The path to progress for Chinese women's soccer has come to the forefront in the heated discussions in the field of soccer. Many soccer fans firmly believe that player development and overseas study are key. They need to train in high-level leagues and play against the best players in Europe and the United States, in order to grasp the tactical characteristics of their opponents and develop effective counter-strategies. However, the complexity of the problem is not only limited to individual players, but also the single-mindedness of the tactics. China's women's soccer team lacks a high center forward on the offensive end, and relies too much on ground attack, with a lack of three-dimensional sense of tactics, which makes the opponent's defense simpler.
As a matter of fact, China's women's soccer team has no shortage of good centers. Take the 24-year-old center for example, she has been on an overseas study trip since 2022. In the Icelandic FHL, she won the Golden Boot with 16 goals and was promoted in Keflavik this season. In the summer, she was loaned to Icelandic Women's Super League champions Kopavoyur Palace of Light for a new challenge. After a week of acclimatization, the young player surprised her new team.
In the 13th round of the Icelandic Women's Premier League, the Kopavoyur Palace of Light girls' soccer team took on the Thorka Akureyri girls' soccer team in a battle for the title. The match started with a stalemate. Toka Akureyri was the first to break the deadlock, while Kopavo Yul Palace of Light fought back but with limited success. At the end of the half, Kopavoyul Light Palace was still down by one goal. In the second half, Tu Linli showed her strength. She equalized the score in the 63rd minute and then scored another goal in the 73rd minute to help her team overtake the lead. Although Dotil equalized in the 80th minute, Kopavoyur Palace of Light took the lead again in the 84th minute. In the end, Asbjorn Dottir's goal and Georges Dottir's hat-trick gave Copperwoyle Palace of Light a 4-2 come-from-behind win. The Kopavo Yul Bright Palace women's soccer team is now leading the table, and Linli Tu played a key role in the comeback with two goals and one assist, and was named the Player of the Match. Her addition to the team brought three goals. As for the previous doubts about Shui Qingxia abandoning the use of Tu Linli, it seems that with Tu Linli's consistent and stable performance, her return to the national team is just around the corner.
