February 21, 2011 - Chinese player Li Mengwen, who is currently playing for the Paris Saint-Germain women's soccer team, recently gave an interview about her experience studying abroad.
Talking about Suki Yang, he plays in France.
I talked to Suki. She also let me ask her any questions. I really wanted to meet her in France because I hadn't seen her for a long time. Also, our first game at that time was against their team and then unfortunately we didn't meet her.
Talked about how Lena Young has played in Paris before.
We always knew that she used to be in Shanghai and I was in Jiangsu, and we were teammates on the national team. We never discussed the topic of being teammates in the same foreign club before. It was my first time abroad, but she had a better life experience than me and then helped me a lot.
Talking about the fact that the current Paris coach, Preyser, worked at Jiangsu.
From a coaching point of view, I will better understand and familiarize myself with the coach's tactical style, which will then allow me to better integrate into the team; and from a life point of view, I'm very lucky to have Nana because she knows everything, and we've just come here, and it's great that we can take care of each other in our lives.
Talking about the Chinese women's soccer team's study abroad boom
I don't think it's an inward roll, but it depends on what you're after. First of all, you have to know what you're coming out for, and it's important to know what you're coming out for because it's going to be a big struggle coming out. It's important that you adapt to the team, adapt to the style of play, and then show what you can do, and then you feel like you can adapt and improve. I still encourage young players because the tempo and the intensity of the confrontation can be learned.
The way forward for China's women's soccer
I went to Iceland on vacation and learned that there are 60 clubs in a country as small as Iceland. I can't imagine that this is just a small part of Europe, let alone France and England. Whether it's France, England or even Iceland, their love for soccer is inseparable. We may put too much emphasis on studies and then give up on physical education and art classes.
But when I came to Europe, I realized that they put a lot of emphasis on sports and the arts. I think we should build that aspect and be willing to let our children play soccer. From this step, we will slowly integrate it (soccer) into our lives and then raise it in a big way to support soccer, women's and men's soccer.
Talk about what it's like to study abroad
The milestones have been achieved, but I always wish I could do better. Coming to Europe, playing against them and feeling their rhythm, the key is to know where the gap is between us and them and then improve ourselves. Worrying won't solve the problem, it's about finding the right path in developing women's football, how not to be left further behind and how to keep up with them further.
