Shui Qingxia made her debut in the rain
Shui Qingxia makes a successful debut in the rain
Wang Frost (left) shoots at the goal Photo: Special correspondent Li Ming Shen
Here, was China's men's football "invincible", but also become China's soccer "super platinum market", it is the "St. Vermilion Bird" reputation of the Shaanxi Provincial Stadium. Nowadays, this place has also become an unforgettable coordinate in Shui Qingxia's soccer career, because here she ushered in her debut in coaching the Olympic Union team.
1-0, in the 14th National Games women's football adult group group stage, the Chinese women's football team competing under the name of the Olympic joint team defeated Shaanxi team, which is also the first official game of the Chinese women's football team after the Tokyo Olympics, and Shui-Qingxia also ushered in the opening red.
Pressure and expectation at the same time
Whether as a player or coach, water Qingxia career honors countless, rich coaching experience, remarkable team performance, as well as calm and firm coaching style, let her become the Olympic team's new coach of the biggest favorite. But after the Tokyo Olympics, the Olympic team's morale and mental state still need to be adjusted, water Qingxia took over a short period of time to fight in the Games, but also too late to instill more things to the team, the pressure on her shoulders can be imagined. Talking about the Games tournament, water Qingxia frankly said he was under a lot of pressure, but her concern is not the job itself, but what kind of performance the Olympic team will have: "How to pass the Games this platform to show the Olympic team's image again, this matter is very important, more important than the game's winners and losers."
Yesterday in Xi'an, rain and wind, Shui Qingxia stood on the side of the bench, completed his debut. She waved her arms and cheered when Olympic United broke the deadlock with a set piece in the 36th minute, and shook her head when the players made several passing and running errors. When the halftime whistle blew for the players to leave the field, Shui Qingxia also pulled forward Xiao Yuyi to exchange a few words, and then made a kicking motion with her right foot to tell the opponent how to handle the ball. In the second half, she made a series of moves, but Olympic United did not extend their lead and the 1-0 score remained until the end. Although they won the game, from the course of the match, the players were not skillful in mastering Shui Qingxia's new system of tactics, and there are still a lot of areas that the Olympic team needs to improve.
Debut in the spotlight
Since this is Shui Qingxia's debut, many journalists rushed to cover the event yesterday, and the media bus to the arena was packed to the rafters. Before the end of the game, the mixed interview area has been crowded, and there are even people because of the vantage point and almost started a verbal fight. But in the end, the journalists have pounced on an empty, after the game, whether it is water Qingxia or players, did not come out to accept the interview. According to the reporter's understanding, it is not the women's soccer team will not accept the interview, but was issued a "gag order". Shaanxi women's soccer coach Liu Huana said after the game, the Olympic team did not play well, but also understand: "After all, the water guide to lead the team for a short period of time, in addition to the first game we have pressure on the heart, has not played a greater advantage."
Half an hour after the end of the game, the Olympic team members out of the lounge ready to take the bus back to the All-China Games Village, when they braved the rain towards a red bus, only to find that it is not the vehicle. Women's soccer girls waiting in the rain, a little later came out of the water Qingxia immediately greeted the players: "No car? Come in first, don't get wet." After the women's soccer girls on the bus, water Qingxia did not ride away together, but with members of the coaching staff turned to go to the stadium stands, continue to watch the next Jiangsu women's soccer team and the Liaoning team's game, both to understand the information of rivals in the same group, but also for the Chinese women's soccer team to examine the players.
For Shui Qingxia, at this stage, less to say more to do is also very normal, after all, she is now only a fire-fighting coach, in the process of a general after the opening of the door, Shui Qingxia's Chinese women's soccer coaching road is considered a difficult start, she has to do a lot of things. Special correspondent Li Yuanchun (Xi'an today)
