Asian Cup semifinals in full swing
The Chinese-Japanese showdown was met with an unexpected surprise - an unexpected injury to Wang Frost. Who will step up to the plate in the face of a strong opponent and the absence of a core player?
The answer is revealed to be the young Wu Chengshu in the eyes of Coach Shui Qingxia.
That decision, just an hour later, made waves on the field. In the first half, our
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At one point, the team was caught in a passive position and fell behind 0-1 with a lack of possession. However, shortly after the start of the second half, Wu Chengshu stepped up to the plate and equalized the score with a brilliant goal.
It's worth noting that this is only the 25-year-old Wu Chengshu's first start in an international tournament.
Two months later in the Women's Super League, she is still in strong form. After five rounds of matches, she has scored four goals, placing her at the top of the domestic scorer list.
Looking back on Wu Chengshu's career, it hasn't been smooth sailing all the way.
In 2016, at the age of 20, she made her debut for the national team at a young age.
"Since I was a child, I never thought I could take the path of professional soccer." The Jiangsu girl's connection with soccer was quite fortuitous. Due to her extremely high athletic talent, she was selected by the soccer coach when she was practicing track and field in elementary school.
"At that time, running speed is extremely fast, the city 50 meters and 100 meters race always first place." Wu Chengshu recalled.
In her opinion, such physical fitness is both inherited and influenced by her father. "My dad was a gym teacher and he would insist that I train."
During the summer and winter vacations, when people of the same age were buried in a sea of problems, Wu's father and daughter would always walk side by side, running along the Yangtze River and sweating. Listening to the sound of the river and watching the river scenery became the best memories of father and daughter at that time.
Childhood trials and tribulations, cultivated the kind of unyielding strength in the daughter's bones. Never give up on anything, after trying unsuccessfully to swim martial arts, Wu Chengshu met soccer.
Liking enthusiasm, playfulness and group life, she gradually found joy and meaning of existence on the green field. Slowly, the road became smooth, "I feel that from the school to the final national team, it is the result of following its beauty." Wu Chengshu said.
However, when wearing the red robe symbolizing the highest honor, the Jiangsu girl felt for the first time "our country".
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"The weight of four words.
"It's heavy, don't even know how to play soccer anymore."
In October 2016, the Yongchuan Four Nations Tournament, our
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Against Uzbekistan, 20-year-old Wu Chengshu made her debut. With the five-star flag and the fair play song, she stepped onto the field with her short brunette hair.
This time it presented a scene she hadn't anticipated compared to previous competitions where no one had asked for it.
"Never before have I seen so many people watching the battle live." Her heart raced and her limbs stiffened a bit.
In the first half, Wu Chengshu played uncharacteristically like Wu Chengshu, with nervousness and anxiety written all over the freshman's face. In the second half, Bruno Bini replaced Wu Chengshu. She didn't play again in the following game.
It was two years after this farewell.
It was late fall of 2018 when I saw Wu Chengshu in his national team uniform again.
"The team changed coaches in the past two years, and there was a year when I couldn't play soccer." The Jiangsu girl narrated.
In January 2017, Icelandic manager Sigur Eyjolfsson assumed the role of Jiangsu
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OC. At the end of the year, the team captured third place in the league.
None of this has much to do with Wu Chengshu.
"It's frustrating." While the league was in progress, she took it upon herself to ask Siggy about it.
"Coach, is something wrong with me? Why are you not using me."
"You're fine." Sig responded, his customary shrug.
Such a reply did not change the situation on the bench, Wu Chengshu still sat on the bench and watched his teammates attack the city.
From the national team rising star, to the club bench regular, within a year of the huge difference, let Wu Chengshu began to appreciate the cruelty of competitive sports.
That year, she, who loves to play with Twitter, updated six updates, which in previous years had been in double digits or more.
Whenever I face my current situation head on, tears always come to my eyes without a fight.
"Shed a few tears. Really, I'm not happy that I didn't feel any worse, so why is that?"
"But I never doubted myself." Without slacking off, Wu Chengshu, as before, corrected his attitude, took training seriously, and made the best preparations before the race in order to wait for the time to come.
At the end of the year, Seager left and Wu Chengshu welcomed new head coach Gerald Preacher.
1 year later, she came back and the national team's list once again showed the imprint of this Jiangsu girl.
"There are more game opportunities and I'm more aggressive on the field."
With the increase of competition experience and the maturity of personal mentality, Wu Chengshu stood firm at the club.In 2019, the new manager Jeslyn reused Wu Chengshu, and eventually the team won the Triple Crown. The list of the national team, gradually you can see her name, but the
World Cup
与
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Still nothing to do with her.
The arrival of Shui Qingxia in late 2021 changed all that.
Women's Asian Cup
, 25-year-old Wu Chengshu made his tournament debut.
It was stunning on debut and everything was just right.
For the 2022 Women's Premier League, she has set herself a brand new goal: "Score six goals."
4 goals in 3 games, so efficient, will soon be able to achieve what he wants, right?
"I hope so." Wu Chengshu smiled. "I didn't know I could get in that much either."
"If I can still get better, I hope to have the opportunity to go to the
La Liga
or
England Premier Soccer League
It's a kicker, but it's still one step at a time first."
