Women's soccer goddess Zhao Lina: The journey back to the national team
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Text Push #5: Lena Zhao Returns to the National Team
On December 8, 2021, the 34-member training list of the Chinese women's football team was announced in preparation for the 2022 Women's Asian Cup. Among them, goalkeeper Zhao Lina, who returned to the national team after three years, became the focus.
After the list was announced, Zhao Lina expressed her joy and determination to return to the national team through social media.
"We are all very concerned about my return to the national team from the beginning, and I am very happy to have this opportunity to return to the national team stage from the beginning, so that I can try my best again. I will continue to do my best and fight to get back to my peak. I will not let down those who have been supporting me and those who have been expecting to see me back on the field in the five-star red flag uniform!"
Interview with Zhao Lina: Inside and Outside the Arena, a Different Her
"Goddess goalkeeper", "high face value", "both civil and military", these labels constitute people's impression of Zhao Lina. Before the national team list was announced, we had an in-depth interview with Zhao Lina, allowing her to show herself outside the field.
Our desire for success has never changed.
Girls don't get off the field & Haidian Caiyi: "You started playing soccer from the first grade of elementary school so far also more than twenty years, more than twenty years you think the ecology of women's soccer and the development of the environment has changed? What aspects have not changed?"
Zhao Lina: "I've been playing soccer for 22 years now, and I feel that the biggest change is that the conditions of the sport are much better than before, mainly in terms of material. We about the soccer championship of soccer enthusiasm, whether it is men's or women's football, in fact, we want to go to the championship of the enthusiasm is still not reduced, on the contrary, it is more eager."
On playing soccer abroad, she chose to stick with it
Girls & Hai Cai: "Have you considered playing soccer abroad in order to improve yourself?"
Zhao Lina: "Before also considered, but when finally in the decision time, I still can not make up my mind. I think I may be a Shanghai native Shanghai girl, I like this city I will not go out, no matter how, most of the year most of the time still want to stay in this city."
She has something to say about women's soccer stereotypes
Girls & Hai Cai: "What do you think is the most outrageous stereotype or perhaps misconception about women's soccer that is currently next to some of the rhetoric on the internet?"
Zhao Lina: "The most stereotypical image of women's soccer is that perhaps in the minds of the fans we are still stuck in the original 'clanging roses', almost won the championship stage, in fact, we are now very far away from that stage."
Short videos, a powerful tool to break stereotypes
Girl & Hai Cai: "But maybe the current view of some people is that athletes making short videos will affect the performance of the athletes, and they might even say that working athletes are not doing their job if they make these, have you ever been attacked by this kind of rhetoric?"
Lena Zhao: "Definitely, but I've actually been thinking about it lately. I think it's actually a good virtuous circle, on the one hand I'm able to share my own practice again, and my days, and on the other hand I'm actually holding myself to a higher standard."
She has something to say about soccer and rock 'n' roll
Girls & Hai Cai: "When edg won the championship the other day, many people would let out the sentiment that young people don't watch soccer anymore, how do you feel about this view?"
Zhao Lina: "In fact, also very now young people can not say they do not watch soccer, can only say that they have a wider choice. Contains people who like e-sports, in fact, there is also a large part of the people usually like to watch soccer."
Girls & Hai Cai: Thank you very much for taking our interview and congratulations again on your election to the national team!
Lena Zhao: Thank you very much!
