The Chinese Super League has now completely bid farewell to the golden dollar, but the Chinese Super League in the previous seasons was indeed the most profitable Asian league. Why did Barca star Iniesta choose to abandon the Chinese Super League in favor of the Japanese J-League? Now the answer has finally surfaced.
Recently, Spanish midfielder Iniesta, who currently plays for Japan's J-League Kobe Victory Ship, was interviewed by kobe Shimbun, talking about the reasons why he came to play in Japan and expressed his hope to coach the Japanese national team one day.
Iniesta described it this way: I came to Japan to continue my career because "Soccer Boy" is my favorite Japanese anime, which is why I gave up some higher-paid invitations and chose to play in the J-League Kobe Victory Ship, and it was an honor to meet Mr. Yoichi Takahashi in Japan. Maybe it's all fate, from Barca to Kobe Victory, I'm currently enjoying my time here and haven't thought about when I'm retiring. I am satisfied with each other and hope to continue to work together. I hope to help the team further, I heard japanese fans hope that I can coach the Japanese national team in the future, but at the moment I don't have a coaching certificate, but in the future I hope to be the manager of the Japanese national team, and the time playing here is really happy.
The Japanese anime Soccer Boy has indeed influenced generations, including Iniesta, which is one of the reasons why Japanese football is more pure than Chinese football. Because football has become a culture for Japanese children, and Chinese football is a "Handan toddler", which is ultimately useless. From a personal point of view, Chinese football is not to learn European and American football, it is better to calm down and learn Japanese football in an all-round way, youth training + campus football + staying in the west is the real future of Chinese football.