The performance of the Chinese women's football team in the three major tournaments this year is indeed heavy. First of all, the Women's World Cup had a 1-2 record, the worst record in history, and the 1-6 defeat with England exposed the huge gap with the top teams. Immediately afterwards, our women's football team was eliminated by the Japanese team in the Asian Games, and the most sad thing is that the opponent is still the second and third line lineup. The Olympic preliminaries also failed, missing out on the Paris Olympics, and the FIFA ranking fell from 14th to 19th.
This series of defeats prompted head coach Shui Qingxia to resign, but it was obviously unfair to blame all the blame on the coach. In fact, the recent remarks of Song Kai, chairman of the Football Association, have sparked heated discussions. He believes that the root cause of the women's team's consecutive defeats is the lack of training. However, this perception seems to ignore a deeper problem.
The problem of the Chinese women's football team is not just about training。It's true that our players don't compete at the level of the world's top teams, especially against England, where the opposing players are clearly more technical and talented, and that gap cannot be bridged by training alone. China's national teams, both men's and women's football, have undergone sufficient training, and inadequate training is not a major problem.
The heart of the matter is:Lack of level of domestic leagues。This has a direct impact on the competitive level of the players, and there is a significant gap compared with the international advanced level. One of the effective ways to improve one's competitive level is to stay abroad. Although there are players such as Zhang Linyan, Tang Jiali, and Wang Shuang in the women's football team playing in the five major leagues, this is far from enough. If the Chinese women's football team wants to return to the ranks of the world's strongest teams, it needs more players to hone in the league at a higher level.
Song Kai's views are not only worrying, but also reflect that he may not have a deep understanding of the real problems facing Chinese football. As the president of the Football Association, his perspective and solutions should be more comprehensive and in-depth. Chinese football, especially women's football, needs not only to improve training methods, but also to carry out fundamental reform and improvement in the youth training system, management system, and players' international vision.
This year's defeat is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Chinese women's football team, but it is also an opportunity for deep reflection and seeking change. What we hope to see is not just a short-term improvement in performance, but a long-term and structural improvement, so that we can truly enhance the international competitiveness of Chinese football. The future of Chinese women's football requires the attention and support of each and every one of us. Let's look forward to them shining brightly in the future arena and responding to challenges with strength.