Speaking about the women's team participating in the U17 Women's Soccer Asia Cup on May 3, Soccer News wrote that the team's coaches and players want to win the tournament.
On the evening of April 30, China's U17 national women's soccer team departed from Guangzhou and flew to Bali, Indonesia to prepare for the 2024 U17 Women's Football Asia Cup. This team will welcome its first opponent, Australia, on May 7th. Australian head coach Van Egmond said the goal is to win the title.
A total of eight teams participated in the tournament, including host Indonesia, the top three, Japan, North Korea, China and South Korea, Australia, Thailand and the Philippines, who advanced through the qualifying rounds. The top three qualified for the Women's World Junior Championship to be held Oct. 16-Nov. 3 in the Dominican Republic. China is in Group B with Japan, Australia and Thailand.
We are in the final stretch," said Van Egmond. The first training of the year was in Kunming. At that time, I had just taken over and was mainly investigating team members. Then we were in Suzhou for the national championships and had more time to practice tactics. After that, we went to Haikou and Guangzhou to prepare for the war in a closer climate. Through the tournaments, the players could better implement my tactics and strengthen them in all aspects."
"The good thing about playing in Indonesia is that there is no time difference and the climate is similar to where we are preparing for the game. Technically and tactically, we will prepare the players for the first game, both physically and mentally. We are going to Indonesia to compete for the title. China is a powerful country and soccer should have a corresponding result. We should play aggressive soccer and show the mental quality of Chinese women's soccer in the game."
The girls are mainly from Shanghai, Shandong, Beijing, Jiangsu, Guangdong and other teams. Chen Rui, Song Yu and Zhang Keliang all have their own characteristics. Chen Rui from Beijing is a defender and her idol is Wang Shanshan. "This is my first time representing the national team abroad. I am very excited. We are aligned with our coach on the goal of winning the championship. We don't believe in it. We hope to play well in this Asian Youth Championship."
Li Yuhan from Shaanxi plays as a wingback and is very fast. She said: "We want to play well in the Asian Junior Championships and the World Junior Championships, so as to fight for the Chinese women's soccer team. I want to play in the Women's Super League in the future. I usually watch more men's soccer matches and like Mbappe very much."
Cheng Haitang, who was promoted from the Evergrande Soccer School to the Guangdong women's soccer team, admires her senior sister Zhang Linyan. "Although Zhang Linyan is very small, her fighting spirit is worth learning from me. In this Asian Youth Championship, I also want to compete for the main position." Liu Jingwen, who was trained by Dongguan's Machong Campus Soccer, said she joined the team relatively late. "The collective atmosphere is particularly good. Everyone gets along well and you can feel the progress every day."
