Recently, former Qingdao foreign player Alessandrini was interviewed by French media Foot Mercato and talked about some of his experiences and feelings in the Chinese Super League!
Why did you choose to play in China in the first place? Is it because of some temptation?
I went to the United States after playing in Ligue 1 and you know it's a bit difficult to go back to Europe after playing in the MLS! That's when I received an offer from Qingdao, China, so I chose to join them, Qingdao Huanghai Club was just starting out at that time, I didn't know much about them, but I wanted to try it, I thought it should be a crazy experience!
What do you think of the level of the Chinese Super League?
To tell you the truth, the level of the Chinese Super League is even lower than the MLS in my opinion! At that time, the Chinese Super League required that only 4 foreign players could play at the same time in each game, and 1 foreign player needed to sit on the bench, but you must know that only foreign players can change the direction of the game, because the other Chinese players on the field are of similar level, and they cannot have much influence on the outcome of the game! Only the foreign players are the ones who make a big difference on the field! To be honest, I think Chinese may not be very suitable for team sports, many times they don't know how to cooperate, they don't know how to run, they can only rely on foreign help to end the game with individual ability!
What is the salary of the Super League? What are your thoughts on this?
To be honest, before the outbreak of the epidemic, the high salary here was scary, and many excellent foreign aid were attracted by the high salary! And the prize money for winning each game is scary, usually reaching 30,000 or 40,000 euros! That's why Oscar was there for 7 years! As far as I know, he earns 20 million euros a year, which is a lot more than the salaries of players in many of the top five leagues! However, then the Chinese Football Association issued a salary limit order, and the salary and bonus dropped a lot, so I chose to leave after the end of my contract!
How do you feel about your work ethic?
Personally, I think I have a high work ethic, whether it is in the MLS or in China, I have always maintained my professional attitude, as long as I am on the playing field, I will do my best to help the team, if there is no game I will also go to the training room to exercise and maintain my physical condition, you know that there are a lot of special snacks in China, but I will rarely eat those foods, because most of them are fried food, many teammates will take me to eat, but I will not eat those junk food, I am quite strict with my diet!
Do you think football is important in China?
I think Chinese like football very much, fans in many places are quite enthusiastic, there will be many fans to watch every game, including Shanghai, Beijing and many other cities have many fans, every game day, the game venue will be full of fans, and China has a lot of very beautiful football stadiums! China should take football very seriously, and I am puzzled that they have all the conditions to succeed! But it's not as much focus on investing in youth training and training! Therefore, the future of Chinese football still has a long way to go! But if they can go on the right path, I believe that Chinese football will also have a successful day!
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