Our women's soccer team beat South Korea 2-1 on the road, laying the foundation for the road to the Tokyo Olympics. The victory is certainly worth celebrating, however, I noticed that many fans were overly optimistic and started boasting wildly. I would like to sincerely remind everyone: please give some space to our women's soccer team, how many times in history the national soccer team suffered setbacks due to blind optimism!
This is like a student who has achieved good examination results through hard work. If the praise is appropriate, it will enhance his self-confidence; however, if the praise is excessive and makes him mistakenly think that he is omnipotent, it will no longer be an incentive, but a misleading one.
I surmise that many of those who participated in the comments may not have watched the live stream; after all, weekday matches from 3 to 5 p.m. tend to be poorly streamed live, and watching the game on video is not in keeping with the habits of most fans. Therefore, it's natural that people will just cheer when they see a 2-1 score after work and ignore the game (just watching the highlights is one-sided).
Our women's soccer team played against Korea in sunny weather, and I missed only the first two minutes of the game. I can responsibly say that the victory of our women's soccer team was not an easy one.
In the first 20 minutes of the match, our women's soccer team dominated the game, and the Korean team could only get occasional opportunities to attack. However, after 20 minutes, the Korean women's soccer team reversed the situation and gradually took control of the offense by launching a frantic high-pressure press with the advantage of physical strength.
Our women's soccer team broke the deadlock in the 32nd minute in a slightly passive situation, more or less with a certain element of luck. Ma Jun's pass was misplaced by the Korean women's soccer team, and Zhang Xin skillfully intervened at the back point to put the ball into the net. However, seven minutes later, the Korean women's soccer team quickly counterattacked, Jiang Qianlin received Ji Xiaoran's direct feed with individual ability to equalize the score to 1-1.
In the second half, the South Korean women's soccer team continued to dominate, and I couldn't help but worry that our women's soccer team would be reversed. Wang Frost's penalty kick in the 73rd minute, stemming from Tang Jiali's life-sacrificing hustle, wasn't strictly an ideal moment.
In the last 20 minutes, our women's soccer team was almost completely out of control in the center field; in the last 10 minutes, the situation of the women's soccer team could not be more appropriately described as "holding on and waiting for help". The Korean women's soccer team once forced our women's soccer team to the edge of the penalty area for a half-time drill. The physical fitness of our women's soccer girls declined sharply, and inexplicably, it was not until the 82nd minute that a substitution was made.
It is no exaggeration to say that this victory for our women's soccer team was achieved by mental will, not by strength or tactics. Of course, you can argue that winning is the hard way, but don't forget that strength is ultimately needed to win consistently.
Generally speaking, the strength of our women's soccer team is higher than that of the South Korean women's soccer team, but probably because they have not participated in an official game for more than a year, their cooperation seems to be not well coordinated and their awareness of counter-striking on the spot is relatively weak. The girls were able to dominate the opening phase thanks to the individual abilities of the front four of Wang Shanshan, Zhang Xin, Wang Frost and Tang Jiali. When the South Korean women's soccer team strengthened the close pressing, individual breakthrough and passing became no longer smooth, it is reasonable to turn into passive.
South Korean women's soccer team's No. 13 Kim Min Lee, 27 years old, is a striker playing for Brighton in the Women's Premier League, owned by Manchester City Women's soccer team. She came on as a substitute in the 76th minute due to jet lag and fitness.
Unsurprisingly, Lee Kim Min will start in the next round, and with her great confrontational ability and experience in high-level leagues, our women's soccer team may face a big challenge.
Looking at the overall momentum of the Korean women's soccer team, it is hard not to feel unconvinced in your heart. When they face our women's soccer team on the road, they may start the match with a crazy attack. I pray that the coach and the girls will summarize the strengths and weaknesses of today's game so that they can play reasonable tactical defense in the next round.
Therefore, China's women's soccer team 2-1 defeat South Korea is indeed worth happy, but really do not need to over praise, not to mention complacency. Thinking back to the national soccer team, how many times in the case of a draw can be out of the line suffered a curse? Those examples are deeply engraved in the hearts of fans, no need for me to go into detail.
If it is really for the good of our women's soccer team, please give them some space. I understand that my words may not seem like I'm so smart, but at least I know that more motivation and less bragging will help them prepare for their home matches. And when the whistle blows for promotion, it won't be too late for us to cheer together!
