With the curtain falling on the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese women's soccer team set off on their way home, entering quarantine in accordance with regulations, with the quarantine expected to end on August 19th. The next focus naturally turned to the upcoming National Games to be held in Shaanxi in September. While everyone was watching, an explosive piece of news came out: the CFA intended to let Shui Qingxia, the current head coach of the Shanghai women's soccer team, temporarily act for the Chinese women's soccer team and lead the team to debut at the 14th National Games in Xi'an from September 16th to 25th in the adult women's soccer team. on August 18th, this rumor was confirmed by Shui Qingxia herself.
△Chinese women's soccer team suffered a setback in the Olympics
At the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese women's soccer team drew 1 and lost 2 in the group stage, conceding as many as 17 goals and failing to get out of the group, which is the worst result since they participated in the Olympics, and this also made the head coach Jia Xiuquan under great pressure. After the Olympics, rumors of a change in the manager of the Chinese women's soccer team have been circulating. According to the system of the Games, the adult women's soccer team will invite all members of the Chinese women's soccer team to participate in the capacity of the "Olympic Combined Team". Recently, Shui Qingxia herself made it clear that she will temporarily assume the position of head coach of the Chinese women's soccer team.
Facing the interview, Shui Qingxia confessed, "As a former member of the Chinese women's soccer team, I have deep feelings about this, and I am also clear about the expectations of Chinese fans for the team. This is undoubtedly a great challenge for me personally, but I hope to do my best to help the Chinese women's soccer team out of the doldrums."
Shui Qingxia, 55, was a decorated player in the "Clanging Roses" and one of the first Chinese women's soccer players to make a name for herself on the world stage, winning a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She helped the Chinese women's soccer team win the silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and after leading the Shanghai women's soccer team to defend their title at the 2001 Guangdong National Games, Shui announced her retirement at the age of 35 and gradually transitioned into coaching. She started as an assistant coach of the Shanghai Women's Football Team, then became the head coach of the Women's National Youth Football Team, and then took charge of the first team of the Shanghai Women's Football Team until now. During her 20-year coaching career, the Shanghai team she led won many league, cup and National Games titles.
Although water Qingxia and Shanghai women's football team still have a contract in the body, as the Chinese women's football team acting head coach to participate in the National Games is only a temporary move. But the CFA in the case of Jia Xiuquan is still the head coach, looking for someone else to act as the team task of the Games, is undoubtedly a warning to him.
