Ziko: Football development depends on local players, and it is not good for China

Recently, Zico, a Brazilian football celebrity and former head coach of the Japanese and Iraqi national teams, was interviewed by the Italian media "mondo udinese". In the interview, he admitted that the development of football still depends on local players, and he is not optimistic about the prospects of Chinese football.

Ziko was the head coach of the Japanese and Iraqi national teams and currently coaches at Qalafa Sports Club in Qatar and is familiar with Asian football. Speaking about the Indian and Japanese teams, he said: "In India, there is still more football passion there. When you work in Japan for the advancement of football, you will find the difference there. Twenty years ago, no one would have thought that Japanese players would emerge, but now it's no longer uncommon. ”

In recent years, Chinese football, which frequently introduces big-name foreign aid, has attracted the attention of the world. Zico is not optimistic about the rise of Chinese football. He analyzed: "The development of football is not enough to have only champions or only big-name foreign aid, but it is necessary to cultivate more local players. I don't think China will do that, they're just thinking about bringing in stars from the major Leagues in Europe. Therefore, local football will not develop. ”

Compared with the Asia he is familiar with, Zico is more optimistic about the development of African football. He admitted: "The level of football in Asia is still not high, lagging behind Latin America and Europe, and I think Africa is full of energy, and this has been proved in the Olympic games." ”

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(Editor: Zhang Baohua)