On July 28, China's women's soccer team lost 2-8 to the Netherlands women's soccer team in a tragic duel, and there was a storm of controversy after the match. Wang Frost's coach, Han Jian, gave his insights on the female player's performance in an interview with Yangtze River Daily. He believes that despite the overall performance was not satisfactory, Wang Frost still showed the style of a top player.
Talking about Wang Frost's performance at the Tokyo Olympics, Han Jian said bluntly, "Compared to the 2019 Women's World Cup in France, her maturity has increased significantly, and she looks more calm and collected, showing the true value of a top player. Although our women's soccer team's record in this Olympics is not ideal, I would say that Wang Frost has really made progress and become more mature. This kind of progress is not only in the technical and tactical level, but also reflected in the psychological quality that a real core player should have."
Han Jian continued his point with an example of the match, "Everyone could see Wang Frost's performance through the live broadcast. In the first match against Brazil, we were 0-2 down at half-time, but Wang Frost delivered several threatening passes in the opening of the second half. If our team could have capitalized on one of those chances and tied the score at 1-2, the game could have changed completely. As for the match against Zambia, her four goals were enough to prove everything."
Even in the final round of the match against the Netherlands, our women's soccer team lost 2-8, Han Jian still thinks that Wang Frost's performance is worthy of praise: "The first goal of our team, it was Wang Frost's precise reception at the front of the penalty area, giving the ball to Wang Shanshan. The second goal, after watching the whole process, we will find that it was Wang Frost who broke through the opponent's defense with the ball from the backfield, and successfully transferred the ball to the side road, creating an opportunity for the subsequent passes and grabs. From a professional point of view to analyze, this goal Wang Frost contributed at least 50% of the credit."
He also made special mention of Wang Frost's shot in extra time: "Wang Frost rushed to the penalty area with the ball, suddenly passed the ball to her teammate, and then actively ran to receive the ball and finished the shot. Although the ball went over the crossbar, but in the case of a big deficit, she still played steadily to the technical and tactical level, this is not a real ball player?"
Finally, Han Jian said, "Soccer is a team sport, but also a high-profile sport. As players, we need to withstand pressure and learn to digest negative emotions. On the field, we need to always remember that we are playing for our country and do our best. Therefore, I am extremely proud of Wang Frost's performance today."
