China Super League (soccer league)
The 5th round bye of the league is about to kick off tomorrow at 7:30pm, and the showdown between Henan Songshan Dragons and Guangzhou is in the spotlight. Guangzhou's head coach, Mr. Carnavaro, also attended the regular pre-match press conference today.
--Recovery of returning international players
"After a long isolation, despite training during it, it feels more like end-of-season relaxation than a real state of readiness right now."
"My biggest regret is the situation with Fernando and I am furious about the state of his recovery. We did everything we could to help him recover, but due to the different demands of the national team for match assignments, they wanted to speed up his recovery, and unfortunately, he got injured again."
--Intensive schedule after reboot
"Playing 10 games in 28 days is a huge challenge for the players and the key is rotating between players and how well the rotation is organized. We'll see a lot of rotation and it's not a lack of emphasis on results, but rotation is sometimes more important when it comes to making sure players are fit."
"I'm sure the coaches of all the teams are not ready, especially the eight teams in the Guangzhou tournament. Recovery after each of the next matches is crucial, and with the temperature and humidity in Guangzhou, it's very difficult to recover quickly."
--Expectations for the team's future performance
"I expect whoever plays to give their best and the team has changed a lot from before now. The departures of Seo Shin, Park Ji-soo, Talisca and Paulinho have undoubtedly had an impact on the team, but our goals will not change."
--Guangzhou's performance in the AFC Champions League, which is dominated by young players
"It's normal that the players have particularly little match experience and are facing strong teams from other countries, players who haven't even played in their home league. We may be more concerned about results, but I wanted the players to get real experience through the matches, so that they have real confrontations to show their gaps, which is a more important point. What satisfies me the most is that every player gave 100% effort, no one reacted negatively to the game because of the result, every player worked very hard, but we really had no choice, we had to field such a lineup to cope with the schedule."
-What is the key to the success of Italian soccer? What are some worthwhile lessons for Chinese soccer and
China Super League (soccer league)
A place to learn?
"There's a lot that could be said about this topic, but I think there's very little to learn. When you go out of your way to find a solution quickly, you lose sight of your goal. Soccer is ultimately an entertaining program and a joyful endeavor. The only way fans will find the game interesting is to add spectacle and fun."
"The new crown epidemic has had an impact on global soccer, especially on our league. The league has not become stronger compared to what it was before. I think the most important job in front of us is for soccer practitioners to root for the national team to break out of the Top 12 and make it to the
World Cup
Even if the grouped teams are strong. We don't have to care what other people think, all anyone thinks is that they want the national team to get into the
World Cup
, so that the two years of hard work were worth it."
