Reporter Wang Wei reports On the evening of May 10, the Guangdong Guangzhou Leopards lost 1-5 at home to the top Chongqing Tonglianglong, suffering the heaviest defeat of the season. The total number of goals conceded in the first 7 rounds of games was only 5, and this one was poured 5 by the leader, and the big score loss at home was like a mirror, urging Guangzhou Leopards to think deeply about the shortcomings and rectify them as soon as possible.

Oolong + impatience, a big defeat

The game kicked off after heavy rain, and the Guangzhou Leopards had a chance to score, but in the 2nd minute of the game, foreign aid Carlos hit the ball high with a single knife, and the Guangzhou Leopards missed an excellent opportunity to score. Five minutes later, Carlos' long-range shot went over the crossbar. In the first half, Guangzhou Leopards conceded 3 goals first, the first was an own goal of their own team, the second was a defensive mistake in the penalty area after the midfielder was stealed, and the third was a goal conceded when defending a free kick. The two goals conceded in the second half had something to do with the lack of fitness that caused the defence to leak. Although Guangzhou Leopards pulled a goal back by Carlos in the 41st minute of the first half, they could not change the situation of losing by a large score after the disadvantage in overall strength and problems in mentality.

Throughout the process of this game, Guangzhou Leopards had a preemptive posture and wanted to grab a good start, but after conceding consecutive goals, there was a problem with mentality. "On the one hand, the ability to grasp the opportunity is insufficient, and secondly, when the opportunity arises, our mentality is too impatient and we don't grasp it well." After the game, Guangzhou Leopards head coach Li Bing said, "We really didn't play as well as the opponent in this game. The players have done their best, they don't have any responsibility, and hopefully we can adjust as soon as possible and play well in the future. ”

A club management who watched the game also saw this, he pointed out after the game that the mentality of the players of the Guangzhou Leopards team needs to be adjusted, "The goal of the team this season is well known, but this goal should not become pressure, playing with pressure will make the players psychologically unbalanced and lead to technical deformation, so the team must adjust the mentality and be mentally prepared to play a protracted battle." ”

In this game, Guangzhou Leopard's many attacks were blown off due to offside, Li Bing said: "The opponent implemented high-level tactics, the overall height of the back line is also more advantageous, before the game we made corresponding deployments, developed anti-offside tactics, in the beginning of the game also harvested a few opportunities, in the process of the game offside situation is mainly in the pass and forward insertion did not do a good job. ”

There is a lack of organisation in midfield

This season's Chinese League has played 8 rounds, from the perspective of these 8 rounds of games, in the face of the strength of the team is not as good as itself, Guangzhou Leopard can basically win the game, but in the face of the direct opponents Chongqing Tonglianglong and Liaoning Iron Man, Guangzhou Leopard's disadvantage on the field is clear at a glance.

Judging from the technical and tactical characteristics of Guangzhou Leopard this season, the ball is generally from the backfield across the midfield directly to the offensive players in the frontcourt, and this tactic of playing behind the opponent can often be effective in the face of slightly weaker opponents, but in the face of Chongqing Tonglianglong and Liaoning Iron Man such a team with strong overall strength and emphasis on technology and pass control, this tactic is difficult to be effective.

Judging from the first 8 rounds of games, Guangzhou Leopard's midfield lacks organizational tandem, which is more obvious in the face of strong teams such as Liaoning Iron Man and Chongqing Tonglianglong, and there is a gap with the opponent in forming an effective attack. Guangzhou Leopard midfield lacks the organization of offensive high-level back and front waist, and the technical characteristics of foreign aid are relatively single, the starters are older, and the physical consumption is too large when encountering wet and slippery field conditions in rainy days, and the state and attention of the whole team are difficult to guarantee after physical energy is consumed, so it is difficult to organize an effective attack in the midfield and put pressure on the opponent, and the pressure on the defensive end of their own side is very large, and it becomes a very normal thing to lose. If Guangzhou Leopards want to achieve the goal of surpassing this season, they need to make great efforts to introduce high-level players in the second transfer, and the organization of attacking forward and back is particularly crucial.

Regarding the topic of whether to bring in reinforcements in the summer window, Li Bing responded after the game, saying: "This involves the club's medium-term plan, and we need to communicate with the club, hoping that on the basis of the existing personnel, we can have some reinforcements, and it will definitely be better for the second half of the game." ”

The disadvantages of the aging lineup are magnified

Comparing the starting lists of Guangzhou Leopard and Chongqing Tongliang Dragons, it can be seen that the average age of the starting list players of Tongliang Dragons is 23.4 years old, while that of Guangzhou Leopards is 29 years old, and the average age of the starting list players of Guangzhou Leopards is more than 5 years older than that of their opponents. Although the Guangzhou Leopards players have a certain amount of game experience and are also very the field, they are obviously inferior to the opponent in terms of physical fitness, confrontation and impact, and in the second half of the game, when the Guangzhou Leopards who are behind the score urgently need a counterattack, their physical fitness is inferior to the opponent. In the second half of the second half, Tonglianglong's three 19-year-old players Wu Yongqiang, Wu Yuxi and Bai Yutao played successively, further lowering the average age of the players on the field. After the game, Chongqing Tonglianglongs head coach Salvador said: "The young players of Chongqing Tonglianglongs are an important reason for the seven consecutive wins during this period. ”

However, there are also bright spots for the young people of Guangzhou Leopard. In the 62nd minute, after the 18-year-old mixed-race teenager Huang Shenghao came out, he completed many effective interceptions in the midfield and cut off the attack of Tonglianglong many times, and Huang Shenghao's performance was eye-catching. In addition, Cui Xinglong, who assisted Carlos in this game, has been in good form recently, and the 21-year-old scored a goal for Guangzhou Leopards in the last round away to Shijiazhuang Kung Fu. Yang Hao, who came on as a substitute in the second half, is also 21 years old. In addition, Jiang Zhiqin, who scored a goal for the Chinese team in this year's U17 Asian Cup, also entered the list of this game. How to better cultivate and use young players is the next topic that Guangzhou Leopard needs to study.

After losing to the Iron Man and Tonglianglong at home, Li Bing said: "The home game and these two teams have lost, which shows that we do have some gaps, but there are still 22 rounds of the league, we don't need to immerse ourselves in the past data, I hope the team can show the spirit of facing difficulties in the later games and play the next games well." ”