It's been more than a month since Kashian left the Premier League camp, and since the release of his contract, he's been able to comment more freely on the current state of the league and the national soccer team. In a recent interview with the domestic media, he had his first in-depth exchange with the domestic media, revealing many of the inside stories of his departure, as well as the lesser-known stories of his coaching period in Guangzhou.
Kasai admitted that the seemingly sudden decision to leave the team has been brewing for a long time. Last year, when the AFC Champions League was being played in Doha, he had already expressed his will to the club to leave the team. He has been away from his family a lot over the past year, and this year as well, this departure is purely for family reasons and has nothing to do with money. Despite the many negative rumors about the club, Kasai emphasized that the club paid salaries on time for the first eight months of this year and that the financial situation is sound. He left the club on his own initiative, giving up 15 months of salary and bonuses totaling nearly 179 million yuan.
Kasai also revealed that there were differences with the club on issues such as the introduction of naturalized players. At first, he was forced to accept the naturalized players and did not agree with them in his heart, and as a manager, he did not want to spend the whole budget on naturalized players. But he also understood the team's aim of nurturing talent for the country. However, he has found a balance between achieving good results and rationalizing the use of naturalized players. This season, Aixon has found his shooting boots, Golat and Allan have performed brilliantly, and Luo Guofu has lost weight and returned to the national team, but unfortunately, he will not be able to continue to lead the team to attack the championship.
Another thing that Kasai is proud of is the success of the team's renewal. He mentioned that new generation players such as Yan Dinghao and Yang Liyu have the strength of the national team, and it is they who led the team's average age from 33 to 23.
Talking about the development of national football, Kashai expressed concern. He recalled that four or five years ago, the level of the Chinese Super League was high, high level of foreign aid to help significant, very attractive. However, in recent years, policy adjustments have led to a shift in the situation, the policy on the use of young players has become complex, and some teams only to cope with the policy to allow young players to play for a short period of time, which is not beneficial. He cited Quanjian's foreign aid player Witsel as an example, pointing out that what he brings is not only a high salary, but also a new philosophy and role model for other Chinese players to show how to maintain a high level of competitive performance. However, the implementation of salary restrictions has led to the departure of good players.
