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China hunting new coach as Domanski leaves

文章来源：文章作者：发布时间：2007-10-24 05:53 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Oct. 24 - With the 2008 Olympic Games is just 10 months away, China has to seek a new foreign coach to lead its women's national soccer team after Swede Marika Domanski quit her post for "health, family and social reasons".

"After the World Cup, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) showed Marika their sincerity¹ to extend their contract," team media officer Meng Hongtao told a press conference on Tuesday.

"We have discussed the Olympic preparation plans as well as the development of the team several times, and she submitted the report on World Cup performance, the Olympic preparation plans and gave many constructive² suggestions.

"But recently Marika and her assistants sent us a letter to request for termination of the contract for health, family and social reasons. We feel deep sorry for her decision, but we can fully³ accept and understand that. Thanks to Marika and her assistants for the contributions they brought to the team, and wish them good luck in the future," he added.

Domanski led the "Steel Roses" to the quarterfinals at the FIFA Women's World Cup last month before being knocked out by Norway 1-0. Although she didn't achieve the goal of reaching the last four, the big changes in morale⁴, confidence of the players and some technical improvement really impressed CFA officials and Chinese fans.

Meng told reporters that the CFA is planning to recruit⁵ a "suitable" foreign coach to take over.

"We have some basic standards, e.g. the new coach must have experiences with top teams, and his coaching style and approach should be in accordance with the team's general character."

Local reports revealed that former French coach Elizabeth Loisel, Brazilian boss Jorge Barcellos are possible choices for the CFA, and that the nation's soccer governing body is likely to request the new coach to help win a medal at next year's Olympic Games.

Domanski was down to some illness during the World Cup, and she once admitted that loneliness in China was really a "big problem" for her.

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1 sincerity
n.真诚，诚意；真实
参考例句：
His sincerity added much more authority to the story.他的真诚更增加了故事的说服力。 He tried hard to satisfy me of his sincerity.他竭力让我了解他的诚意。

2 constructive
adj.建设的，建设性的
参考例句：
We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。 He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

3 fully
adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
参考例句：
The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。 They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

4 morale
n.道德准则，士气，斗志
参考例句：
The morale of the enemy troops is sinking lower every day.敌军的士气日益低落。 He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

5 recruit
n.招聘，新兵，新成员；v.恢复，补充，招募
参考例句：
The country's first act would be to recruit for the navy.国家的第一个行动是为海军征募新兵。 This is a nationwide campaign to recruit women into trade unions.这是一次吸收妇女参加工会的全国性运动。

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