After the Tokyo Olympics suffered a heavy blow, China's women's soccer team's "change of command wave" a moment of wind and clouds. According to the latest disclosure of the reporter, the CFA is considering inviting the Shanghai women's football gold medal coach water Qingxia, in charge of the All-China Women's Football Joint Team coaching team.
Just concluded the Tokyo Olympics, China's women's soccer performance is disappointing: the first game to 0-5 defeat in Brazil, the second game and the weakest Zambia 4-4 draw, the last game is to 2-8 defeat in the Netherlands. Only one point in three games, ranked at the bottom of the list, 1 draw, 2 losses, wildly conceded 17 goals, creating the worst record in the history of the Olympic Games. Manager Jia Xiuquan's selection, use and coaching ability has been widely questioned, the dismissal seems to be a foregone conclusion.
Who will replace Jia Xiuquan, shoulder the heavy responsibility of reviving Chinese women's football? Prior to this, there have been many speculations, including the former Henan Jianye boss Wang Baoshan, Hong Kong women's coach Chan Yuen-ting and so on. After a comprehensive assessment, the CFA finally extended the olive branch to the Shanghai women's soccer team's meritorious coach water Qingxia.
Shui Qingxia, 55, was one of the first Chinese women's soccer players to gain worldwide fame, and was a key player in the silver medal-winning Chinese women's soccer team at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Her calm character, comprehensive skills and strong style were the labels of her playing days, and after leading the Shanghai women's soccer team to complete the defense of the title in the 2001 Guangdong National Games, Shui Qingxia, who had played until the age of 35, announced her retirement and gradually transformed herself into a coach. Starting from the assistant coach of Shanghai Women's Football Team, she also served as the head coach of the Women's National Youth Football Team, and then took charge of the first team of Shanghai Women's Football Team until now.
In her 20-year coaching career, she has led the Shanghai team to win the league, cup and national games championships time and again, and is highly decorated.
Rich coaching experience, outstanding team performance, as well as down-to-earth style of work, undoubtedly make the water Qingxia become China's women's football new coach of the biggest favorite. Especially when the women's soccer team is in the doldrums, there is a need for such an "iron-fisted" coach to reorganize the team. Fans, especially those in Shanghai, also hope that she can take up this important task. If Shui Qingxia eventually becomes the head coach of the women's soccer team, she will also become another coach in charge of the national soccer team after Ma Liangxing in the Shanghai soccer world.
After the Chinese women's soccer players finish their Tokyo Olympic journey, their next task is to represent the All-China Women's Soccer Team to participate in the Shaanxi All-China Women's Soccer Games, which will be held in September. At that time, Shui Qingxia is expected to lead the team in the capacity of "acting head coach". The Shanghai women's soccer team has also completed the adjustment of the coaching team, by the Shanghai U18 women's soccer coach Pan Weimin took over, Wang Jiaming as assistant coach.
In the most difficult time of the Chinese women's soccer team, it is not easy for Shui Qingxia to "step forward". She also knows that she will face many difficulties. "As a former member of our women's soccer team, I have deep feelings for it, but also know that the majority of Chinese fans on its expectations. For me personally, this will certainly be a great challenge, but I also hope to have the time to do my best to get China's women's soccer out of the trough period."
