Xinhua News Agency, Nanning, March 21 (Reporter Wei Hua, Ma Bangjie) after losing to Thailand at 0:1 in the first game of China Cup on the 21st, chinese team coach Cannavaro still affirmed the performance of several young players in the team and believed that Chinese football should plan for long-term development.
In this campaign, Cannavaro sent two young players, Wei Shihao and Gao Zhun wing, in the starting line-up. Coach Ka said that the two players did bring surprises.
He said: “I have said before that I have recruited many players who performed well in the first two rounds of the league, which is a reward for them. Despite the results of the game, we still showed some good things during the game, especially the performance of individual young players, such as Gao Zhili and Wei Shihao.”
In the whole game, the Chinese team was unable to break the door under the condition that the possession percentage was the best. On the contrary, the Thai team frequently played high-quality counterattacks. Summing up the reasons for losing the game, Cannavaro said: “The four midfield players we started were all players with outstanding skills, but due to the constraints of the field conditions, many of them did not finish the game, this reduces our rate. In addition, the participation of the two side guards in the attack is not enough.”
“But our defense line did a good job in organizing attacks today. Even when we were behind, we didn’t blindly open our feet, but launched attacks slowly from the back court.” Cannavaro said.
Cannavaro stressed again that no coach can help a team make disruptive changes in a short time. “Anyway, I am can’t do it. Indeed, we need a long-term plan, not just to enter the World Cup as the goal. Personally, I think it is necessary to create a system. Even after a coach leaves, his successor can still follow this system.”
Cannavaro believes that China now has the ability to invite the best coach in the world, but in his opinion, this is not the most important. He said: “We need long-term plans and systems. Modern players need physical quality, technical ability and technical and tactical thinking. No one can be lost. I had this idea when I watched the Chinese team playing the Asian Cup on the spot this year, and today I confirmed this idea again.”