On April 18, the training of the Beijing Guoan team at the Gaoxin base continued as usual, and the team continued to practice tactics and run into the lineup under the leadership of coach Xie Feng. A number of reserve team players who were promoted to the first team last season have gradually gained their places, and in the warm-up match of the 4-0 victory over the North Polytechnic team a day ago, Xie Feng is focusing on creating a younger lineup combination.
Although the three internationals in the team, Zhang Xizhe, Yu Dabao and Zhang Yuning, have not yet returned to the team, and only Jiang Xiangyou has 1 newly introduced foreign aid to join the team, the recent training of the Guoan team has not been affected. After experiencing the winter training preparations in Kunming, Shanghai and Haikou, Guoan's domestic players have completed systematic physical reserves, and a number of reserve team players who followed a team to the league last season also showed the hard work that young people should have.
In the warm-up match with the Beijing Polytechnic team on the 17th, Xie Feng sent a number of young players in the starting lineup. Goalkeeper Hou Sen, defenders Xiao Qiang, Liang Shaowen, Ruan Qilong and Kim Tae-yan, midfielders Chi Zhongguo, Jang Sung-dong, Park Sung, Cao Yongjing, strikers Lee Bo-hee and Wang Ziming. This lineup can play either 442 or 352. The key to the squad is the veteran Zhang Chengdong, who was introduced in the offseason, who can play both center-back and defensive midfield positions, and the coaching staff will also arrange for him to play in midfield or center-back according to tactical requirements.
Due to the weak strength of the opponent Beijing Polytechnic, Guoan took the lead early, and it was young player Liang Shaowen who opened the record for the team, and the way to score was to break the net with a direct free kick. Since then, goals from Cao Yongjing, Park Sung and Xie Longfei have helped the team win 4-0. In this game, Liang Shaowen, Ruan Qilong, Xiao Qiang, Li Boxi, Xie Longfei and other young players have a good performance, they will compete with a group of big brothers for the main position in the new season after the return of international footballers and foreign aid.
In addition, South Korean foreign player Kang Xiangyou, who has been in the team for two days, is still in the physical recovery stage. According to the team doctor, Jiang Xiangyou did not have systematic training during the isolation period, and his physical fitness and physical state needed a certain amount of time to recover in order to keep up with the training intensity and confrontation rhythm of the whole team. For the purpose of protecting the players, Xie Feng did not rush to let Jiang Xiangyou play in the warm-up match, but learned more about Jiang Xiangyou's physical condition through an interpreter, and arranged exclusive physical training for him to help him integrate into the team as soon as possible.
In addition to Jiang Xiangyou, striker Adebenro and defender Memišević will both end quarantine next week. Coupled with the return of the 3 internationals, Xie Feng will usher in a relatively neat lineup. According to the club's requirements for the team this season, the Guoan team will use more young players without reducing the pursuit of performance.