Observing the newly announced list, it is not difficult to find that many of the players who had helped our women's soccer team shine at the Tokyo Olympics were not all integrated into this new force.
Looking back at the Tokyo Olympic moment, then-head coach Jia Xiuquan announced a list of new faces with little experience in the national team, which came as quite a surprise. Compared with the current training list of China's women's soccer team, only 11 players in the 22-player Tokyo Olympic squad appeared in the first training list after Shui Qingxia took office.
The retention rate is only half, signaling that the new cycle of China's women's soccer will be significantly different from the Tokyo Olympic period. And those famous players who were regarded as outcasts during the Tokyo Olympics, but in fact had extraordinary strength, are now welcomed back.
Such as Ma Jun, Tang Jiali, Lou Jiahui, Li Ying and other fans familiar names back to the women's national team. At the same time, Li Jiayue, Zhao Lina and other strength of the veterans, in the Jia Xiuquan coaching period was not favored, and now also once again selected. Wang Frost, Wang Shanshan and other core players, also remains firmly in the list. This list, from the strength point of view, can be said to be the best lineup of China's women's soccer team. Veteran Li Jiayue also returned to the national team.
In Paris Olympic cycle, China's women's soccer team focuses on new generation development
In the recall of many strength of the veterans at the same time, the new list also emerged a number of striking new generation players. Such as Jiangsu women's soccer goalkeeper Xu Huan, born in 1999, in the just-concluded Women's Super League performance; in addition, 1999-born Wang Yanwen, Wang Linlin, Wan Jiayao, Yuan Cong, 2000-born Zhang Linyan, Shen Mengyu, as well as 2001-born Zhang Linyan, Shen Mengyu, etc., in recent years, China's women's soccer performance is eye-catching, much attention and expectations of the "Potential stock".
From the age structure of this training list, from Zhang Rui, Li Jiayue, Wang Shanshan and other veterans, to Wang Shuang, Tang Jiali and other in the twenty-five or twenty-six years of age of the golden age of the stalwarts, and then a number of "00" new generation, water Qingxia still examined China's women's football sector of all ages of the outstanding players.
The total 34-member roster is not a large number, which reflects Shui Qingxia's intention to observe and exercise as many players as possible. Considering that this is only the first training session after the change of manager in the women's soccer team, in the future team building, more players will enter the training camp to reserve personnel for the new cycle of China's women's soccer team's competition mission. Tang Jiali, who currently plays for Tottenham Hotspur women's soccer team in the English Premier League, also appears in this list.
Timetable for return of retained players not yet clear
For Shui Qingxia and this Chinese women's football team, the task of preparing for the Asian Cup is imminent, with the competition kicking off in India on January 20 next year. The good thing is that the competition is not too difficult, in the case of Australia as the World Cup hosts, China's women's soccer team only need to finish in the top 5 in the Asian Cup to directly qualify for the World Cup.
For our women's soccer team, it is more important to grind under the tactical thinking of the new manager. It is worth mentioning that in this training list just released, the names of foreign players Tang Jiali and Shen Mengyu are listed. As China's women's national team only two foreign players, they undoubtedly have the ability to make their own contribution to the team, Shen Mengyu in a few days ago also just helped Celtic women's football won the League Cup.
However, considering that Tang Jiali and Shen Mengyu play for English and Scottish clubs respectively, international travel is also inconvenient at the moment due to the outbreak and quarantine takes time, which makes it more difficult for the two players to participate in the national team training.
According to the surging news reporter understands, the two stay in the ocean players are not yet confirmed with the national team will meet the specific schedule, also need to depend on the specific situation after. But this situation, should also be in the women's national team's expectations and plans.
After the setback of the Tokyo Olympics, our women's soccer team's immediate task is to get back on track and find a way forward, which will also be the goal of all players and coaches working together.
