Montague Cup runners-up move to the National Games: they have seen the world, and they know how to grasp the future better

Reporter Wang Wei reports On the evening of April 22, the Shenzhen 2028 U16 Women's Football Team (Guangdong U16 Women's Football National Games), which represented the Chinese U16 women's football team in the Montague Cup International Football Invitational Tournament in France, returned to Shenzhen. In the just-concluded French event, the Chinese girls advanced to the group stage with a winning record, but unfortunately lost 0-1 to the Japanese team in the final and won the runner-up. However, this has already created the best result of the Chinese women's football team in the Montague Cup. Moreover, it is very rare for the girls to have such an opportunity to practice before the start of the first competition of the 15th National Games, the U16 women's football team.

Recently, the reporter of this newspaper specially went to the Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base to interview the women's football team that returned with honor.

In February this year, the Shenzhen 2028 U16 women's football team played well in the first stage of the 4th China Youth Championship (women's junior high school and high school age U16 group) and won the opportunity to represent the Chinese U16 women's football team in the Montague Cup in France. In the Montague Cup, which opened in early April, the Chinese U16 women's football team performed eye-catchingly, defeating Sweden 2-1 in the group stage, and then beating Mexico 4-1 to win the first place in Group B. In the final against the Japanese team, the first place in Group A, the Chinese girls were unstable at the beginning of the game and were seized by the opponent to break the goal, but they were evenly matched with the Japanese team in the rest of the game and did not fall behind.

Li Yingjing (pictured below) is the head coach of the Shenzhen 2028 U16 women's football team, as a former member of the Guangdong women's football team, Li Yingjing's rigorous coaching attitude and strict training system have made this team have made a qualitative leap in her coaching process. She hopes that the players can increase their international vision, accumulate competition experience, improve their technical and tactical level and self-confidence, and at the same time train for the 15th Games.

"We have gained a lot from participating in the Montague Cup this time." Li Yingjing told reporters, "The atmosphere of French women's football is very good, there are many fans and spectators, our players are very excited at the scene, of course, some players will be nervous, such as the final with the Japanese team, the players are a little tight, within the opening 10 minutes, they gave the opponent five or six corners, and our experience in the competition is still insufficient." The goal scored by the Japanese team was that our central defenders cleared the ball and did not kick far, and the Japanese team got the ball and quickly switched. ”

This competition also allowed the women's football girls to improve their understanding of physical confrontation and the scale of referees' decisions.

"One of our big gains this time is that we can't fall down with a touch, such as some key balls in the opponent's penalty area, maybe we think it is a foul, but the referee didn't blow it, then the player must get up immediately even if he falls to the ground, otherwise it is easy to be converted by the opponent." Li Yingjing said, "When we played against Japan, we had a full-back fall to the ground, the referee didn't blow a stop, and the game continued. Playing in a world series like this has allowed us to gain a lot of experience. ”

There are many details in this cup that make Li Yingjing unforgettable. "In the final against Japan, we came back to the dressing room from behind in the first half, and after I talked about the tactics, I found that the players were not discouraged, but encouraged each other. And throughout the second half, the girls showed their determination to equalize and even win. After the game, the girls cried a lot, which was a shame because we did have a lot of opportunities. We pressed high and put a lot of pressure on the Japanese team, but they were able to control the ball with a lot of composure and calmness, which is something we can learn from. Li Yingjing said, "Although we failed to win the Montague Cup this time, the second place result is also very good. And when the girls come back, they know how hard they can train and try to make up for the Montague Cup at the National Games. ”

The Shenzhen 2028 U16 women's football team (Guangdong U16 Women's Football National Games) representing China in the Montague Cup is mainly composed of Shenzhen Football Association U16 women's football team members, plus 6 Guangzhou Football Association U16 women's football team players, as well as 1 player each from Meizhou and Foshan.

Captain Ye Xinyi (pictured below) is a member of the team who kicked into the national youth team from Longtian Primary School in Pingshan District, Shenzhen, "When I was a child, because of my fast running speed, the teacher asked me to try playing football. After getting into football, I gradually fell in love with it. Ye Xinyi said.

