At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, our
women's soccer
Lost 0-5 to Brazil in the first round of Group F.
women's soccer
. In a heated post-game press conference, our
women's soccer
Head coach Jia Xiuquan said frankly that the blame for the loss undoubtedly fell on his shoulders despite the players' best efforts, "As a coach, I deeply apologize for not being able to support the domestic fans, and we will surely seriously sum up our experience, go all out, and treat every game with dedication. As long as the girls improve in every game, that is a gratifying result."
Coach Jia Xiuquan did not want to blame the loss on "bad luck", "I think fate favors the side with better strength and a more relaxed mentality. In fact, I think we prepared well for this game, and the performance on the field reflected part of it. I think the players did their best and the mistakes were still on my side."
Player Wang Frost, who attended the press conference, commented that she and her teammates actually performed quite well in the match, posing a threat to Brazil in both the first and second halves, "We hit the goalposts four times, and it was clear that luck was not on our side today. With two more group matches to come, I'm sure we'll be able to adjust our mentality and work hard to achieve our goal of getting out of the group."
Talking about creating chances but failing to convert them into goals, Wang Frost said, "Maybe we were not mature enough in handling the ball and made unnecessary mistakes on the field, which were countered by the opponents."
In the concluding remarks, Head Coach Jia Xiuquan represented the country's
women's soccer
expressed condolences for the natural disaster in Zhengzhou, "If we need our Chinese
women's soccer
, need me, we will not hesitate to do what we can, and hope that Zhengzhou can soon restore the peace and order of the past."
