Technical Analysis: China's form will improve
( 2003-09-23 10:07) (fifaworldcup.com)
Ghana held their own very well throughout the
encounter and consequently didn’t allow China to find any rhythm in the course
of the match. Therefore China came to very few chances and on the ones they did
manage to produce they revealed that they are a bit rusty in front of goal as
this is still the early stage of the tournament.
Sun Wen and Bai Jie stood out among the Chinese players but they certainly
didn’t live up to the level that we know they are capable of. Having said that I
certainly believe that China’s form will improve during the tournament. First
matches are always tough and the fact that Ghana presented a very unorthodox
system of playing didn’t make things easier.
The Chinese should not expect to have more room to operate with in the
matches to come against Australia and Russia but here they will be up against
opponents that play with systematic, tactical approaches and that will
undoubtedly make life easier for them.
The Ghanaian goalkeeper overall did very well but she wasn’t really tested as
much as we had expected. But I am sure that we will see the Chinese gradually
find themselves in the group matches to come.
The Technical Study Group work during the tournament to compile a Technical
Report containing a match-by-match analysis, detailed statistics as well as an
appraisal of each team's performance.
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