At 22:00 beijing time on the evening of February 3, the semi-finals of the Asian Cup between the Chinese women's football team and the Japanese team began. Before the match began, some fans and media also fantasized that the Chinese women's football team could defeat its opponents and successfully reach the long-lost Asian Cup final. However, from the beginning of the game, the Japanese team has been pressing the Chinese team to play, and it is known that the Chinese team must rely on miracles if it wants to win. The Chinese team was seized by the Japanese team to score in the 26th minute of the game.
At that time, the Japanese players easily got up on the side to cross, and the teammates who were in place easily broke the goal. The first goal conceded by the Chinese team, full-backs, centre-backs and goalkeepers all have certain responsibilities. First the full-backs did not form enough pressure on the Japanese flying wing in the cross. The Japanese wingers have plenty of time and space to adjust, almost aiming at the pass. Then there's the center-back's confrontation with the Japanese point grabbers who are in place, basically watching.
If the two centre-backs could jump up and scramble for interference, the Japanese players would not be so easy to grab a point and break the goal. In the end, goalkeeper Zhu Yu was too poor in the timing of the attack, and she should have attacked early to control the landing point. In summary, the first goal lost by the Chinese women's football team was caused by the collective sleepwalking of the back line. The back line led by Li Jiayue did not perform well when playing against the Vietnamese team.
The Vietnamese team has repeatedly penetrated the Chinese women's football team defense through the cooperation of Xiao Kuailing. For this reason, fans suggested that Shui Qingxia make adjustments in the back line, but Shui Qingxia suffered from no one in her hands. If Shui Qingxia takes down the underperforming Li Jiayue, the strength and performance of the rest of the centre-backs are not as good as hers. Many fans feel that if the women's football team had Wu Haiyan sitting in the defense, it would not be repeatedly exploded by the Japanese team.
Wu Haiyan is the Chinese women's football team's defensive needle, and its role in the game is not limited to the technical and tactical level, but also no one can replace it at the spiritual level. Unfortunately, Wu Haiyan suffered from injuries before the women's football team went to the Asian Cup, and did not make it to the list in advance. Therefore, in this case, Shui Qingxia could only use Li Jiayue to kick the main force, and the result was exploded by the opponent.
(Luo Treasurer)