The 2022 East Asian Cup has come to a successful conclusion, with the Chinese women's soccer team and men's soccer selection team finishing their respective tournaments as runners-up and third place winners respectively. The tournament not only trained the team, but also witnessed the growth of the players, and every game was full of value.
On the night of July 26, China's women's soccer team demonstrated a strong desire to attack during the match against Japan's women's soccer team, player Wang Shuang (pictured center). Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoyu
The Chinese women's soccer team achieved a win and two draws in the three matches of the East Asia Cup. Although they failed to win the championship, they remained undefeated against the Japanese and South Korean women's soccer teams, and at the same time, they have gained a lot from the matches as they have trained the young players and sharpened the team. Despite the exposure of the lack of control in the midfield and other problems, but in the overseas training, these problems will be solved.
Before the East Asia Cup, Chinese women's soccer head coach Shui Qingxia emphasized the importance of practice and sent out a combination of old, middle-aged and young players. In the game, a number of young players got the opportunity to start, including "00" Zhang Linyan and Wang Linlin each scored a goal, showing extraordinary strength. Wang Frost, who was injured at the beginning of the year, also made her comeback in the game, and although her condition was not at its best, she gradually found the feeling of the game.
It is worth mentioning that since Shui Qingxia coached the Chinese women's soccer team, the team has remained undefeated, especially in the Asian Cup, reversing Japan and South Korea to win the championship, which has reproduced the team's resilience. The team is on the right path, combining the old and the new, inheriting the spirit of the "Clanging Roses", and striving to create new splendor.
The Chinese women's soccer team will travel to the United States for a stretch run in the next month or so, expecting to improve the team's technical and tactical level through targeted training and high-quality warm-up matches to achieve better results in next year's Women's World Cup.
On the evening of July 24, goalkeeper Han Jiaqi pounces on an opponent's shot at the end of a match against the Japanese men's soccer team, the Chinese men's soccer selection team. Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoyu
The Chinese men's soccer selection team, which is dominated by U23 players, won one, drew one and lost one of its three matches in the East Asian Cup, finishing third and achieving results in line with expectations. Although only four of the team have experience in international A-level matches, many young players were trained and accumulated valuable experience through the tournament.
Despite the gap with Japan and South Korea and other Asian powerhouses, the team showed a positive attitude and tenacious fighting spirit in the game. Yankovic, head coach of the Chinese men's soccer selection team, said that the East Asian Cup is a valuable opportunity to find out the shortcomings through the game and will make further efforts to improve. The team will continue to prepare for the Asian Games soccer tournament as a whole, with the goal of achieving good results and solving problems in physical fitness and technical and tactical details during the tournament.
