With the conclusion of the 2022 East Asian Cup, the Chinese women's soccer team and men's soccer team drew a close to the journey with the glory of being the runner-up and the third runner-up, respectively. During the intense competition, the team not only realized the purpose of training the team, but also the growth of the players and the value of the competition were revealed one by one.
On the night of July 26 in Beijing, China's women's soccer team faced Japan's women's soccer team, and player Wang Shuang (pictured center) showed her sharpness in attacking with the ball. Xinhua reporter Zhang Xiaoyu captured the exciting moment.
Chinese women's soccer team in the East Asia Cup in three games, a win and two draws, although not able to win the championship slightly regrettable, but the face of Japan and South Korea and other traditional powerhouse to remain undefeated, exercise young players, grinding lineup, harvest. However, the lack of control in the midfield and other problems in the game is also reflected in the overseas training needs to focus on solving.
Before the trip, the head coach Shui Qingxia emphasized the importance of practice, using a combination of old, middle-aged and young players in the lineup. In the game, a number of young players such as Zhang Linyan, Wang Linlin and other "00" stood out, showing extraordinary strength. Wang Frost, who was injured in the Asian Cup at the beginning of the year, also recovered from her injury and gradually found her form.
It is worth mentioning that Shui Qingxia has led the team to six wins and two draws in eight matches since she took charge of the team, remaining undefeated. At the beginning of the year, the Asian Cup reversed to win the championship, regaining the splendor of the Clanging Roses. The team combines the old and the new, inherits the spirit of hard work, and is moving towards new splendor.
Next, the Chinese women's soccer team will go to the United States to train, hoping that through targeted training and warm-up matches, to improve the team's technical and tactical level for next year's Women's Soccer World Cup to be fully prepared.
China's men's soccer selection team, with U23 players as the backbone, won one, drew one and lost one of the three matches in the East Asian Cup, reaping the third place. Although there is still a gap with the strongest teams in Asia, the young players have accumulated valuable experience in the game, showing vigor and fighting spirit.
Head Coach Jankovic believes that the East Asian Cup is a valuable platform to identify deficiencies and improve competitiveness. The team will continue to work hard and hope to achieve good results in the Asian Games.
After the East Asian Cup, the team will fully prepare for the Asian Games soccer tournament. Yankovic emphasized that physical fitness and polishing of technical and tactical details will be the focus of the team, aiming to go farther.
