Recently, in the third round of the group stage of the U-17 Women's Asian Cup, the Chinese women's football team played a key battle with the powerful Japanese team. Previously, the Chinese women's football team performed well in the first two matches of the group stage, defeating Australia and Thailand in a row, and locked up the qualification for the group one round in advance. However, in this contest with the Japanese team, the Chinese women's football team finally lost 0-4, once again proving the strength gap with the top Asian teams.
Looking back on this game, the Chinese women's football team fell behind the Japanese team 0-1 in the first half, which was surprising. The head coach decisively replaced the core player Xiao Jiaqi in an attempt to inject new vitality into the team. Xiao Jiaqi's excellent performance did bring some attacking changes to the Chinese team, especially his excellent set-piece skills, which once threatened the door of the Japanese team. But in the end, the Chinese women's football team still lost 0-4.
The result of this game made Chinese women's football fans feel disappointed and regretful. After all, in the previous Asian Cup, the Chinese women's football team beat Japan and South Korea to win the championship, which can be described as a standout. But now in the U17 group game, the Chinese women's football team was defeated by the Japanese team again, fully exposing that the overall strength of the team is not yet able to compete with the top Asian teams.
By comparing the performance of the Chinese and Japanese teams, it is not difficult to find that there is a big gap between the two sides in terms of overall strength. The Japanese team pressed the Chinese team to attack at the beginning, making it difficult for the Chinese women's football team to fight back, and the goalkeeper will become the busiest person on the field. This fully shows that the Japanese team's offensive and defensive transitions, tacit cooperation and individual skills are significantly better than those of the Chinese team.
In the U17 group, the Japanese team has maintained the first-class level in Asia for a long time, and has sent a large number of outstanding players into the national team. In contrast, the overall strength of the Chinese women's football team at all levels is still slightly weak, and there is a lack of top players who can compete with the Japanese team. Although Xiao Jiaqi performed well, it is not enough to play alone.
In addition to the overall strength gap, the style and tactical implementation of the Chinese women's football team are also significantly behind the Japanese team. Judging from the process of the game, the Japanese team adopted proactive offensive tactics at the beginning and constantly put pressure on the Chinese team. The Chinese team, on the other hand, seems to be passive and difficult to dominate the rhythm.
On the offensive end, the Chinese team was lackluster and struggled to form a threatening attack. There are also obvious problems on the defensive end, and it is not possible to effectively defuse the opponent's attack at critical moments. This style of passive defense and forced attack has long been proven to be unworkable in the world women's football arena.
In contrast, the Japanese team showed greater tactical discipline and execution. Their tactical arrangement is more reasonable, and the cooperation between the players is more tacit. This gap also reflects the disparity between the two teams in terms of overall technical and tactical development.
Another important reason why the Chinese women's football team U17 was defeated by Japan in the Asian Cup is that the team lacks enough international training.
In contrast, the national teams of all ages of the Japanese women's football team have maintained high-intensity participation in international competitions for a long time. Not only do they meet frequently in Asia, but they also often play against strong teams in Europe and the United States. This kind of high-intensity international experience not only improves the overall strength of the team, but also cultivates the ability of the players to deal with various complex situations.
Although the echelons of the Chinese women's football team at all levels have also participated in some international competitions, the scale and frequency are obviously not as good as those of Japan. In the absence of international training, when facing a strong Japanese team, the Chinese players seemed to be unable to cope with complex tactical changes and strong offensive pressure.
This also once again highlights that in order to narrow the gap with the world's top teams, the Chinese women's football team at all levels must strengthen its training on the international stage. Only by frequently encountering stronger opponents can you improve your tactical literacy and adaptability, and ultimately close the gap.
Of course, this fiasco is not all bad news for the Chinese women's football team U17. On the contrary, it also brings valuable experience and inspiration to the team. Through this lesson, the Chinese women's football team U17 not only clearly understands the gap with strong Asian opponents, but also realizes what needs to be improved and upgraded.
For example, how to cultivate more top players like Xiao Jiaqi? How to improve the team's overall style and tactical execution? How to strengthen the international training of the players? These are key issues that need to be addressed urgently. Only by carefully analyzing the root cause of the problem and taking targeted measures can the Chinese women's football U17 team reverse the decline in the future competition and regain its former glory.
Of course, as a veteran fan, I also have some thoughts and suggestions of my own. First of all, the Chinese Football Association and coaching staff at all levels should further enhance their sense of crisis and earnestly attach importance to youth training. Women's football should receive the same or even more investment and attention than men's football to create a better environment for the development of core strength.
Second, we should pay more attention to pertinence in the selection of materials and training. We should focus on the characteristics of Asian and even world strong teams, and cultivate players with corresponding technical and tactical qualities in a targeted manner. At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen the international experience of young players and adapt them to the high-intensity international competition rhythm as soon as possible.
Finally, the Chinese women's national football team at all levels should establish a more aggressive and offensive style. We can no longer be satisfied with being undefeated, but we must take the initiative, dare to challenge strong opponents, and constantly improve ourselves through confrontation with strong teams. Only in this way can the Chinese women's football team narrow the gap with the world's top teams as soon as possible and regain its own glory.
All in all, this defeat was undoubtedly a heavy blow, but at the same time a valuable revelation. As long as the Chinese women's football teams and coaching staff at all levels can seriously analyze the crux of the problem and formulate a practical improvement plan, in the near future, the Chinese women's football team will be able to shine again on the Asian and even world stage and present more dazzling excitement for the majority of fans.
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