Jia Xiuquan said that taking the women’s football team to participate in the World Cup not only enriched his coaching history, but also made up for the regret of not participating in the World Cup in the player era.
Xinhua News Agency, Montpellier, France, June 25 (Reporter Wei Hua, Su Bin) in the 1/8 final of the French women’s football World Cup on the 25th, the Chinese team lost to Italy 0:2 under the circumstance of taking advantage of the scene, failed to go further. At the post-match press conference, Chinese team coach Jia Xiuquan made a long speech. He recognized the performance of the players and said that losing was his responsibility.
Facing the Italian team who returned to the stage of the Women’s World Cup 20 years later, the Chinese team was more active on the offensive side, with a total of 20 shots in the game, but the team’s mistakes in the back court led, lost one goal in the second half, and finally lost 0:2. Jia Xiuquan thinks that he knows more about the Italian team, and the Chinese team definitely has a fight. I feel very sorry for the fans who didn’t take this game.
“Football is like this, see who makes mistakes first. The World Cup is a big stage, which makes us clearly realize our own gap. The improvement of football level needs several generations, not my old Jia, not to mention my limited level. Losing is the responsibility of the head coach, and the players are all good.”
“There is a gap between Asian players’ physical condition and confrontation ability and European players. Although the Italian team looks a bit rough, its fighting skills are not bad. The next step is to think about how to improve the technology in the confrontation and shoot the ball in.”
In This World Cup, although the defensive level of the Chinese team is impressive, only YILI goals were scored in four games. The low offensive efficiency is also one of the reasons that prevent the Chinese team from going further. “If you can’t get in, the head coach didn’t practice it. Next, we will practice attacking and shooting wildly. But football cannot only defend or attack, and a balance problem needs to be considered.”
From picking up the team pointer in last May to ending the World Cup tour, Jia Xiuquan took over the Chinese women’s football team for more than a year. Looking back on his coaching experience over the past year, Jia Xiuquan said frankly that he was happy and sad. “The girls practiced a lot, worked hard and consciously, which left a deep impression on me. The team has experienced great ups and downs in the past year. I also watched the matches between the United States and France, and they also had ups and downs. This is the characteristic of women’s football, and I am also exploring how to solve this worldwide problem. Our coaching team is very sober, and we will make a good summary next.”
Jia Xiuquan said that taking the women’s football team to the World Cup not only enriched his coaching resume, but also made up for the regret of not participating in the World Cup in the player era. “I think my football career has been more than one, and the men’s and Women’s World Cup competitions are almost the same. When I was a player, I took part in almost all the matches, but I had never played the World Cup. Taking the women’s football team gave me this opportunity, which was an unprecedented experience. In my coaching career, I have taken men’s and women’s football, national youth, national Olympics, and clubs, all of which are complete. I have gained a lot this year with the women’s football team, which is also a process of learning and improving. I am very lucky that the efforts of several generations have come to me. As for the good answer, let’s comment!”
At the press conference, a reporter asked whether Jia Xiuquan would continue to lead the women’s football team. Jia Xiuquan replied humorously, “Why do you ask so early? This is too anxious. I have such feelings with the girls, and I haven’t thought about this problem yet.”