Original title: View Ao·Focus | The Chinese women’s football team will return to China on the evening of the 28th to make a deep summary
After experiencing a nightmare trip to the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese women’s football team will leave Japan on the afternoon of July 28 local time to return to China. The whole team is expected to arrive in Beijing at 7pm on the 28th, Beijing time. Then the coaches and players will go to Tianjin for medical isolation and observation in accordance with regulations. What is waiting for the whole team is the comprehensive in-depth study of the Olympic journey. Summarize. Where does the Chinese women’s football team go? Can head coach Jia Xiuquan stay? The Chinese Football Association will give a clear answer as soon as possible after careful consideration.
In the final round of the Tokyo Olympics group match on July 27, the Chinese women’s football team tried their best, but due to their inferior skills, they lost to the Dutch team 2-8. This is also the biggest “tragedy” that the Chinese women’s football team has encountered since the first round of the 2004 Athens Olympics women’s football team lost to the German team with 8 goals. The Chinese women’s football team lost and was out of the game. In fact, after the team narrowly drew with Zambia in the second round of the group stage, it has become a common consensus among the industry.
After losing to Brazil with 5 goals, Draw with Zambia 4-4, and defeating the Dutch team 2-8, the Chinese women’s football team has been out of the group stage of the women’s football match in the Tokyo Olympics, and it has become inevitable to return home. It is understood that the Chinese team will depart from Tokyo, Japan, on a flight at more than 3 pm local time on the 28th to return home. Although the team’s flight is expected to land in Beijing at around 7 pm on the 28th, Beijing time, in accordance with my country’s relevant epidemic prevention regulations, all team members must undergo strict epidemic prevention inspections and a considerable period of medical isolation and observation after entering the country. Among them, coaches and players will be transferred to an isolation location in Tianjin for isolation, while some staff will go to another isolation hotel.
Taking into account that the next women’s national football team will also face the task of the National Games competition, the relevant parties specially arranged for the team an isolation place with a training base.
In addition to isolation, waiting for all the members of the Chinese women’s football team is a profound summary of the journey of the Tokyo Olympics.
Regarding the sensitive question of “whether get out of class is over”, Jia Xiuquan said at the press conference after the game that it depends on the Chinese Football Association. In other words, Jia Xiuquan has no intention of resigning as coach. However, the result of 2 to 8 was clearly unacceptable to the domestic football community and fans. The criticism from the media and fans also pointed to Jia Xiuquan’s employment. Regarding professional and technical issues, people from all walks of life have different views, but for the “2 to 8” which is comparable to the “tragedy”, it will be unavoidable for specific personnel to be held accountable and responsible. After all, from the 1 goal victory over the Dutch team in the 2015 Women’s World Cup to today’s humiliating loss, the internal problems of the Chinese women’s football team are obviously not just “inferior skills” in general.
As of the 28th, the Chinese Football Association has not spoken out about the overall performance of the Chinese women’s football team during the Olympic trip, but in the face of endless doubts and accusations about the team’s poor performance, the association will probably not remain unmoved. As the team returns to China, a discussion about the future of the Chinese women’s football will be set off again. As for the question of Jia Xiuquan’s stay, the Chinese Football Association will also discuss in depth in the near future, and give an answer as soon as possible.
In fact, for the current Chinese women’s football, the Chinese Football Association not only does not interfere with the use of coaches, but also gives the team maximum support in all aspects such as epidemic prevention and logistical service guarantee. The relevant FIFA report shows that the Chinese football community’s support for women’s football, especially the economic investment is currently ranked first in the world. From this perspective, 2 to 8 and the elimination of the Chinese women’s football in the Tokyo Olympics group match will affect the entire domestic women’s football. The industry has been hit hard. Before talking about “rejuvenation”, Chinese women’s football must first go through a long process of “healing”.
Text/Beijing-Beijing Headline Reporter Xiao Zhe
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