August 26th, China's women's football team has embarked on an intense training tour in the United States shortly after the conclusion of the East Asian Cup. With the end of the training, China Sports Daily pointed out in an article that the women's soccer team in the United States during the training effect is remarkable, especially the growth rate of young players is encouraging.
The U.S. training is about to wrap up, with a record of three wins, three draws and three losses in the first nine games, four of which were against boys' soccer teams aged 15 to 17. Head coach Shui Qingxia said that the training aims to improve the team's confrontation ability through actual combat, especially in the United States, which emphasizes physical confrontation and rapid transition between attack and defense, so as to prepare for the World Cup next year. Shui Qingxia recognized the team's performance, saying that the players' form improved game by game, showing good passing and receiving coordination.
The review article mentions that although the team was not at full strength, excluding the four matches against the men's soccer team, the Chinese women's soccer team achieved three wins, one draw and one loss. In the match against the men's soccer team, the women's soccer team showed a high fighting spirit, although they were slightly inferior in terms of physical fitness and strength. Shui Qingxia commented, "The men's soccer team's offense and defense were faster, but the women's soccer players still went all out, and the overall performance was significantly better than before."
This trip to the United States, the coaching staff gave the young players ample opportunities to play, expecting them to grow up in the actual battle and better integrate into the team. Shui Qingxia talked about the new Wan Jiayao, Wang Linlin, He Zhaofen, Yan Qi, Jin Kun and other young players, through this training gradually adapted to the rhythm of the national team game, their performance shows daily growth.
The active performance of the young players was also echoed by the veterans, such as Wu Haiyan, who did not play during the East Asian Cup and got a lot of chances to play in this training exercise, she not only stabilized the rear defense, but also flexed on the side road to enhance the tactical diversity of the team.
It is reported that the Chinese women's soccer team will depart for home on August 31st, local time. After the conclusion of the Women's Super League in November, the team will gather again to carry out more refined training to enhance the team's physical fitness and offensive and defensive conversion ability.
