In the second round of the U17 Women's Asian Cup group stage, Group A, North Korea beat the Philippines 6-0, South Korea beat Indonesia 12-0, because South Korea wants to play the Philippines in the last round, North Korea qualified one round ahead of schedule, Group B, China defeated Thailand 3-0, Japan won Australia 4-1, China and Japan jointly advanced, and Australia was eliminated.
The Chinese women's football team is in the group of death, one round ahead of schedule to qualify, it is indeed not easy, this group not only has Japan, but also Australia, as well as the Southeast Asian powerhouse Thailand, two games scored six goals and did not concede a goal, it is even more impressive, the first leg against Australia, China can play full score, but the second round against Thailand, the team still exposed a lot of problems, especially the back line, simply put, it is easy to be beaten by the opponent, Thailand can easily penetrate the Chinese defense line through a few simple kicks, If it weren't for the courage of goalkeeper Hou Shulin, coupled with good luck, the opponent's goal was blown offside, China may not easily beat Thailand.
The pressure of China's defense line is more thrown to Hou Shulin and central defender Chen Rui, the two are strong enough, but the formation is more offensive, especially the two wings, always give Thailand space, the central defender has to always fill the position, Thailand's last pass and opportunity to grasp is too poor, but Japan will not, if China still gives the opponent so much space, it is inevitable to lose the ball, it is best to adjust the formation in time, of course, the defeat of Australia almost consumes all of China's physical strength, the schedule is already intensive, in the face of Thailand, China's rhythm is obviously slow, It can't be said to be a normal level, and it is enough to get a victory.
Back to the player level, this group of children has great potential, in the face of Thailand, Song Yu who scored for China is a representative, in recent years, China has been lacking qualified midfielders, the team's simple style of play is also related to the midfielder can not hold the ball, and when facing a strong team, the midfield is out of touch, and can only hope for defense, but Van Egmund's women's football team, not only focuses on ground control, but also has excellent physical conditions, Song Yujin can attack and retreat, has the overall situation and ball quotient, has excellent basic skills, can break through the organization, and can also protect the defensive line, And Li Yuhan is a typical winger style of play, the technique is impressive, not only that, the vast majority of China's starters have a certain ability to hold the ball, no longer one or two cores to handle the ball, but the main wholeness.
Japan in the same group, in this regard, is better, Miharu Majo and Hana Kikuchi are particularly prominent, after all, it is impossible to smooth out the gap in the short term, but at least from the youth team level, the gap between China and Japan has narrowed, if China gives full play to its physical advantages, within two or three years, Japan's advantage will be gone, Australia here is very embarrassing, China and Japan are both technical streams, known as the golden generation of Australia, but it is still quite rough, the play is very simple, China and Japan scored a total of seven goals, out of the game is not unexpected.