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Women's football coach Shui Qingxia: Winning the championship feels good, and it is also the direction of future efforts

The Chinese women's football team staged a super reversal on the 6th, defeating the South Korean team 3:2 and winning the Women's Asian Cup for the ninth time. After the game, Shui Qingxia, head coach of the Chinese women's football team, said that winning the championship felt good, and the Asian Cup championship allowed the Chinese women's football team to see the direction of future efforts.

Women's football coach Shui Qingxia: Winning the championship feels good, and it is also the direction of future efforts

On February 6, the Chinese team celebrated at the award ceremony of the 2022 Women's Asian Cup final. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Javed Dahl)

At the press conference after the match, Shui Qingxia said: "(Winning the championship) feels very good, especially I saw the fighting spirit that everyone aroused when they were behind, and I am very grateful to all the players, who have overcome themselves and their opponents in difficult situations. ”

"It's a pleasure to win the championship, I'm a first-time coach and a lot of players are winning for the first time." Shui Qingxia said, "As an athlete and a head coach, there are many differences, coaches need to have an exemplary role, can better express the understanding of tactics to the players and motivate the players. ”

When talking about the situation of the score backwardness, she said, "We have the corresponding plan before the game, and we also have technical and tactical reserves, and the players have also implemented the tactics well after they play." At halftime, I told the players not to get discouraged first, to let go of the baggage and let go. ”

At the pre-match press conference, Shui Qingxia said that winning the championship is worth rejoicing, but it is not a great record. After winning the championship, Shui Qingxia stressed that it is not that the road ahead will be smooth after winning the championship, there will still be many problems in training; the next step will be to use this championship to refine and improve the psychology and tactics of the team members.

Women's football coach Shui Qingxia: Winning the championship feels good, and it is also the direction of future efforts

On February 6, Chinese player Wang Shanshan (front left) received the trophy at the award ceremony of the 2022 Women's Asian Cup final. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Javed Dahl)

As the captain of the Chinese women's football team, Wang Shanshan won the title of "Best Player" in this cup. She said at the post-match press conference that this is the first Asian championship of the Chinese women's football team in 16 years, thanking the coaching staff and all the players for their efforts and efforts.

Wang Shanshan said: "The significance of this championship is an affirmation of the efforts of me and all the players. For the whole team, it is a new beginning for Chinese women's football, we are in a downturn after the Olympic Games, but this Asian Cup shows the true strength, unity and spirit of Chinese women's football. I feel particularly proud now that this happiness may last for days. ”

Source Xinhua News Agency

Editor Intern Editor Zhao Siyao

Process Editor Liu Weili

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