5. Foreign aid + stuffed birds are difficult to win! The most powerful country is still on the way

Reporter Cheng Shan reported This is Guoan's first home game this season, and it is also the first appearance of naturalized player Serginho, and it is also the first time that the new coach Setien feels Gongti - on the evening of the 29th, more than 50,000 fans watched the battle between Guoan and Rongcheng at the Gongti site. Guoan fans test the team's quality with the hope of winning the championship, and of course expect a hearty victory. However, Beijing Guoan, which started with 5 foreign aid + Serginho, was finally forced to draw by Chengdu Rongcheng. After 3 rounds, Guoan won 1 and drew 2 to get 5 points, and Setien's Guoan may need more time to play the game of the championship team.

The first home stadium of Guoan in the new season is also the first time Setien has felt the atmosphere of Gongti. The number of workers and sports spectators reached 52,982, nearly 800 more than last year's home game against Rongcheng, and continued to maintain the top attendance rate of the Chinese Super League of "50,000+" at Guoan's home stadium.

This season, Guoan can be described as strong, but there are also injuries in key positions. Wang Gang suffered a rib fracture in Guoan's warm-up match against Qingdao Manatee on March 15 and was suspended for at least three months; Zhang Yuan also suffered a strained anterior talofibular ligament in his right foot. Lin Liangming was injured in pre-game training, and none of the three were included in the squad.

Setien chose to change the formation from 343 to 442, and discharged the strongest team of 5 foreign players + Serginho, aiming to win the first home 3 points of the new season. Serginho supported Fabio in the front line, Yang Liyu and Fang Hao assisted on the two wings, and Guga and Dawan played in the midfield. The defensive line is Li Lei on the left wing, and Ngadewu and new signings Wu Shaocong and Spardjic are in charge. In contrast, Chengdu Rongcheng is the 4 foreign aid + naturalized player Delgado starts, the main midfielder Zhou Dingyang is suspended, and Wei Shihao does not start.

This is the first time in the new season that Guoan has discharged the strongest combination of 5 foreign aides + Serginho, but it still failed to play the pass control that fans expected. There weren't many real scoring chances throughout the game, with Serginho being pushed up front and not getting the ball much, with only a few good passes. In the face of Chengdu Rongcheng's ferocious pressing, the national security offensive organization had no more options. There were more ineffective passes concentrated at the back, and the two teams combined for only three corners in the first half, and Guoan could only rely on Fabio's penalty to take the lead. In the 11th minute of the first half, Yang Liyu and Yuan Mincheng fell in a confrontation in the penalty area. Referee Ma Ning awarded a penalty, and despite VAR intervention, Ma Ning insisted on the penalty after watching the video replay, and in the 18th minute, Guoan broke the deadlock with a penalty kick by Fabio.

In the first half, Guoan defended more successfully, with Ngadeu completely containing Felipe, but also unable to create good attacking opportunities due to Rongcheng's high pressing. Taking the lead in the first half was good for Guoan, but the red card caused by Ngadwu's over-support in the second half became another turning point in the game. In the 64th minute, the Cameroon defender made a mistake at the back and was tackled by Felipe and had to take down the opponent. Referee Ma Ning initially showed a yellow card, but after a VAR reminder, he reviewed the video and changed the red card.

With one man to spare, Guoan had to quickly replace Serginho, and despite goalkeeper Han Jiaqi's excellent performance of as many as nine saves throughout the game, it could not prevent Felipe from equalising in a goalmouth scuffle in the 77th minute.

After the game, Guoan coach Setien admitted that Rongcheng had created a lot of difficulties for Guoan, coupled with the impact of injuries and poor fitness of the international players, resulting in the failure to win all three points at home. Setien even said that "we don't deserve this point", and the red card of Ngadeu in the second half caused Guoan to fall into a comprehensive passivity in the last half hour, if it were not for Han Jiaqi's excellent performance, and the crossbar blocked Caron's powerful shot in the 87th minute, Guoan might even lose at home. 7 to 17 shots, 2 to 10 shots on target, 3 to 7 corners, 22 to 61 dangerous attacks, 1 to 4 scoring chances...... 5 foreign aid + Serginho's starting Guoan is at an all-round disadvantage in terms of offensive data, which is disappointing.

After the game, Setien sat alone in the coach's box for a long time, and the Spanish coach said that he was reflecting on the situation on the field and reviewing the tactical deployment and changes. After the three rounds of the Chinese Super League, Guoan has not yet played Setien's ideal possession tactics, and the attack is often through the long pass of the central defender, and the midfield lacks the control that foreign aid and naturalized players should have when they start. Serginho played 70 minutes, touched the ball 32 times and made 22 passes, with a pass completion rate of only 63.6 per cent, not at his best. Setien needs to make more adjustments to Guoan's passing tactics, increase the change of attacking tempo, and give Serginho more opportunities to carry the ball and pass.

"I'm not happy with the result, we don't deserve it, I really feel it. I'm very confident in the future and we will dedicate our victories to all the fans in the future. What's happening today is part of football. I want the injured players to recover as soon as possible and I can choose from the full squad. But that's the way football is, and the difficulties and problems that we have now may have in the future. Now that we've encountered it, it's time to fix it. "Setien has to speed up the adjustment, and next week the three Anans will travel to the Jinmen Tigers, and the importance of the old derby cannot be overstated. For Setien and Guoan, who need to prove their strength to compete for the championship, it must be another vicious battle that cannot be lost.