2021 is over, and it's time to send new year conjectures. Let's take stock of last year's conjecture.
Conjecture of # 2021 #
Last year's first article on tennis: "If nothing else, Nadal will lift his 14th Musketeers Cup at Roland Garros, and Federer will most likely take all his remaining energy from Wimbledon to contribute his "last dance". However, it is very difficult to say whether Lao Fei can win the championship. As a result, Nadal watched Deyo complete 19 consecutive (and later became 20 at Wimbledon), and Federer stopped in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon – to be honest, it was not bad for fei to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam at his age.
China's Chen Lijun won the men's 67 kg weightlifting title at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Last year's second article about the NBA: "The Los Angeles Lakers remain the strongest contenders for the 2020-21 NBA championship." As a result, the first round was sent to fish by the total runner-up Suns.
The third article is more vague: "The Tokyo Olympics will definitely be held, but don't expect too much in detail." "In the process, there were many controversies and debatable points, but the good thing was smooth and smooth, which was a good thing."
The last one we said: "I believe that the national football team can enter the round of 12 under the leadership of Li Tie and impact the Qatar World Cup." "It is true that I have entered, but in the vicissitudes of sangtian, Li Tiena will still be an iron guide, and now he has become an iron brother."
# Women's Asian Cup #
Female footballer Wang Shuang and head coach Shui Qingxia
At this point in time, there seems to be nothing to predict about the national football team. It is impossible to qualify, there is no major game task after the round of 12, and Li Xiaopeng's national team is basically running to next year's Asian Cup to train and prepare. Then we might as well send the first conjecture of this year to the Chinese women's football team – this year is the year of the Asian Cup for women's football, and it will come earlier than the Winter Olympics: on January 20, the Chinese women's football team will usher in the first group stage.
This is the first competition that Shui Qingxia guided and led the team to play. The training roster announced last month has changed dramatically from the Tokyo Olympics roster – Li Ying, Zhao Lina, Ma Jun, Tang Jiali, Lou Jiahui and the names are all returning, which is something to look forward to. This not only reflects the idea of water guidance, but also can see her appeal as a famous chinese women's football team. The last time the Chinese women's football team reached the final of the Asian Cup was in 2008. The 2014 and 2018 tournaments were both Japanese champions, Australian runners-up, and Chinese third runners-up. At this year's competition, there is reason to believe that the Chinese women's football team can still "rush into the top four and strive for the final". The only downside is that the preparation period is slightly shorter, including the inconvenience of traveling to India in the context of the epidemic may affect the status of the team in all aspects. I hope that the team will try to overcome it as much as possible, and the Football Association will try to do a good job in logistical support.
# Beijing Winter Olympics #
Gu Ailing
The Women's Asian Cup is scheduled to end on February 6, when the Beijing/Zhangjiakou Winter Olympics have been open for two days. When it comes to the Winter Olympics, everyone naturally thinks of Gu Ailing, the most representative name. A few days ago, she won her first World Cup gold medal of 2022 in the women's U-shaped venue of the Freestyle Skiing World Cup calgary, and she is in great shape. However, let's not focus all our attention on her. Six years have passed since the successful bid in 2015, and in this half-Winter Olympic cycle, we have made countless preparations for the local Winter Olympics, invested immeasurable energy and resources, in order to fight the battle at home. Although the breadth and depth of China's winter sports coverage is still limited, it is enough to present a comprehensive attack at this tournament. So let's not only look at the highlights, but also don't forget to look at the whole.
Another point that I personally look forward to the Most, and which is bound to attract the attention of the people, is the men's singles field of figure skating. The feathered string will impact the Olympic triple crown, including the four-and-a-half jump in the first official competition in the history of human figure skating. Whether it will succeed is really difficult to predict, considering the brilliant "achievements" of this column in the past, I don't even dare to send him a blessing... When the time comes, watch the live broadcast silently.
# Chinese women's volleyball team #
In the second half of this year, the Women's Volleyball World Championship will be jointly organized by the Netherlands and Poland, the first World Championship of the Chinese women's volleyball team in the "post-Langping era". To put it bluntly, I have a hard time looking good. This pessimism is not only because we did not play well in the Tokyo Olympics - the defeat of Tokyo is inevitable, but there are indeed accidents such as Zhu Ting's wrist injury. In fact, if Lang Ping can continue to lead the team, she can still get the overall control of the national team, then I will raise my expectations for the world championship results. But Lang Ping left office after all.
Lang Ping
With the release of a "Win the Championship", public opinion boiled over, and many people questioned whether we had overly "deified" Lang Ping. Of course, no one in this world is perfect, but the breadth and depth of Lang Ping's influence on the Chinese women's volleyball team from Rio to Tokyo actually far exceeds the degree expressed in this movie. Without this historical figure of the women's volleyball team, the ability to succeed the coaching team, the polishing and maintenance of the technical and tactical ability of the player team, the influence of the volleyball association and various places on the national team... Sooner or later, all the problems will gradually surface one after another.
Chinese women's volleyball is still very deep-rooted, still able to cultivate eye-catching young people, but the key figures who can dominate the overall situation at the national team level and have a wrist on the top and bottom and both inside and outside are not so easy to find. It seems that it will take a while to toss.
# World Cup #
Finally, if you want to talk about this year's sports events, it is obvious that you can't get around the World Cup. The first World Cup to be held in the winter, plus the World Cup returned to Asia after 20 years. The last World Cup held in Asia was the last time South American football has lifted the Hercules Cup so far - 06 Italy, 10 Spain, 14 Germany, 18 France, and European teams have ascended to the highest throne for four consecutive years.
The Qatar World Cup, the first world cup to be held in winter
So how likely is it that Brazil and Argentina will come to the end this year? Judging by the current composition and lineup ceiling of the South American duo, it seems that it is difficult for you to be optimistic about this. Looking back at Europe, the ST European champion Italy has to play in the World Cup first and then talk about other things, England still looks like it is close to the final success, but Germany is steadily moving forward under the leadership of Frick, and may bring us some surprises in Qatar.
In addition, although France did not play well in the European Championship last year, the foundation of this team is always there, and it is always impossible to easily take them out of the hot list. Deschamps survived this major defeat and allowed France to avoid uncertainty ahead of the World Cup.
One of the key lies in whether Mbappe can further unify his popularity status, tactical position and tactical role, carry the team and change the game in the highest level of confrontation such as the World Cup, step from the ranks of "future superstars" to "superstars", and use superstars to affect the outcome of victory and defeat.