A new chapter in women's soccer
Shui Qingxia, the new head coach of the women's soccer team, will lead the team on a new journey. Yesterday, the team assembled for the first time to kick off the Olympic cycle. In the face of the chaos and disorder of the Tokyo Olympics, the women's soccer team is in dire need of reshaping its image, and Shui Qingxia's 34-man roster reveals the winds of change.
Only 11 Olympians remain
Tokyo Olympics, the women's soccer team in three matches, a draw and two losses, only six goals conceded seventeen goals, early exit in the group stage. Former manager Jia Xiuquan's selection and tactics were highly controversial. Now, only four months after the Olympic fiasco, Shui Qingxia can't wait to start transforming the women's soccer team.
It is reported that water Qingxia first list of 34 players from 13 teams, including Wuhan women's football and Jiangsu women's football team each has 7 people selected. Compared with the Tokyo Olympics list of 22 people, water Qingxia only retained 11 people, the team to complete the blood: Li Ying, Ma Jun, Lou Jiahui and other veterans to return to the national team after three years, Zhao Lina returned to the national team.
Regarding her return, Zhao Lina exclaimed, "I will continue to work hard to return to the top and live up to those who have supported me and want to see me return to the national team."
From the point of view of this 34-person list, both Lou Jiahui and other veterans, but also Wang Frost and other players in their prime, as well as Zhang Linyan, Wang Linlin and other "00" players. The old, the young and the three generations are in the same team, is also the embodiment of the heritage of women's soccer.
Shui Qingxia considers both Asian Cup preparation and reserves for Olympic cycle
This training, the team also recruited overseas playing Tang Jiali and Shen Mengyu, but limited by the epidemic, their return time has not yet been determined. Shen Mengyu just won the League Cup with Celtic, which is also the first trophy of her overseas career.
Guangdong's Lin Yuping and Zhang Linyan have also been named to the women's soccer roster. Zhang Linyan, who is only 20 years old, plays as a striker on the field and is very agile in playing soccer. Previously away from the field due to injury, has now fully recovered, the state is getting better and better. In this year's Women's League A, Zhang Linyan scored 9 goals on behalf of the Guangzhou team, becoming the league's top scorer.
Asian Cup hones formations for good start to Olympic cycle
It is reported that the women's football players have been assembled, the next will be in Shanghai Oriental Green Boat Sports Training Base for nearly 40 days of intensive training, and then go to India to participate in the Asian Cup.
The 2022 Women's Asian Cup will be held in India from January 20 to February 6, with a total of 12 units participating. The Chinese women's soccer team is in Group A with hosts India, Iran and Chinese Taipei. The Asian Cup is also a qualifying tournament for the 2023 Women's World Cup, and the teams that finish in the top five of the Asian Cup (excluding Australia, one of the World Cup hosts) will receive a direct ticket to the World Cup.
For the Chinese women's soccer team, it is not very difficult to kill the World Cup. The team should utilize the opportunity of this tournament to grind the lineup as soon as possible to make a good start for the new Olympic cycle and build up strength for the future tournaments.
