The Chinese women's football team suffered a crucial defeat in the women's Asian qualifiers for the Paris Olympics, losing 1-2 at home to North Korea. The key issue of the game appears to be with centre-back Wang Shanshan, who has been linked to both goals conceded. Perhaps, if Coach Shui Qingxia decisively pushed her to the front, the outcome of the game could have been different. This defeat has made the qualification situation of the Chinese women's football team even more unfavorable. While there is still hope, are we confident enough to achieve our goals? The Chinese women's football team is in the same group as South Korea, North Korea and Thailand in this qualifier. In the earlier game, the South Korean women's football team defeated Thailand with a score of 10-1, not only getting three points, but also reaching a goal difference of nine, which can be described as a win-win. Therefore, the match between the Chinese team and the North Korean team has become even more important, and the Chinese women's football team needs to fight for at least one draw to remain at a disadvantage. Regarding the starting lineup, Shui Qingxia arranged 4 foreign players to play, they are Shen Mengyu, Yang Lina, Wu Chengshu and Wuri Gumula. Due to injuries, Zhang Linyan could only sit on the bench, while veteran Lou Jiahui was placed on the front line. Centre-back Dou Jiaxing switched to right-back, an adjustment that did seem debatable after the game.
At the beginning of the game, the North Korean team adopted pressing tactics, which caused a lot of trouble for the Chinese women's football team. The players of the Chinese team were obviously not used to the opponent's high-intensity pressing, and in just 4 minutes, Song Xiangxin broke through the Chinese team's goal in a counterattack. Overall, the result of this game was not what we expected. A mistake by centre-back Wang Shanshan gave North Korea a chance, and there were obvious problems with China's defence. The starting lineup directed by Shui Qingxia also caused some controversy. However, we can't be discouraged now, the Chinese women's football team still has a chance to achieve the goal of qualifying, but it needs to play better in the next games and team cooperation. In the end, we found that the performance of the Chinese women's football team in this game is really worrying. The problems at centre-back, as well as the weakness of the defence, need to be addressed. I hope that Coach Shui Qingxia can adjust his tactics in time and find the best lineup suitable for the team. Only through continuous progress and hard work can the Chinese women's football team achieve better results in the next games. Question: What adjustments do you think the Chinese women's football team should make in the next matches to ensure qualification?
The Chinese women's football team was very passive in the match against the North Korean women's football team, completing only one shot on goal in the first half, and they have been at a disadvantage on the field. Forwards Urig Gumula and Lou Jiahui did not perform well and did little to pose a threat to the North Korean team. In addition, it is not suitable for central defender Dou Jiaxing to change to right-back, and it is difficult to play on the right side, and this arrangement has also become the first place where Shui Qingxia was questioned in this game. In the second half, Shui Qingxia made adjustments and replaced Yan Jinjin and Zhang Linyan, and the offensive of the women's football team gradually unfolded. However, Shui Qingxia's second arrangement was also questioned, that is, Wang Shanshan's use. Although Wang Shanshan has a prominent physical advantage, is it wise to put her in the position of central defender when the offense cannot open the situation? The two goals conceded in this game are related to Wang Shanshan, and the second goal is because she grabbed too fiercely and was easily picked by the opponent to form a single goal. For this competition, is there a problem with Shui Qingxia's arrangement? How to optimize the player arrangement and improve the winning rate of the game? Can Wang Shanshan's attacking ability bring victory to the Chinese women's football team? Will Shui Qingxia change in adjusting her tactics? Is the timing of the substitution reasonable? These are all worrying.
In recent matches, the Chinese women's football team did not achieve the desired result, leaving many players in tears of sadness. Many people expressed dissatisfaction with Shui's coaching arrangement, believing that her tactics had not improved in any way. Now that the Chinese women's football team is already at a disadvantage, do they still have the confidence to win consecutive games in the next games and chase the goal difference? We can only hope for a win in the next game, and we can't be sure of any outcome beforehand. （DD）