Zhao Xiaosong: Where is the problem of Chinese womens football team?

Source: Beijing Evening News

Author: Zhao Xiaosong

1 to 1 of the score, Shui Qingxia stood on the sidelines for a full minute.21 months ago, she led the Chinese women's football team to win the Asian Cup championship for 16 years, looking at the distance with a motionless way.This night, at the Xiamen Egret Stadium, the Chinese women's football team ended the last game in 2023, completely missed the Paris Olympic Games.

Since the women's football project entered the Olympic Games, the Chinese women's football team has entered the finals six times, only two absences -including this time.Although the results of the World Cup, the Asian Games have not met expectations, and the lack of frontcourt Wang Shuang, such as the "prevention needle", when this situation really happened, the outside world was still unacceptable.So, where is the problem?

Poor signing?Missing lore?

Last night's key "China -South Korea's duel", the Chinese women's football team still fought the ball first as the South Korean team played in the competition two times.However, when Yan Jinjin assisted Wang Shanshan in the 78th minute, after the score of the header of Wang Shanshan was tied, in the crazy shout of the 2,958 viewers of the Egret Stadium, the Chinese team had only one step away from defeat to win.Especially in the 85th minute, after a series of textbook -like counterattacks, Yan Jinjin's single -knife ball regretted sliding out.This ball makes it difficult for many fans to be relieved.However, during the stoppage time in the first half, the Korean team veteran Chi Xiaoran also had the same shot shot hit the door column. If the ball scored, the Chinese team may face a more passive situation.

"This group is a veritable 'death group'." After the game, the British teachist Colin Bell made such emotions. Although the South Korean team he led to Group B was second, because the points were not as good as C.The second place in the group Uzbekistan still failed to advance.The North Korean team, who has not participated in international competitions and has lost the world ranking and fell to the fourth team, the old -fashioned team South Korean team, coupled with the Chinese team, can be said that the five strongest female football teams in the AFCIn Group B, only the North Korean team broke through.

However, there are only two Paris Olympics seats in the AFC. Even if the Chinese team can win this time, their opponents in the final stage will be one of the Australian teams, Japan, and North Korea.Still big.

Retreat if the opponent is not upgraded

At the post -match press conference, Shui Qingxia acknowledged that this year's three competitions for the World Cup, Asian Games and Olympic players made the Chinese team see the gap. "We are trying to adjust the changes every day., Not enough "

In fact, during the Women's Football World Cup this summer, many players of Shui Qingxia and Chinese women's football team expressed the unexpected views of the development speed of the World Women's Football Team in an interview.Among the members of the Asian Football Union, the Australian team used the women's football World Cup boom, and the overall strength and domestic women's football atmosphere were improved.Although far away from international competitions, under the training of coach Li Weiyi, a group of young players with solid basic skills and strong style have emerged.

In contrast, the Chinese women's football team has not completed the breakthrough, and the main framework does not have a strong supplement compared to the Asian Cup last year.In yesterday's game, only Zhang Linyan and Dou Jiaxing's first 11 players of the Chinese team were two "post -00s" players.Coupled with Wang Shuang's long -term injuries of the Asian Cup championship and the main defender Wang Xiaoxue due to injuries, it can be said that the strength of the team will not increase.Under such circumstances, the second time the Chinese women's football team did not have an Olympic finals in the history of the Chinese women's football team.

Shui Qingxia actively responds to outside criticism

When the Chinese Women's Football Team is ready to leave the court after the game, more than a hundred fans are waiting in front of the team's bus to send applause and encouragement for them.A young male fans and Shui Qingxia handed up, but the two failed to form a tacit understanding for the first time.After hesitant, Shui Qingxia reached out another hand and completed the palm of this time with the fans.

For Shui Qingxia, yesterday was indeed full of such "tacit understanding."In the early morning, she was elected as the best women's football coach in 2022 at the AFC Annual Awards ceremony; in the evening, she led a team to the Olympics.

At the post -match conference yesterday, Shui Qingxia took the initiative to respond to many outside world's criticism.For example, the use of foreign players, "I learned before the game that overseas players will come back late. The last game of their overseas played (October) played on the 22nd, and then came directly to Xiamen.Many people will ask questions such as recovery and backward difference. Since you are worried, what do you want them?I have always been supported by staying abroad, go out and see the world outside, see what shortcomings I have, and see how European football played. "

After speaking this passage, Shui Qingxia even took the initiative to talk about Tang Jiali, who was absent from the World Cup and Olympics. "Many people care about Tang Jiali. She is an overseas player.I personally support it unconditionally."Team"

The use of some old players also caused Shui Qingxia to be questioned by the outside world. She responded: "Maybe the outside world has a lot of questions about Lou Jiahui and Zhang Rui, and I think they should stay here. In my systemThe striker's ball grabbing will bring a lot of convenience to the line of defense.I am better thanks to the old player, including the captain Wang Shanshan.

Regarding the question of "whether to accompany the team to continue", Shui Qingxia first emphasized that I hope that the Chinese women's football team can find the correct development path from the failure. In the futureOkay, and then she said emotionally: "As for my future, it is not easy to say. In any case, I hope that the Chinese women's football team is getting better and better, and I hope they can truly enjoy the happiness brought by football."