhua News Agency
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Zhang Kunlong