On August 16th, Shanghai women's football coach Shui Qingxia will shoulder the heavy responsibility of leading China's women's football team to fight in the National Games. However, the Shanghai media disclosed that Shui Qingxia revealed in an interview that she is only accepting the task of leading the team, and will only consider future moves after the Games.
Looking back at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the performance of the Chinese women's soccer team was disappointing, scoring only six goals in three group games while conceding 17, sparking widespread discontent among fans. In addition, the coaching staff's selection, technical and tactical application and other issues have also aroused heated discussions, especially in the elimination of the core players Tang Jiali, the introduction of young players and other decisions, but also triggered the players and netizens strongly questioned.
It is reported that after the last place in the ranking group of the National Games, the Chinese women's soccer team in Beijing for a deep reflection, the relevant parties also believe that the coaching team is not suitable to continue to lead the team. In this context, water Qingxia will temporarily replace the Chinese women's football head coach, during the Games will be assisted by the Jiangsu women's football selection of assistant coaches and goalkeeper coaches, the formation of a new coaching lineup.
Shui Qingxia, 55, a legendary player of Chinese women's soccer, led the team to a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Her calm character, all-round skills and tenacity made her an iconic figure in her playing days, and after the 2001 Guangdong National Games, Shui opted to retire at the age of 35 and gradually transformed herself into a coach. Starting as an assistant coach of the Shanghai Women's Football Team, she coached the National Youth Football Team, and is now in charge of the first team of the Shanghai Women's Football Team, with a fruitful coaching career of 20 years.
Shanghai media revealed that Shui Qingxia has been confirmed to lead the Chinese women's soccer team in the National Games, while the other players of the Shanghai women's soccer team will be led by the head coach of the ladder team, Pan Weimin. As for the destination of Shui Qingxia after the Games, it is still unclear. She still has a contract with the Shanghai Agricultural and Commercial Bank of China Women's Football Team, and after the Games, she may return to Shanghai to continue coaching the Shanghai Women's Football Team.
