In the recently concluded Chinese women's basketball U18 Asian Cup finals, although under the leadership of Zhang Ziyu, the Chinese women's basketball team once reversed the Australian women's basketball team in the backward situation, but in the final quarter, because of the difference in strength, there was no way to win the game and lose the Asian Cup championship.
After the end of this game, Zhang Ziyu, as the number one contributor of the Chinese women's basketball team, hid his face and cried on the bench, which broke the hearts of many fans. On the other hand, many fans believe that the main reason for the loss of the Chinese women's basketball team this time is because the head coach and the No. 8 captain dragged down Zhang Ziyu, resulting in the Chinese team not being able to have the last laugh at home. This also led to the fact that after the game, the head coach and the captain of the eighth were questioned and criticized by many fans.
In the face of criticism from the outside world, after the end of the game, the head coach of the Chinese women's basketball team revealed the controversial employment arrangements in the last quarter in an interview, and let's learn more about what the situation is. First of all, after the game, a reporter asked the head coach of the Chinese women's basketball team why he replaced Zhang Ziyu with a few minutes left in the final quarter and replaced other young players? If Zhang Ziyu is always present, will the Chinese women's basketball team have more chances to have the last laugh?
Regarding this issue, the head coach of the Chinese women's basketball team made it clear in the post-game interview that the reason why Zhang Ziyu was replaced was because she had already committed four fouls at that time, and she would be ejected if she ate one more foul. On the other hand, considering that Zhang Ziyu was wildly targeted by the Australian women's basketball team, she hoped to let other young players go up and fight hard. It's a pity that in the end, because of the gap in strength, the Chinese women's basketball team did not defeat the opponent.
From the words of the head coach of the Chinese women's basketball team, it can be known that losing the game this time is a matter of strength, not Zhang Ziyu alone can change the situation, or because the gap between the strength of the Chinese women's basketball team and the defending champion Australian women's basketball team is too big. So even if Zhang Ziyu sticks to the end, the Chinese women's basketball team may not be able to win the championship. We have to recognise the gaps and change them in the next training and games to improve our quality and level.
On the other hand, in the course of this game, the captain of the eight played a mess throughout the fourth quarter, and was attacked and criticized. Especially at the last moment of the game, the No. 8 captain of the Chinese women's basketball team kept counterattacking with the ball, and he couldn't score a crazy iron, and he also sent several points to the Australian women's basketball team. At that time, Zhang Ziyu ran back and forth, and No. 8 did not pass the ball to her at all, and the Chinese women's basketball team once fell into a scoring drought. In this regard, some fans naturally believe that the reason why the Chinese women's basketball team was overtaken by Australia at the last moment to open up the gap is entirely the responsibility of the No. 8 captain of the women's basketball team.
Of course, whether this game is the responsibility of the head coach and the No. 8 captain, it has exposed the strength and level of the young Chinese women's basketball team, and there is still a big gap with the championship team.