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China women's soccer team
The only explanation behind the elimination of the three star players seems to be that they failed to meet the team soccer philosophy advocated by coach Jia Xiuquan!
Early this morning, heavy news broke in the Chinese soccer world that FIFA released a list of Chinese women's soccer players for the Tokyo Olympics that did not include these three popular stars! Instead, they were replaced by three little-known young players who lacked competition experience!
The three main players are striker Tang Jiali, back Ma Jun and back position Lou Jiahui, all of whom played key roles in China's women's soccer campaign for the Tokyo Olympics!
Tang Jiali in particular, who partnered with Wang Frost, scored the only goal of the match in the Chinese women's soccer team against Australia and created a penalty kick against South Korea. As the 2020 Golden Ball winner, her strength and achievements are unquestionable, yet she was rejected by Coach Jia Xiuquan, which is really mind-boggling!
At this time, Coach Jia Xiuquan has yet to provide any explanation or justification for the exclusion of these three starters from the Olympic roster! There is speculation that perhaps he has no intention of explaining either! It is widely believed that the only reason these three outstanding players were dropped is that they did not meet the standard of team soccer that Jia Xiuquan is looking for!
Earlier, when Wang Frost was eliminated, Jia Xiuquan also explained that Wang Frost had not met the requirements of women's team soccer. Now that Tang Jiali, Ma Jun, and Lou Jiahui have been collectively discarded, Jia Xiuquan may use this reason as an excuse again!
Looking ahead to the Tokyo Olympics, what will be the journey for the Chinese women's soccer team? If they are eliminated in the group stage, Jia Xiuquan will likely be targeted. In the end, we can only send our best wishes to the Chinese women's soccer team!
