Football News: Setién trains for a long time but not with much intensity. He spends most of his time talking about tactics.

Hupu reported on October 13 that "Football" published an article talking about the training situation of Beijing Guoan's former coach Quique Setien during his time with the team.

After entering the hot summer, Guoan's hard work and running data were obviously not as good as in the first half. In the first 16 rounds, Guoan's average running distance per game, including high-intensity running, ranked in the top four. You must know that they are the side that dominates the ball most of the time. In this case, they can run at such a high pace. It is not surprising that they remained undefeated in the first half.

But starting from the second half, Guoan's running data has dropped significantly. In some recent games, it has dropped to outside the top ten, and is even worse than some mid-range teams. The game data is a reflection of daily training. From this, it is not difficult to see that there is something wrong with Guoan's training.

According to an insider, Setien’s training time has been very long in the past month or two. A training session generally lasts more than 2 hours, and sometimes even reaches 3 hours. However, the intensity of training is not very high - Setien spends most of his time explaining tactics and correcting problems that occur to the players.

The reason why Setien does this is that he hopes the players can better understand his requirements. However, if the training intensity is ignored and the confrontation is lacking, it can be imagined that when it comes to the game. More importantly, the team's previous stubborn spirit is no longer visible, which is what fans are most dissatisfied with. Especially when the ball was played against the wind, the players seemed impatient. At this time, Setien basically made no adjustments and just sat with his head down.

Another point is that in the past two months, Setien would praise his opponent for being very strong in almost every pre- and post-match press conference. After one or two games, everyone disagreed, but as time went by, many players lost confidence and felt that all teams were no worse than Guoan, and they did not know who they were playing against. Including in the Workers' Stadium, the players used to feel like they had a shot of blood as long as they went on the court, but now they can't see this state at all, and this is what really worries the club the most. Therefore, the coaching change is not only about poor performance, the club also hopes that the team can reshape its mental outlook and bring out the spirit of the past.

The club internally stated that the next short-term goal is to change the team's mental outlook, requiring that they must fight until the last minute, whether it is the league or the AFC Champions League 2, and this is especially true for the Football Association Cup final. They must go all out and fight to the end.