Beijing time on June 29th, the Chinese women’s football team is currently conducting a closed training camp in Qingdao, Shandong Province. The primary purpose of this training camp is to prepare for the East Asian Cup game in July. This is also the second international competition that Shui Qingxia has led the Chinese women's football team to participate in after taking office. Although there are only four teams participating in this event, all of them are strong players. Among them, Japan and South Korea were the stumbling blocks for the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team's previous Asian Cup semi-finals and finals. Therefore, this East Asian Cup is not only an opportunity for Shui Qingxia to train, but the winning or losing of the game is directly related to the world ranking of women's football, as well as the confidence and fighting spirit of women's football girls.
As we all know, since Shui Qingxia took over from Jia Xiuquan and became the head coach of the Chinese women's football team, the Chinese women's football team has seemed to be completely transformed in terms of competitive level and team cohesion. From the time Shui Qingxia took office to winning the Asian Cup, what Jia Xiuquan had not dared to dream about in several years, she did it in just a few months. Winning the Asian Cup not only improved the competitiveness of the Chinese women's football team around the world, but also greatly boosted the morale of Chinese fans. In particular, it made the Chinese men's football team truly aware of whether Chinese football can break out of Asia and compete with naturalized players. I have nothing to do with foreign coaches.
Before this trip to the East Asian Cup, the Football Association did not put too much pressure on Shui Qingxia, but instead provided a lot of support. Sun WenAs the leader in charge of the women's football team among the top management of the Football Association, she previously stated in an interview with the media that the Chinese women's football team will not return directly to China after participating in the East Asian Cup, but will depart for the United States for training for about a month. As Shui Qingxia's teammate when she was a player, Sun Wen also understood Shui Qingxia's coaching philosophy very well, and she also gave the Chinese women's football team as much help as she could.
It is reported that Sun Wen has assured Shui Qingxia that she will provide sufficient logistical support on behalf of the Football Association during the women's football team's training camp in the United States. In order for the women's football team to maintain a stable competitive state, Sun Wen also assisted Shui Qingxia in formulating a preparation plan to ensure that there are three high-level warm-up matches per week during the women's football training camp. It is not difficult to see from this that the Football Association has gradually shifted its focus from men's football to women's football. After all, good steel must be used on the blade. The current level of the men's football team is indeed no longer worthy of this kind of treatment.
It is also worth mentioning that in order to maximize the running-in of the lineup in preparation for the Women's World Cup in 2023, this U.S. training camp will also recruit female football players studying abroad. Currently, five players who are confirmed to return include Tang Jiali , Shen Menglu , Shen Mengyu, Yang Shuhui , Zhao Yujie, and Tu Linli, plus Wang Shuang who has previously stated that he will return from injury. By then, the Chinese women's football team will participate in the warm-up match with the strongest lineup, which will also allow Shui Qingxia to become more comfortable in formation and tactical drills. I believe that in the near future, the Chinese women's football team led by Shui Qingxia will regain the face that the Chinese men's football team has lost in international competitions bit by bit. Chinese football will no longer have to fight against Japanese and Korean prostitutes every day. Just living an ignoble existence.
Let’s stop talking about today’s topic here. Thank you all for sticking to the end. Do you think the Chinese women’s football team can once again win the East Asian Cup over Japan and South Korea? Should the Chinese Football Association should allocate more national resources from Men’s football tilts towards women’s football, everyone is welcome to discuss it with me in the comment area.
