4-0 victory! In the semifinals of the Women's Adult Division of the National Games, the Olympic United team kicked off a three-game winning streak with an imposing victory over Beijing. The victory not only put the team in a strong position to advance to the final, but also temporarily calmed any doubts about Shui Qingxia and her team. After the low point of the Olympics, former women's soccer legend Shui Qingxia was appointed to replace Jia Xiuquan, and the style and tactics of the women's soccer team were transformed. Although the performance of the women's soccer team did not meet expectations in the first two rounds of the Games, the likelihood of Shui Qingxia's turnaround will be greatly increased if she is able to stand out in this year's tournament. However, even so, the women's soccer team still has a long way to go to get rid of the difficulties.
In the group stage, Olympic United defeated host Shaanxi Women's Soccer Team 1-0 before advancing to the semifinals in a 2-1 come-from-behind victory. Beijing earned a spot in the semifinals with two consecutive victories after losing their first match. The Olympic United team, which is made up of women's soccer teams, did not show great strength in the early matches, especially in the face of the provincial team, the team's performance seemed to be a bit of a struggle, and it was almost entirely due to the outstanding performance of Wang Frost that the team struggled to get into the quarterfinals. Wang Frost and Wang Shanshan led the starting lineup of the Olympic team, while Beijing Women's Soccer Team rotated seven players in the starting lineup.
Unlike the slow start in the first two games, Olympic Union got into the game quickly. Yang Lina got the game off to a fantastic start with a header from a corner kick just six minutes into the game. Then, Beijing's Lu Yuting sent an oolong goal to give Olympic United a two-goal lead. In the second half, Wang Shuang skillfully delivered an assist for Zhang Xin, who grabbed the goal. In the 83rd minute, Liu Jing won the ball in the middle of the midfield and passed it diagonally to the left side of the penalty area, and Wang Yanwen parried and scored. In the end, the Olympic United team beat Beijing 4-0 and advanced to the final. Their opponent will be the winner between Shaanxi and Shanghai.
After consecutive losses at the Olympics, Shui Qingxia was appointed to take over from Jia Xiuquan. A mainstay of the Chinese women's soccer team that won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, 55-year-old Shui Qingxia transitioned into coaching after retiring from the game at the age of 35. Starting out as an assistant coach for the Shanghai women's soccer team, she served as the head coach of the women's national youth team before taking charge of the first team of the Shanghai women's soccer team, with more than 20 years of coaching experience. Unlike Jia Xiuquan, who emphasized a manly style of play, Shui Qingxia adopted the old women's football team-building idea of focusing on technology.
Shui Qingxia reused the technically delicate Shanghai women's soccer players, focusing on small combinations in the 30-meter area. She re-established Wang Frost's central position and became the starting point of the offense. Shui Qingxia also made adjustments to the backline, which was criticized during the Olympics, and even directly abandoned Jia Xiuquan's favorite Chen Qiaozhu and introduced Peng Simeng as the starting goalkeeper. However, in the first two games of the group stage of the Games, the lack of integration of the Olympic joint team did not fully play the level, but the good thing is that Wang Frost's individual ability to help the team into the quarterfinals.
In today's semifinal, Olympic United gradually gelled into place and finally found their groove. Throughout the game, Olympic United firmly controlled the pace of the game and held Beijing at bay. The offensive end came like a tidal wave and eventually scored four goals. The players gradually found their confidence under the guidance of Shui Qingxia. The goal scored by Wang Frost, who assisted Zhang Xin to break the goal after skillfully escaping from many defenders in the midfield, demonstrated the tactical coordination of the new women's soccer team. In addition, the team passed the ball quickly in the midfield, and the details of defense were also improved. The pressure in front of the field makes the average strength of the back line feel solid, and it can be said that Shui Qingxia has brought an all-round improvement to this women's soccer team.
The position of women's soccer head coach has been up in the air since Jia Xiuquan's dismissal. According to media reports, Shui Qingxia has a great chance to be transferred. Of course, the prerequisite for the transfer is to win the National Games. If you can't do that, then everything will be out of the question. In fact, the gold content of the National Games is not high, and the test for Shui Qingxia is not difficult. After all, using the national team against the provincial team is not a difficult task. If you can show such wonderful soccer again in the final, then Shui Qingxia's transfer will be accomplished. If the performance of the final is still as stumbling as the group stage, then even if the Games win, Shui Qingxia's transfer may also lack of persuasion.
Judging from this game, the attacking end of the women's soccer team has made significant progress compared to the previous two games. Especially in the 30-meter area, the team is no longer helpless, but able to play a small range of coordination, which is fundamentally different from the Jia Xiuquan period of the long pass hanging. From this perspective, Shui Qingxia's revamping of the women's soccer team's technical flow has begun to bear fruit. However, it is undeniable that the current Chinese women's soccer team does not have any world-class players except Wang Frost. If you want to revive the splendor of the resounding roses, you need to improve the level of all the players, so it is particularly important to stay in the ocean for further study. From this, we can see that just changing the manager cannot completely solve the plight of the women's soccer team. ...... (Sunny Hate Sea)
