In July, the Chinese women's soccer team entered the sprint stage of preparation for the World Cup. On the one hand, the coaching team Shui Qingxia seized the last two weeks to arrange warm-up matches, paying special attention to selecting teams with similar strengths and characteristics as the opponents in the group stage, so as to improve the exercise value and make it easier to find targeted tactics. On the other hand, the team selection process is also crucial, especially in a tournament-based cup. Strength is important, but what is more important is to adjust the players' form. Shui Qingxia will need to select players who are in good form to make a difference in the World Cup.
The Chinese women's soccer team is currently preparing for a tournament in Qingdao. Previously, it played a warm-up match against the Russian women's soccer team. Although it was a small victory, it was not a positional offense but a penalty kick, so the overall performance was average. However, the warm-up was more important for player selection. Players who participated in Qingdao's training had a chance. Of course, the process is brutal - after all, there are a limited number of places in the World Cup, and some of the women's international players will leave the team after training in Qingdao, meaning they won't have a chance to play in the World Cup. It's unfortunate, but it's something professional players have to deal with.
The outside world is also very concerned about the above-mentioned list. According to informed media reports, compared to the initial training of 27 people, only 22 people were left in the end. Another place is reserved for Wang Frost. The latter will travel directly to Australia to meet with the large army. 23 is also the final list.
The five international players who were eliminated were also released. Prior to this, Fang Jie and Li Yanfei had returned to their Women's Super League clubs, while Yang Qian was absent due to injury. The three mentioned above definitely have no chance. Where the other two were eliminated, Shui Qingxia chose overseas players. Shen Menglu and Zhao Yujie have reportedly left the team.
The departure of the above two players also came as a surprise to the outside world. After all, they were both Champion Study Abroad International players. Zhao Yujie joined KEE as a starter in the early stages, but failed to integrate into the tactical play and became a substitute. Nevertheless, he followed the team to win the Danish Women's Super League Championship.
If Zhao Yujie was not able to be selected is still understandable, but Shen Menglu left is indeed unexpected, after joining the Su Women's Super League, Shen Menglu performed well and steadily became a starter, even overshadowed Shen Mengyu, and eventually helped Celtic Women's Soccer Team to win the Cup Championship. But this time she was still not selected, the only explanation is that she is not in good condition or does not match with the team's lineup and playing style.
