Beijing Guoan lost to Henan team 0-2 away, and fell from the top to fourth place. Guoan really lost in this game.
Guoan is not as good as his opponent in the data of this game. His ball possession rate is even 55% higher than his opponent. Henan team is in an absolute lead 23-7. Henan team hit the goal frame more times than Guoan team, but according to the data, Henan team has fewer two.

Of course, losing to Henan team is not the most terrifying thing, because Henan team is still good, and it is the kind of team that is not strong when facing weak or strong when facing strong. Last year, Guoan also lost at home in Henan. Henan team draws Shandong and wins Chengdu this season, and has won all three home games in the last three.

So look at the home record of these Henan teams. Strictly speaking, Beijing Guoan lost to Henan team away, it is really not unpopular, but Guoan team played too badly, and was beaten by Henan in the whole game. Is this the performance of the championship team? What's even more terrifying is that the game will face three major challenges later. After the next round of the game is over, there will be only theoretical possibilities left to compete for the championship.

Guoan plays SIPG in the next round, and if he loses, he can fall behind by up to 8 points
Guoan is currently 8 points away from the top of the standings. With 6 rounds of games left, this is not an unforgettable gap. The key is that Guoan will face the Shanghai Harbour team in the next round. If Chengdu wins the game at the same time, then with 5 rounds left, Guoan will be 8 points away from the top.

Five rounds of 8 points, what a big gap. It can be said that Guoan will only have theoretical possibilities by then, and Guoan has not had a strong dialogue with his opponents afterwards, and there is no way to fight this so-called "6-point battle" to narrow the score difference, so he cannot lose in the next game.
Guoan is about to start a weekly double competition
Starting next week, Guoan will start the journey of the second-tier AFC Champions League. Guoan is assigned to Group E, with opponents in the same group being MacArthur FC (Australia), Tai Po FC (Hong Kong, China), and Hanoi Public Security (Vietnam).

To be honest, the opponent's strength is not strong. Of course, Guoan will definitely not look down on the second-tier AFC Champions League, but you can't play too ugly. After all, it represents the Chinese Super League, and there are some weak teams in the group, which will bring pressure to Guoan's two sides.

First, if you really lose to Vietnam and our opponents in Hong Kong, your morale will definitely be hit. Secondly, if you lose to such a team, Guoan will also be under great pressure after the game. So this game is a bit of a loss.
But this game is coming when Guoan needs the league sprint the most. Considering that Guoan's current tofu-like defense line is like a counterattack, Guoan can really withstand it. This is the most troublesome thing.

Guoan did not score goals in two consecutive rounds
Guoan's defense was not good at the beginning. He still had a chance to compete for the championship this season, and he relied on his own offense. As a result, his defense has not been done well yet, and his offense has also become silent. Guoan has not scored two consecutive rounds of goals for the first time this season.
The key is that neither Shandong Taishan nor Henan team are any team with good defense. Taishan team is the second-most conceded goals among the top eight. Henan team even conceded more goals than Changchun and Qingdao Manatees in the relegation zone.

The result is that facing such a defense line, Guoan did not score a goal in two games, and did not even have many shots. The sluggish attack line is more terrifying than the problem of the defense line. Because the problem with the defense line can also be attributed to injuries, especially Spaditch's injury is fatal, but what about insufficient attack firepower?

So there are many problems in Guoan at the moment. It is not too much trouble to lose a game. The next series of problems are the real headaches for the head coach and the club.