Selected Interviews with Lippi
BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Famous soccer coach Lippi candidly shared in an interview the reasons behind why he chose to coach in China for up to eight years.
"I have won every honor I can. However, in terms of financial rewards, I did not get what I deserved. So, after receiving numerous offers, I decided to accept the offer."
"They called one last time to ask if I wanted to coach or else they were going to hire Hiddink, who I recommended a few months ago."
"With some hesitation in my mind, I inquired about their offer for Hiddink and they told me it was up to 10 million euros a year. At that moment, I immediately responded by telling them to come
Milan (Italy)
Find me and talk (smile)."
"Anyway, I won the AFC Champions League here (in China), an honor that no Chinese team has ever touched."
Lippi has been coaching in China since 2012, and his teams include Guangzhou
Evergrande (name)
和
national soccer team
. Lippi has led Guangzhou to three
China Super League (soccer league)
Championship, and lifted the historic AFC Champions League trophy in 2013. In addition, Lippi has twice coached
national soccer team
, November 2019, at
national soccer team
Lippi resigned as head coach of the national team after the 1-2 defeat against Syria in the 40-team tournament.
