China's new women's soccer coach revealed: who can lead the team to a new chapter?
Among the many candidates, the 45-year-old Greens was undoubtedly the first choice. The former coach of the Swiss women's soccer team has shown her youthful yet rich experience with her brilliant record - six Bundesliga titles, two UEFA Europa League titles and one European Championship top scorer honor. The addition of Greens is expected to bring new energy to the team, despite the fact that her coaching career has been mainly in Swiss women's soccer.
She is closely followed by 56-year-old Martina Wirth-Tecklenburg, who has led the Swiss and German women's soccer teams to notable achievements, including a fourth-place finish at the World Cup and four UEFA European Cup titles. However, due to health issues, she left German women's soccer after the 2023 World Cup. Currently, she is the German coach favored by the FA's supreme leader, Sonkai, but the issue of her annual salary could be a major hurdle.
And Asako Takakura, as the third candidate, has been regarded as the most ideal candidate. She has not only coached the Japanese women's soccer team, but also now guides the Shanghai women's soccer team, and has a deep understanding of both Asian and Chinese soccer. With the successful transformation of the Japanese women's soccer team, she also shows the direction for the Chinese women's soccer team. What's more, Asako Takakura's pay scale gives her the potential to become a dark horse and eventually stand out.
