On October 4, Beijing time, in the second round of Group J of the AFC Champions League, Wuhan Sanzhen suffered a 1-3 defeat on the road against Pohang Iron Foot, and tasted defeat for the first time. Although the initial performance was not bad, but finally swallowed the loss bitterly. Xie Pengfei's red card and Yan Dinghao's fatal mistake put the team in a difficult situation. Yan Dinghao, once regarded as "Zheng Zhi's successor", seemed to have difficulty in finding his courage. ! [Yan Dinghao's mistake](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/163img/202310/2023938376810050248223018.jpg) In the 54th minute of the game, Yan Dinghao failed to get the ball in the center of the field, was robbed by the Pohang players after a quick counterattack, Zeka shot the goal, the score became 2-1, Wuhan Sanzhen to keep the hope of a tie is dashed. From the break to the goal, Pohang's attack took only 20 seconds, and Yan Dinghao's mistake in the midfield was the trigger. ! [Yan Dinghao was substituted](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/163img/202310/2023953259610050248223018.jpg) Throughout the game, Yan Dinghao was largely invisible except for fouls. As a midfield organizer, his passing success rate was only 70%, and he made many "big foot" mistakes. In the 67th minute, Makoto Takada replaced him. This game epitomized Yan Dinghao's recent form. Over the past month, Yan Dinghao has been in a slump. After coming on as a substitute in the first round of the AFC Champions League, he had a poor performance in the midfield, and he made a fatal mistake in a poor performance against Shandong Taishan. Yan Dinghao had high hopes, but after moving to Wuhan Sanzhen, he failed to usher in the second spring of his career. In Guangzhou Evergrande's title-winning season, he performed spectacularly and was regarded as Zheng Zhi's successor. However, the development in recent years has been unsatisfactory, with only two full matches this season and the rest of the time he came on the bench or was subbed off early. The performance slipped and his physical condition is far from the peak. Now 25-year-old Yan Dinghao, the national soccer team experience only last year, selected for the training team, never on behalf of the national team. Even in the Jankovic era, he did not play for the national team. If Yan Dinghao continues to perform like this, the dream of Zheng Zhi's successor may be out of reach.

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