Manzano: Chinese football has a long way to go, and Wu Lei has led players to stay in the ocean

Tiger Poker June 6 news A few days ago, Gregorio Manzano, a Spanish coach who has coached three Chinese Super League teams, was interviewed by as a newspaper to talk about Chinese football, and the essence of the interview is now excerpted below

Reporter: How did you decide to come to China?

Manzano: "They invited me twice, and at first I refused, but in the end I decided to give it a try. Go see different worlds, have different experiences, and that's how I decided. ”

Sergio Ramos received a huge offer from a Chinese Super League team last week, and although the club's name has not been revealed, what kind of financial temptation is so attractive?

Manzano: "It's always hard to tell the truth without more details, and I think [Ramos] should be one of the three teams (who invited Ramos) Guangzhou Evergrande, Beijing Guoan and Shanghai SIPG, all three teams are very strong in the league and are also committed to winning the AFC Champions League. ”

Reporter: Talking about life outside of clubs and football in China? What's the thing that struck you?

Manzano: "Everything affects me, really everything: the social dimension, the way of life, this country has 1.4 billion people... It's completely different from the way we Spaniards live, and you can only adapt slowly and be patient. ”

Reporter: Do you think that going to China to coach can improve their technical and tactical level, or do you think That Chinese clubs also need to take the initiative to align with European professional football norms?

Manzano: "I spent five years in China and noticed that there are a lot of differences from European and Spanish professional football. They still have a long way to go, sometimes they are in a hurry, and if they can't reap the results immediately, [they] will feel that they are doing it in the wrong way. ”

Reporter: What is the level of the top teams in the Chinese Super League to Spain?

Manzano: "The top teams to La Liga should be in the lower middle, or in the upper reaches of La Liga. However, the Chinese Super League team relies heavily on three foreign aides, and the gap between domestic players and foreign aid is too large. ”

Reporter: So they have to adopt the "please come in, go out" strategy? For example, Wu Lei?

Manzano: "Shanghai SIPG has taken this step, and [Wu Lei] is also the first top Chinese striker to land in La Liga. When I was coaching at Beijing Guoan, I also had two Chinese players in Europe, one named Zhang Chengdong, who joined Vallecano, who is now the most expensive player in China, and the other is Zhang Xizhe. Take your time, I am sure that there will be more Chinese players staying in the future. ”

(Editor: Yao Fan)