Japanese coach Hisashi Kurosaki, who recently coached at Wuhan Sanzhen in the Chinese Super League, was interviewed by Japanese media YAHOO. Hisashi Kurosaki talked about the current state of Chinese soccer. He believes that even if the World Cup quota is expanded to 8.5, it will still be difficult for the Chinese team to break out of Asia. In addition, Hisashi Kurosaki revealed that he has seen a lot of fans in China who love Japan but hate Chinese men's soccer, which is hard for him to understand.
Hisashi Kurosaki said: "China and South Korea should have a hard time fighting for the first place in the group this time, and they should fight with Thailand for the second place. However, Thailand's improvement in recent years is obvious to all. I don't think China can beat them easily. Maybe China's World Cup dream failed a long time ago. I just hope they can do their best."
"Many Chinese companies are sponsors of the World Cup. While the Chinese men's soccer team has been forgotten by the World Cup before, the growing influence of Chinese companies at the World Cup is enviable. Some may believe that Chinese companies are supporting the World Cup in order to gain some advantage on the road to future World Cup advancement in order to participate in the tournament. In any case, with the increase in the number of World Cup places, it is easier for Chinese teams to realize their aspirations." Hisashi Kurosaki opined.
Commenting on the current state of the Chinese men's soccer team, Hisashi Kurosaki said, "In China, you can see a lot of Japanese fans who are happy from the bottom of their hearts when the Japanese team beats a South American or European team. But at the same time, they show great indifference to their own team, China. I think there are a lot of such fans in China who are very utilitarian, for better or for worse. They will simply give up if things get a little unfavorable, which is in contrast to Japanese fans, who are trying to do everything they can to redeem themselves from their disadvantage. I think once China suffers a setback in the preliminaries, they will lose the team very quickly."
