Nanjing, February 9 (Xinhua) -- In the 2022 Women's Asian Cup, the Chinese women's football team won the Asian Cup championship against Japan and South Korea in a row, and won the Asian Cup championship after 16 years. The enlightenment coaches of several Jiangsu girls also praised the wonderful performances of the former disciples.
Chinese player Wang Xiaoxue (left) plays a match on Jan. 20. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Javed Dahl)
In the final of the Asian Cup, the main central defender Wang Xiaoxue "blocked the eye", with his hands behind his back, blocked the football with his body, and tried to save the goal, which left a deep impression. "She was brave and tenacious since she was a child." When Wang Xiaoxue was 8 years old, he was selected to join the Jiangyan women's football team in Jiangsu Province, and Huang Jian, the head of the Jiangyan Stadium and senior football coach, recalled that the child was not tall, but very "wild".
'She was in the back line at the time, and we arranged for her to keep an eye on the most threatening players in the opposing forward line, and although she was only on the shoulders of the other side at that time, she was very dedicated." Huang Jian said, "Every game, she will stare at the opposing team members 'no temper' and can't play their strength." ”
Huang Jian told reporters that in this Asian Cup and even in previous competitions, Wang Xiaoxue can be seen to have an aura on the field, "I hope she can go further in the future and achieve better results."
Chinese player Wu Chengshu (left) plays a match on Jan. 20. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Javed Dahl)
In the semi-finals of the Asian Cup, Wu Chengshu from Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province, took the pass pad from his teammate and scored a key equalizer to drag the game into extra time when the Japanese team scored the first goal. The team eventually relied on penalties to defeat Japan and reach the final.
"That's what it feels like to be in front of the door, it's very spirited, and that's something the coach can't teach." Wu Chengshu's enlightenment coach Gao Rongwei praised this, "This child's physical fitness from an early age is good, it is a good material for playing football, he likes to play football, and his family also supports it." ”
Gao Rongwei recalled: "Wu Chengshu trained very hard, talent, physical fitness, technology at that time were very top-notch among the team members at that time, has always been the focus of training objects, she herself is becoming more and more mature, interspersed with running position, explosive power, sprint acceleration and so on are very spirited." ”
Wu Chengshu's football career has been full of twists and turns. "Before coming to the team, she practiced gymnastics, martial arts, and eventually loved football." Gao Rongwei said, "Later sent to the Jiangsu provincial team, all the way to grow up, this time there is a brilliant performance, but also a thick accumulation." She is expected to continue to glorify her country at the Asian Games, the World Cup and the Olympic Games. ”
Chinese player Zhang Xin (left) breaks through with the ball in the final of the Women's Asian Cup against South Korea on February 6. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Javed Dahl)
Zhang Xin, a player from Nantong, Jiangsu Province, is the only mother player in the women's national football team, and fell in love with football under the influence of her father Wang Jiru. Her enlightenment coach is a former jiangsu sports team player, who now lives overseas. "The coach also always pays attention to Zhang Xin's performance, and is very excited to see her performance, and specially called to say that she has performed more maturely." Wang Jiru said, "We all feel that Zhang Xin used to play more fiercely and dared to fight, but now she has more brains, the midfield pass is more accurate, and the dribble is more relaxed, and we hope that we can have a good performance in the future." ”
Source: Xinhua News Agency