From 4 to 4 to 6 to 1! In just 4 days, what happened to Guoan?

Special correspondent Song Ci reports From the 4-4 away game against Wuhan Three Towns on Tuesday to the 6-1 home game against Shandong Taishan on Saturday, in just four days, Beijing Guoan's two games have made all Beijing fans experience a feeling from hell to heaven. So, in these 4 days, how did Guoan experience this "roller coaster" adventure, and how did Guoan fans go from anger to extreme, and finally chose to support their team with actions?

Facing Wuhan Three Towns away, in the 86th minute of the game, Guoan was still leading 4-1, and no one would have thought that in the end, it would be 4-4 by the opponent.

4 days later, when there was a shortage of soldiers and generals before the game, especially when three foreign players were absent at the same time, and even the fans in Beijing were extremely pessimistic about the game, Guoan miraculously played a 6-1, which was even more unexpected.

Sometimes, it is impossible not to say that there is a kind of metaphysics mixed up in football games, because many things cannot be explained at all, or many accidents are completely unexpected. For example, in the game in Wuhan, the head coach of the Guoan team, Setien, would never have thought that he would lose three main players in a game, first foreign aid Dawan withdrew with an injury in the first half, and then in the 56th and 57th minutes of the second half, goalkeeper Han Jiaqi and foreign aid Spajic were also suddenly injured one after another, which disrupted the original rhythm of substitutions.

According to the pre-game plan, the veteran Wang Gang, who has just returned from injury, will not arrange for him to play the whole game. In fact, when Wang Gang was injured for a month, the club's official report of injury was that he would have to rest for at least 12 weeks, but when the team's back line was tight and foreign aid Ngadeu was injured, Wang Gang returned early. According to the original plan, Wang Gang was prepared to replace Wang Gang in the 60th minute of the second half, and he didn't want Spajic's injury, so he could only leave Wang Gang on the field when there was no central defender available, and to some extent, this was also a major reason for Wang Gang's continuous mistakes in the later physical overdraft.

In Wuhan, Guoan not only lost the victory, but also injured three generals, goalkeeper Han Jiaqi is basically reimbursed for the season, plus the three foreign aid in the midfield and backfield are all unable to play, before the game with Taishan, almost all fans are pessimistic that as long as they do not lose a big score at home, it is acceptable.

It is gratifying that although they showed great anger at the 4-4 draw with Wuhan Three Towns, and although they knew that it was difficult for the team to win at home with such great difficulties, Guoan fans still supported their team with practical actions, and a total of 54,309 fans came to Gongti in this game, once again setting a new record for the attendance rate of the new Gongti. This love and strength is undoubtedly a send-off in the snow, and Guoan's ability to usher in an unexpected victory at home is absolutely inseparable from the strong aura created by these fans for Gongti.

"4-4 in the last round was a loss. But on our home turf, whether we're behind or ahead, we have to defend our home and we didn't have to sorry for the fans today. After the game with the Shandong team, Zhang Yuning, the main striker who scored a goal for the team, said.

Fans thought it was a humiliating and most humiliating game. However, even more uncomfortable than the fans are the players and everyone at the club. After returning to Beijing from Wuhan, some players admitted frankly to their best friends that this game was really nothing to say and no place to be ashamed, no matter how the fans scolded them, and the last ten minutes were like a nightmare and couldn't believe how it happened.

The day before the match with the Taishan team, when the team was conducting pre-game training, Zhou Jinhui, chairman of the club, came to the Gongti again. Before every home game of Guoan this season, Zhou Jinhui will come to visit the team. This time, Zhou Jinhui mercilessly criticized Guoan's performance in the last game, and at the same time, Zhou Jinhui also told everyone that if you want to prove yourself again, then take practical actions, no matter how difficult it is, you must be fearless and defend the dignity of Guoan.

Head coach Setien also said frankly: The game with Wuhan put us in a very ashamed situation, although we have many important players who cannot play in the face of the Shandong team, but the more adversity there is, the more I believe in our players, because they are all fighters, and I believe that the 11 players who will play will be 11 fighters.

In the locker room on the day of the game, captain Wang Gang led everyone in a circle and shouted: "We have lost our own face, and we have to earn it back today." ”

After the start of the game, the Taishan team took the lead in scoring, but soon Zhang Yuning assisted Fabio to equalize, Wu Xinghan flew to the shovel and dyed red, and after Zeka stepped on and ate a red, Gonzalo broke the goal to overtake. In the second half, Serginho scored another goal, Yang Liyu assisted Fabio to score twice, and after Cao Yongjing's tactical foul was also sent off, Zhang Yuning scored another city, Zhang Xizhe was the icing on the cake, scoring on behalf of Guoan for 16 consecutive seasons!

