Football News: The two core core Wang Shuang and Zhang Linyan return to the Chinese women s football team, giving Milici confidence

July 7th According to the Football News, this East Asian Cup is an opportunity to test the running-in effect of Milicic's lineup on the Chinese women's football team after taking office. The two core players Wang Shuang and Zhang Linyan have also returned to the national team.

Wang Shuang and Zhang Linyan were not on the list during the training camp of the Chinese Women's Football Team in Zhaoqing, Guangdong at the end of January this year. Earlier this year, the reporter asked Milicic about the absence of Wang Shuang and Zhang Linyan. At that time, Milicic said this was a good question: "Zhang Linyan was injured, and Wang Shuang didn't play much time in Tottenham. Every time the players who participated in the training camp must have good physical and competitive state. We have overall considerations." Milicic then added, "Whether it is the club team or the national team, if there are two key players, they are different, they have creativity, personal skills and one-on-one abilities. With them and without them, the team's state is completely different."

After waiting for a long time, Zhang Linyan finally returned to the national team, and Wang Shuang has undergone two inspections of Milicic, one in Yongchang, Chongqing, and the other is overseas training in the United States from the end of May to the beginning of June.

During the Yongchuan Four National Championship in early April, Wang Shuang's physical condition was not yet at her best and could not participate in the competition in the best condition. She did not even make the roster in the second game. However, after the match of Wuhan Chegujiang Women's Football Team, Wang Shuang gradually regained her form and became a key player for the team to win the first Women's Football AFC Champions League championship. Her return to her competitive state also gave Milicic a confidence.

The Chinese women's football team who went to South Korea this time, Wu Haiyan, Zhang Xin, Wang Shuang, Yao Wei, Zhang Linyan, Tang Jiali, Li Mengwen and Zhu Yu, who won the 2022 Women's Football Asian Cup championship, are all in the team. Coupled with the fresh blood emerging from the overseas corps and the league, the team has excellent combat effectiveness. Head coach Milicic's mission is very clear - in a limited time, this team that combines new and old will be combined into shape to stimulate the strongest combat power. Milicic hopes to build the Chinese women's football team into an organized, disciplined and hard-working team before the next Asian Cup.