In September last year, Cannavaro and Guangzhou Evergrande terminated their contract after friendly negotiations. After returning to Italy, he received an offer from the American Major League, but the Italian was eager to find a place in European football, even if he went to the second division to coach.
Unfortunately, Cannavaro has not yet received an invitation from a European club, which has made the former Golden Ball winners quite helpless.
Recently, in an interview, Cannavaro revealed that he missed the opportunity to coach in Serie A. At the same time, Cannavaro predicted the upcoming World Cup European qualifier play-offs that Italy will face. He said: "I can't imagine that Roberto [Mancini] can't lead the national team into the World Cup, if this happens, it will be a tragedy for Italy." ”
Recently, Cannavaro was interviewed by the Italian media and talked about his current situation.
Since September last year, Cannavaro has been away from the Chinese Super League for more than three months. After returning to Italy, he did not find a suitable job, so he turned on vacation mode and traveled around Italy on his beloved bicycle.
"I've received invitations from some Asian countries and major leagues in the United States, but I still want to try it out in Europe, any project can be." Cannavaro said other European countries, in addition to Italy, are also on his radar. "I speak Spanish and English and am lucky enough to learn about Arabic and Chinese culture. I have accumulated a considerable technical and tactical background and want to translate this into practice. ”
While coaching in Guangzhou, the Fiorentina club invited him to leave China to return to Italy to coach, but for various reasons, he missed the opportunity. 'I had to say no to Fiorentina, they have good players and long-term goals, but at that time Guangzhou Evergrande did not let me go, I missed the opportunity.
Talking about his coaching experience in China, Cannavaro summed up, and he believes that the biggest success is to help the team "reduce age".
"I have a lot of responsibilities to promote young people from football schools." Cannavaro said, "I lowered the average age of the team from 33 to 22, 23 years old, and the team achieved rejuvenation. ”
Although coaching in the Chinese Super League has led to a decline in Cannavaro's reputation in European football, he hopes that the outside world will learn more about his success in the Chinese Super League. In the interview, he also talked about this.
"In Guangzhou, I coached a superstar like Paulinho who scored 22 goals in a single season under my tactical arrangement. In the team at that time, there was always a lack of a distinctive striker. Paulinho is very good at attacking and very solid in defense. Through my tactical scheme, we won the championship. ”
He also revealed that his identity in Guangzhou is not just a head coach.
"I also assisted the club in building a sports centre. In the players' locker room, I have a conference room where I explain to the players before each training session. ”