Chinanews client, Beijing, July 18 (Reporter Bian Liqun) "'8' is a very good number in China, and I look forward to the Chinese women's football team's 8th World Cup to perform better." The Women's World Cup is about to enter the countdown one On the occasion of the anniversary, Sun Wen, vice-chairman of the Chinese Football Association and former women's national football player, said Zhan Wang.
As a representative of the golden generation of "Clanging Roses" in the 1990s, Sun Wen helped the Chinese women's football team win the runner-up in the 1999 Women's World Cup.
In the past 20 years, Sun Wen, who is still in the front line of Chinese football, has witnessed the changes in the world women's football.
In her opinion, whether it is on or off the court, there are already "two worlds".
Sun Wen also admitted that the Chinese women's football team has encountered great challenges at present, but she believes that a united and progressive Chinese women's football team will perform well in the World Cup a year from now.
Data map: Sun Wen, vice-chairman of the Chinese Football Association and former women's national football player.
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Go all out to support Shui Qingxia
At the Asian Cup at the beginning of this year, Shui Qingxia, who took office quickly, led the Chinese women's football team to win the Asian Cup championship, bringing surprises to Chinese football.
After half a year, the Chinese women's football team will compete in the East Asia Cup under the leadership of Shui Qingxia, and will also compete in the World Cup next year.
Talking about the Chinese women's football coach Shui Qingxia, Sun Wen said: "Director Shui used to be my teammate and participated in the World Cup and the Olympics together. Growing up. Winning the Asian Cup is indeed a wonderful memory, but there are still big challenges ahead.”
Data map: Shui Qingxia.
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Sun Wen said that she will go all out to support Shui Qingxia no matter what, and she also hopes that the Chinese women's football team can show its due level under the leadership of Shui Qingxia.
"The team has shown signs of maturity in mental and physical form over the years and hopefully they can show progress in that regard."
For the current Chinese women's football team, it is in the stage of combining the old, the middle and the young.
Sun Wen expressed the hope that under the leadership of the old players, some newcomers can be discovered, and there will be further running-in in technical and tactical.
"After all, since the Asian Cup, we have been relatively lack of competition with the world's top teams, so this is a good growth experience, we must go all out to play."
Chinese women's football team celebrates winning the Asian Cup.
Women's football is increasingly demanding
At the age of 18, she participated in the Women's World Cup and helped the Chinese women's football team continue to climb the World Cup. Until they won the runner-up in the 1999 World Cup, Sun Wen witnessed the peak period of the Chinese women's football team.
In the 2019 Women's World Cup, Sun Wen also participated in FIFA's technical survey as an observer.
Over the past 20 years, Sun Wen has experienced the rapid development of women's football in the world.
"I think progress is not only about the technical and tactical factors on the court such as offense and defense transitions, physical confrontation, etc. Many things off the court are also changing with each passing day. For example, the number of spectators on the court, the planning of the media, etc., including the team is now more refined The team operations, such as technical analysis, physical analysis, nutritional rehabilitation, etc., are completely different worlds from ours at that time.”
For the Women's World Cup a year later, Sun Wen has an outlook on the Chinese women's football team.
"The Chinese women's football team has experienced ups and downs in the past two years, with the joy of victory and the sweat of defeat. The players have grown in psychological level and pressure resistance. As for the technical and tactical level, it depends on the performance of the entire team at that time. Now There is still room for improvement. I think with a united and progressive team and joint efforts, the performance of the Chinese women's football team will not be bad."
Sun Wen, vice-chairman of Chinese football and former women's national football player.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tao Shelan
Hope the fans will stay with you for a long time
Under the "two worlds" of the rapid development of women's football in the world, the test for Chinese women's football is self-evident.
Sun Wen believes that only a strong opponent can create a strong self.
"We hope to have more opportunities to play against strong teams in Europe and the United States, and our ability needs to be cultivated. If we are in the domestic league, the ability to switch offense and defense and physical confrontation is still far from the world arena. At this stage, we are studying abroad. Planning and arranging more games are all based on this as a starting point.”
However, Sun Wen also said that the development of women's football is a systematic project that will take a certain amount of time.
She revealed that she has been making efforts in youth training in recent years, which takes a long time and may not be able to see results now.
"So on the one hand, we are how to better improve at this stage, and on the other hand, we focus on digging out good players in the long run, and have more systematic training and guidance."
"This requires more attention and long-term company from the fans. This is the best love and the greatest support for the Chinese women's football team." Sun Wen said.
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