Late at night on August 16, Beijing time, Zhao Yujie, an international player of Chinese women's football, accidentally exposed a set of weight data of world women's football stars on her social platform. She further pointed out that if these top stars move to the Chinese women's soccer team, they are afraid that their weight will not meet the standard of the national team, and they may even be the first batch of eliminated players.
Included in this list are Australian star Kerr (66kg), England star Lawrence James (79kg), Spanish star Holland (76kg), American star Caldanti (62kg), Spanish star Lezomir (58kg), and Swedish star Rolfe (73kg). These players are undoubtedly the best in international soccer today. During the interaction with the fans, someone asked curiously, "Is it the leadership qualities or the coaching vision that is important?" Zhao Yujie responded, "That's the same query." Zhao Yujie seems to be implying that the Chinese women's World Cup squad is too stereotypical, with many talented players being rejected due to their weight, and that she herself may be one of the victims. Perhaps she is also alluding to a "backroom operation" in the selection process for the Women's World Cup. In this year's World Cup, Zhao Yujie lost her qualification at the last minute, which triggered a hot debate among netizens. Previously, Football Daily revealed that the reason for Zhao Yujie's failure to qualify was because her physical condition was not up to standard, but this is obviously difficult to establish. It is important to know that 24-year-old Zhao Yujie is one of the few Chinese women's soccer players in the Euroleague who can play consistently and maintain excellent form. She currently plays in the Danish Super League and won the league title with her team last season. In an interview during the World Cup, the Danish women's soccer coach was puzzled by the fact that Zhao Yujie was not selected for the national team at the press conference. In fact, Zhao Yujie is not an isolated case. There are also Shen Menglu, who studied in Europe and played for Celtic, last year's Asian Cup winner Xiao Yuyi, Tang Jiali, and Shen Mengyu, who played as a starter for Celtic, who were included in the roster but ultimately failed to be reused. In the opinion of many fans, if these players who went abroad for further studies can be revisited and activated, perhaps the fate of the Chinese women's soccer team in the World Cup may really change.
