At the end of the autumn, the group draw for the 2022 Women's Asian Cup in India was announced on the afternoon of October 28th, and our women's football team, together with India, Iran and Chinese Taipei, are in the same group, and the fierce competition will be kicked off from January 20th to February 6th next year. With this date gradually approaching, our women's football preparation clock has quietly rang, however, the mystery of the new head coach has not yet been solved. Although the preparation work still needs time, but as soon as possible to determine the choice of the head coach, so that the team to carry out preparatory work in an orderly manner, has become a top priority.
The Chinese Football Association (CFA) issued a notice of competition has long been finalized, many competitors through many rounds of screening, but who will become the new leader of China's women's football, is still an unknown. Last week, about Chen Wanting is expected to stand out of the news rumors, but immediately and stone sinking. China's women's soccer coaching road is so rugged? A closer look at the five candidates, each with their own strengths, but also have their own shortcomings, which may be the root cause of the Association's decision-making problems.
Zhao Junzhe (1979-), Chinese football player
It is reported that the competition attracted the participation of five candidates, Chen Wanting, Liu Huana, Zhao Junzhe, Zhang Haitao and Wang Jun. Zhao Junzhe's candidacy once triggered heated debate, and there was even news that the top management of the FA had high hopes for him. However, such reports also triggered questions from fans, and some even speculated whether the FA had already decided on a candidate. There were even rumors that Shui Qingxia's absence from the competition might be a sign of dissatisfaction with the FA's choice of Zhao Junzhe.
Chan Yuen Ting (1927-), Hong Kong actress
Among the many candidates, Chen Wanting is undoubtedly the most popular choice among fans. Her experience in coaching men's soccer and her young and promising image make her an ideal candidate. But the fact is that Chen Wanting has hard wounds in her experience, and if elected, she may make the FA eat its own words.
From the conditions announced by the FA, candidates need to fulfill one of three requirements: having served as the head coach of the U19 and above national teams of the FA, having served as the head coach of the Women's Super League, and having served as the head coach or assistant coach of the top league of the FA (i.e., the Chinese Super League). Although Chen Wanting coached the U16 women's national soccer team, she did not fulfill any of the above conditions. It is worth mentioning that Chen Wanting was only a running mate in the U16 women's soccer team's head coaching competition.
The same did not meet the requirements of Liu Huana, and Zhang Haitao although in all aspects of the conditions, but before coaching China's women's soccer team's poor results become the obstacle to his return to the position of commander-in-chief. In the Athens Olympics, Zhang Haitao led the team 0:8 defeat against the German women's soccer team, this historic loss has undoubtedly become the obstacle to his return to command.
From a professional point of view, Wang Jun can be said to be one of the most suitable candidates among the five candidates. Wang Shanshan, Han Peng Wang Frost, Tang Jiali, Tan Ruyin, etc. are all Wang Jun's favorite students, Wang Jun also once coached the U20 women's national team. However, Wang Jun's shortcoming is that his personal reputation is not big enough, which may also be the reason why he failed to attract enough attention.
To sum up, the difficult situation of our women's soccer head coach seems to be reasonable.
