May 24 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Football Association (CFA) held a meeting yesterday afternoon at the Xianghe base of the
China women's soccer team
head coach of the national team
Milicic (name)
The media meeting of the The Daily New wrote an article analyzing the challenges and tasks facing Milicic, arguing that he needs to lead the Chinese women's soccer team to at least 2026
Asian Cup Final Four
, otherwise it's hard to argue with continuing to coach.
Speaking at the meet, Milicic said that his first priority is to familiarize himself with the team and to initially gel the team through the training set. He said, "I hope to get the team initially gelled through the 7 to 10 days of training, so that the coaching team can communicate with the players as a way to understand our way of working and thinking."
The Chinese women's soccer team is currently training at the Xianghe base and is scheduled to visit Australia on the 27th of this month to play 2 warm-up matches against the hosts. This is the starting point of a new preparation cycle for the Chinese women's soccer team, aiming to prepare for future matches.
Milicic mentioned that there are seven overseas players on the current training roster, but not many of them are really making steady progress overseas. "China has two players playing in the English Women's Premier League, and looking at their playing time in the last two rounds and comparing them to Australian players playing in the English Women's Premier League will tell the story." Milicic said.
The first major competition in the new preparation cycle for the Chinese women's soccer team is the 2026 Women's Asian Cup. The last Chinese women's soccer team won the championship, so Milicic is under a lot of pressure. The Daily News analyzes that Milicic needs to lead the team to at least the quarterfinals, otherwise it will be doubtful if he can continue to coach.
