Xinhua News Agency, Montpellier, France, June 25 (Reporter Liu Wei, Yue Dongxing, Yue Ran Ran) Chinese team lost to Italy in the 2016 Women’s World Cup on the 25th. Striker Li Ying said after the game, I am impatient or hesitant in the choice of taking the ball and shooting. If I calm down, I can score goals. I feel very sorry and reluctant to end this World Cup trip.
When Li Ying was interviewed in the mixed mining area after the game, he thought there were problems with his shooting and taking the ball in the game that day. “We lost the goal too early in the first half, and we were a little impatient later. Maybe we wanted to score too much. We should stabilize our mentality and control it better. We will not lose our rivals in terms of our ability to create opportunities. Sometimes I hesitate to take the ball. It may be better if I choose to shoot. If you calm down, you may score goals. But this is football, and I can’t go back when it happens.”
“I didn’t go further. I am very sad. These days are so fast that I don’t want to give up. I especially want to play one more game, one more game, and one more minute.” Li Ying said, “Tell yourself from the beginning, don’t leave regrets for yourself, but unfortunately, it still ends with regrets.”
The Chinese team almost completely suppressed the opponent in the technical statistics of the whole game on that day, reaching 51% in possession percentage. The number of shots, the number of shots, the accuracy of passing, and the number of corner were all better than the opponent, only the goal is backward. After the game, many players bowed their heads with tears and hurried across the mixed mining area. They were unwilling to say more.
“Today we wasted too many opportunities in attack. Although we suppressed our opponents, we did not grasp the opportunities we created, and I did not find the rhythm and feeling that the striker should have. We can see the gap between ourselves and the strong European teams. Italy has many excellent places worth learning. But if we say how strong they are, I don’t think so either. Our problem is that we don’t do ourselves well. We really have a chance to win this game.”
When talking about the gains from the four matches of the Chinese team in this World Cup, Li Ying said: “Everyone works hard and hopes to play better, score goals and win goals, but we have some shortcomings, through this World Cup, I believe we will grow a lot. Each of the four games has its own highlights. In the case of Spain, we may have a worse attack, but we have done a good defense. We also created a lot of opportunities to defend against Germany. Every game has something to be sure.”
As for the future, Li Ying’s determination to persist is unshakable. “There will be the Olympic Games and the next World Cup. Now I am more mature than four years ago. Thanks to Jia’s guidance for giving me the opportunity and trust, enhancing my self-confidence, and for the help he and his teammates gave me, technical and tactical guidance and spiritual support. This is a very valuable thing. Without mental strength, there will be no good performance. I will stick to it until I can’t run, or the day when the team doesn’t need me.”