Although the turning point of the game came with the red card of Wu Xinghan of Shandong, as head coach Setien said: "After the opponent was sent off with a second man, it was easier for us to control the game, but it was a situation that our players have been working hard to achieve." Even before the opposition scored first and no one was sent off, we had a lot of shining moments and we relied on our ability to equalise. ”

Before playing Wuhan, the new coach of Guoan, Setien, has been questioned by the outside world, on the one hand, the team's record and performance can not satisfy the fans, including the home game against the Chengdu team, the opponent almost took away the three points at the last moment; The away match with Tianjin was also a lucky equalizer. On the other hand, the tactical play brought by Setien and the intensity of training time on weekdays have made the national security team still in the run-in with the Spanish coach.

However, as a well-known coach who has coached Barcelona in the past, Setien naturally knows how to adjust the mentality of his players when the team is difficult. First of all, Setien took all the blame for the draw against Wuhan on himself. After returning to Beijing from Wuhan, Setien told the players that because of the double game a week, he could not spend too much time summing up the last game, and hoped that everyone would forget the shadow caused by that game as soon as possible, and if there is any responsibility, it will be borne by themselves.

Even after the 6-1 win at home, Setien re-emphasised: "We have been facing injuries and suspensions since the start of the season, but I also told all the players that the league is a long game and that the responsibility for any problems lies with me and that I have their back. Don't be discouraged when anything bad happens.

Secondly, Setien knows that when the team is in a frustrated mood, the best adjustment is to get them back to their families. After returning from Wuhan on Wednesday, Setien gave the team a day off on Thursday to adjust their mood to forget the previous game, so that they could face the game against Shandong in a new mental state. And after the 6-1 victory, Setien also knew what the best way to reward, and the players were given two days off, which is undoubtedly the best recovery for the team.

When the referee blew the final whistle of Guoan and Shandong, all the players left on the field by Guoan were Chinese players, which was very gratifying to coach Setien. Setien said frankly: When the team encountered various difficulties, the Chinese players were able to withstand the pressure, and he was proud of them, and hoped that the spirit on the field today could become a valuable asset for Guoan in the future.

Indeed, before this game, at least 4 absolute main players of the Guoan team could not play, Ngadeu, Spajic, and Dawan were all absent, plus goalkeeper Han Jiaqi, these 4 are the main force in the midfield, which puts Guoan under very much defensive pressure. In this case, Setien first continued to choose the three central defenders who conceded a goal in the last game against Wuhan Three Towns, and continued to schedule them to start this game.

If there are not many options for the central defender, then in the position of replacing foreign aid Dawan, Setien made a decision that surprised everyone, which is to let the teenager Fan Shuangming serve as a midfielder, after all, there are still Chi Zhongguo and Zhang Yuan available in this position, but Setien finally chose to let the 19-year-old born in 2005 start in the Chinese Super League for the first time.

In this game, Fan Shuangjie lived up to the expectations of the head coach. Playing as a midfielder in the first half and a central defender in the second half, Fan Shuangjie's performance was quite a general's demeanor, playing 90 minutes in this game, he made a total of 99 passes in this game, including 96 accurate passes, which made him the player with the highest pass success rate in this game. For this young player, the debut of the Chinese Super League can not only withstand the devil's home atmosphere of the workers' stadium, but also usher in a 6-1 big scene with his teammates, which can be described as a battle to become famous.

Commenting on Fan Shuangjie's performance after the game, Setien said: "I was a little hesitant to start such an important game, I had a separate conversation with him before the game, but I think this is a very good player, today he withstood the pressure and did a great job of what I asked of him, his understanding of football and personality are enough for him to be a great player in the future." And Fabio, who scored two goals in this game, pulled Fan Shuangjie in the post-game interview and said to media reporters: Although I won the best player in this game, I think today's MVP should be Fan Shuangjie.

For Guoan, Fan Shuangjie's emergence has allowed the team to have more chess pieces available in the arrangement, and Guoan can still beat Shandong at home despite the injury of many main players, which also has a lot to do with the thickness of the team's bench, which is particularly important in the long league.