In the game with the Mexican team, Ye Xinyi broke through with the ball from the midfield, and hit the goal with her feet near the penalty area. "I am very impressed by this goal," Ye Xinyi said, "In this Montague Cup, the opponents we met were different from the domestic teams in many ways, not only bigger and stronger than us, but also more delicate and flexible teams than us. By playing against different types of teams, we can learn from their strengths and correct our weaknesses to make our team better. ”

16-year-old Ye Xinyi's hometown is Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, and her dream is to enter the national team, represent the Chinese women's football team in international competitions, and win glory for the country. "I hope I can have the opportunity to be the first international player in Zhangzhou." Ye Xinyi said.

Also outstanding in this Montague Cup is striker Liu Yuke (No. 12 pictured above), she scored a total of four goals, is the team's top scorer, she revealed to reporters that she was a child with the men's football team training and playing, "I lived in Panyu, Guangzhou when I was 9 years old, and there happened to be a football club called Panyu KAKA downstairs, my dad took me to try it." Later, I would go there to play football almost every day after school. When I first learned to play football, I was the only girl in the team, so I trained with the boys. Liu Yuke said, "Once I participated in a match hosted by Guangzhou Mingtu, I scored two goals against Mingtu, and it happened to be seen by Wang Gang, an investor of Mingtu, so he introduced me to the Guangzhou team for trial. When I was 11 years old, I joined the women's football team of the Guangzhou Football Association, and then went to Nanwu Middle School in Guangzhou. At the end of last year, I was selected for the Guangdong team and started preparing for the National Games. ”

Liu Yuke also told reporters that he likes Ronaldo very much, pays close attention to the Premier League, and hopes to have the opportunity to play professional football in the future. "This Montague Cup match has allowed us to see the playing styles of different countries and teams, and we have also seen players with great characteristics that I can learn from. One of the things that impressed me more is that foreign teams will be more intense in terms of physical confrontation, but the referee generally won't blow the stop, and if it is changed to a domestic game, the referee may blow it. ”

China U16 scored a total of 6 goals in this Montague Cup, except for Liu Yuke's 4 goals, the other two goals were scored by Fang Zhu. Fang Pearl was discovered by the coach of the Shenzhen Football Association when she was in elementary school, transferred from Futian District to Yuanshan Experimental School in Longgang District, and then entered the Shenzhen team and the women's national junior team.

"When I was a kid, I was more active, I would participate in all kinds of ball games, not only did I like to play football, but also basketball." Fang Pearl told reporters, "I remember one weekend, when the game time of football and basketball overlapped, the coaches on both sides asked me which game I wanted to go to, and I finally decided to go to the football game. I went to a soccer match with the boys from elementary school, and we got good results. ”

Fang Pearl first played as a central defender, and after arriving in the Shenzhen Women's Football Team, she changed to play in the front court, which made her later set a record of 21 goals in a single season in the Chinese Youth Championship. Talking about representing China in the Montague Cup, Fang Pearl said: "This competition has opened my eyes and improved my thinking ability on the pitch and my desire to score goals. In the future, I also hope to play professional football, win glory for Shenzhen football and Guangdong football, and even more hope to win glory for the Chinese women's football team. ”

On May 30, the 15th Games women's football U16 group will be unveiled in Guangzhou, which is the first official competition of this year's National Games, and the Shenzhen 2028 U16 women's football team, which has just participated in the Montague Cup, will represent Guangdong.

When the girls returned to China from France, the draw results of the women's U16 group of the 15th National Games were also just released - the Guangdong team was in the same group as the Shaanxi team, the Jiangxi team, and the Ningxia team.

"For the children, it is a very happy thing to be able to represent Guangdong in the National Games when they are fifteen or sixteen years old, and I hope they can boldly express themselves and show themselves through the stage of this highest-level competition in the country!"

In the past two years, Guangdong, Jiangsu and Shanghai are the strong teams of the national U16 women's football team, and they are the favorites to win gold in this year's National Games, and the Guangdong U16 women's football team, which has just finished the Montague Cup, will undoubtedly attract much attention. "Many people think that our team has great potential, and we are also full of confidence in ourselves," said team captain Ye Xinyi, "We have made a lot of preparations before this National Games, and I hope everyone will work together to attack the top podium of the 15th National Games." ”