At 18:00 Beijing time on January 20, the Chinese women's football team will usher in the first opponent of the 2022 Women's Asian Cup, the Chinese Taipei Women's Football Team. From the perspective of the comparison of strength, women's football has a considerable advantage, winning is not a problem, the key is how to let many players in Europe quickly integrate into the team, is the most critical, below we look at the preparation of Chinese women's football.
First, a brand new team.
The fiasco of the Chinese women's football team at the Olympic Games has allowed us to see the huge gap with the strong teams in Europe and the United States. After the Olympic Games, Jia Xiuquan also resigned, and the Football Association selected a new women's football head coach Shui Qingxia through competition. After the big change of coaching staff, the team's selection has also changed, and the return of many veterans has also made the women's football team's playing style more abundant. Before the game, Shui Qingxia expressed the hope that the Chinese women's football team can go to the end of this competition, and the goal is to win the championship. The new team and the new way of playing do need fans to adapt, but as long as they can win, I believe everyone is happy.
Second, the epidemic situation is serious, and many foreign players are infected with the new crown.
According to the news obtained from the front line, the current epidemic is serious, the Vietnamese women's football team currently has only 5 players who can participate in the game due to the impact of the new crown, and many teams such as South Korea, Japan, India and other teams have confirmed cases, which shows the severity of the impact of the epidemic on the game. At present, 23 members of the Chinese women's football team have arrived safely at the playing field, and there has not been a single confirmed case, which shows how strong our epidemic protection and logistics support is. Here I also hope that the "sonorous rose" will protect itself while playing a good game, after all, health is the most important.
Third, the players are in good shape and look forward to recovery.
Due to Wu Haiyan's injury, Wang Shanshan took over the captain's armband and became the absolute core of the team. Li Ying and Tang Jiali, who were previously selected for the Olympic Games, are returning with full blood this time, Li Ying is the best scorer in the last Asian Cup, and the meaning of Shui Qingxia bringing him to the game is obvious, that is, to win the best scorer. There is no suspense in the goalkeeper position, and Zhao Lina, as the best goalkeeper in the women's super league this season, will guard the gate of the women's football team. Midfielders Wang Xiaoxue, Li Jiayue, Lou Jiahui, Gao Chen, Li Mengwen and others are experienced and still have enough advantages against Asian-level teams. Overall, there are not too many young players in this big list, and the veterans are also sitting to build confidence for women's football girls.
At present, in the world rankings, China's women's football team is not as high as Japan, South Korea, and Australia, but the goal of the Chinese women's football team in this Asian Cup is to win, which is also the first world competition after Shui Qingxia took office. Although the women's football team's training time for this Asian Cup is short, the women's football girls are ready, and the captain Wang Shanshan also said that no matter which opponent they face, they must do a good job, overcome difficulties and play well. I hope that the women's football girls will win a big victory in the opener, build confidence in their Asian Cup trip, and finally win the championship.