Guoan chose to change the head coach and introduce new foreign aid. Of course, it will take time to test the effect. But for the team, this is the best time to compete for the Super League championship. Never miss an opportunity. Even if it is necessary-a strong man breaks his wrist.
Why did Schmidt finish class?
Schmidt is gone, but his national security career cannot be defined as a failure.
In the middle of 20 17 season, he took over Beijing Guoan. The team was at a low ebb. In the first game when the Germans took office, they led the team to beat Evergrande 2-0. Although Guoan only won 1 game in the last eight rounds of the season, ranking ninth, the "high-level rush" style brought by Schmidt made Guoan fans see hope.
Sure enough, in the 20 18 season, under Schmidt's careful training, Guoan was unbeaten in the league 17 round and won the semi-Cheng Guanjun. At the same time, Guoan rose from the ninth place in the league last season to the championship, but the sudden collapse in the second half finally made Guoan miss the championship.
But in any case, compared with last season, Guoan rose from the ninth to the fourth in the league, and at the same time won the FA Cup and AFC Champions League qualification. Schmidt still won the affirmation of Beijing fans.
In the away game against Jianye, the fans who followed the Guoan expedition shouted "Schmidt dismissed" for the first time ... Then, it was the sudden news of Schmidt's departure.
As a matter of fact, Guoan has been promoted from a middle-class team in League A to a champion team and also qualified for the AFC Champions League. Schmidt contributed a lot. However, the departure of the Germans is not entirely surprising. They have maintained the same style of play for two consecutive seasons, lacking in change. Once this style of play fails, it is difficult for Germans to make targeted adjustments.
Since biella was injured, Schmidt's original "Pride+biella" combination has automatically disintegrated, but he has been hesitating whether to sign a contract. In the process, I watched the team slide in the standings, which may be the reason why the management finally decided to change coaches.
The new coach is not as stubborn as Schmidt?
Before Schmidt left office, the Germans also refused to sign the contract.
Guoan wants to sign Brazilian striker Leonardo, who used to play for Wahda team in United Arab Emirates. The 27-year-old Brazilian scored 8 goals in this season's AFC Champions League and was in excellent condition, but Schmidt stubbornly believed that the player was not a big name and refused.
The new head coach of Guoan is French coach Genesio. Some media commented that the difference between him and Schmidt is that "the new coach is obviously not as stubborn as Schmidt, and Genesio will make changes in time according to the situation. This may be the reason why Guoan chose him. "
In addition, Genesio's advantage is that he is very good at cultivating young players and tapping their potential, which also benefits from his first job in youth teams and low-level teams after he hung up his boots at the age of 30, which may improve Schmidt's employment characteristics and enrich Guoan's playing style.
In fact, when he took over as coach of Lyon on 20 15, Genesio led the team to play a round of 10 unbeaten before the end of the season and advanced to the Champions League as the runner-up. The British media once praised him. "He made Lyon one of the most ornamental teams in Europe."
Combining with the newly introduced Brazilian midfielder Fernando from Guoan to replace the injured biella, Guoan made the decision to sign a contract to change coaches in one breath. There is no doubt that it is a "gamble" to attack the champion at the critical stage with 10 rounds left in the league, so as to prevent the scene from looking hot after one season and resulting in "nothing".
Against Huaxia Happiness and Evergrande, you can't lose a game.
Strictly speaking, a new coach at the critical stage is to give up the passing and ball control style of the past two years. I'm afraid Guoan doesn't have time to think so much about how the new coach will set the tone for the team and whether it will run smoothly.
As far as winning the championship is concerned, Guoan has slipped from the first place in the standings to the third place, four points behind Guangzhou Evergrande, the first place, and the same as Shanghai, the second place. If Guoan wants to keep pace with Evergrande and Shanghai, it is their attack that needs to be improved urgently.
In the loss to Henan Jianye, Schmidt watched the team repeatedly concede goals and threw water bottles angrily. At the post-match press conference, he also admitted that "the man who scored the goal was lacking." If striker Bakambu is in poor condition and can't play a decisive role, can Fernando, a new foreign aid, improve Guoan's attack?
I'm afraid not. Although he undertook many tasks of organizing attacks during his playing for Russian Super League, before coming to Russia, Fernando was only a purely defensive midfielder who could run and grab. The coverage of the center and backcourt is large, which seems to coincide with the characteristics of Ke Li. Again, Guoan doesn't have time to think so much. This is a gamble of Guoan.