On July 6, Zhejiang Football Club of the Chinese Football League's Central League officially welcomed the addition of Croatian star Frank Andrijašević.
"I have heard of the Zhejiang team", Frank with a touch of humor to start, and then a turn of phrase: "At that time it is also called 'Green City', the green elements to my impression is particularly deep." The first step in the Zhongtai training base, Frank's tone of surprise, "Here the green lush, and my heart of the Green City is the same."
As a matter of fact, the Zhejiang team became interested in Frank two years ago and has been closely observing and evaluating him for two years. During that time, Frank was also getting to know the team better - he went online to gather information and asked for advice from his Croatian counterparts in our country such as Santini and Samir. "Samir had told me that this is a very hard-working team, even compared to European clubs."
After 21 days of living in solitary isolation, Frank finally appeared on the team last weekend, although he has yet to participate in a live game, "It's already much better than riding a bike in his room every day."
Before Frank arrived at the Hangzhou quarantine point, the club had sent bicycles and other sports equipment to his room, and during the quarantine period, he strictly followed the coaching staff's plan for personal training. In the last two days, he has been doing daily rehabilitation training with the first-team rehabilitator, "I believe that in a week at most, I will be back to my best."
Frank revealed that he has had an in-depth conversation with head coach Jordy and fully understands the coach's position and expectations of him. "The players are friendly and I believe we help each other to reach new heights together."
