On the night of October 27, an eye-catching women's football feast was staged in Yongchuan, China's women's football team beat Uzbekistan's women's football team with a score of 3-0, and new manager Milicic's China debut can be described as an open door. Soccer Daily revealed that in the night's match, the Chinese women's soccer team especially strengthened its offensive strategy.
Five months ago, Australian Milicic took over the coaching of the Chinese women's soccer team. At the beginning of his tenure, he led the team to play against the Australian women's soccer team and drew and then lost. Now, at the International Women's Football Championship in Yongchuan, Chongqing, Milicic had his first close encounter with domestic fans.
Facing Uzbekistan, Milicic made a drastic change to the starting lineup, with a total of six players rotating, and veterans such as Xu Huan, Chen Qiaozhu, and Wu Haiyan still sitting in the starting lineup. This change reveals Milicic's determination to build a new Chinese women's soccer team.
The Yongchuan International Women's Soccer Championship brings together the top three teams of China, Uzbekistan and Vietnam, with the latter two being slightly weaker. For the Chinese women's soccer team, which is aiming to sharpen its skills and tactics, this is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity to practice.
Throughout the game, the Chinese women's soccer team made frequent substitutions, providing a stage for more players to showcase their talents. Milicic made frequent adjustments in the midfield, focusing on improving the vitality of the attacking end. Wang Yanwen, who started the match, improved her goal-scoring efficiency significantly compared to the past, and her experience in Dijon, France, made her more lethal.
Milicic pointed out that the Chinese women's soccer team showed a wealth of offensive means in this game. He plans to strengthen the use of high points in the next training, with a view to creating more opportunities in the opponent's penalty area.
After the game, Wang Yanwen said, "This victory has given us a deeper understanding of offensive tactics, and we will continue to improve our coordination." Captain Wu Haiyan also said, "We hope to diversify our offense while strengthening our defensive deployment. We are eager to win this tournament, show our style and turn our training results into match victories."
According to the schedule, China's women's football team will face Vietnam's women's football team on October 29 after winning the first match, aiming to win both matches and hit the tournament title.
