Xinhua News Agency, Nanning, March 22 (Reporter Wei Hua, Lu Xianting) Cooper, the head coach of the Uzbekistan team who led the team to participate in the 2019 China Cup in Nanning, said on the 22nd that although he watched the match between the Chinese team and the Thai team the day before, however, it is impossible to evaluate the work of national football coach Cannavaro.
In the game on the 21st, the Chinese team lost to Thailand at 0:1, and the first show after Cannavaro took over the team ended in defeat. Although Cooper said earlier that Cannavaro would become an excellent coach if he had “mentor and Apprentice” with himself in Inter Milan, but it is not appropriate to evaluate his work after a match.
Cooper said: “I watched the match between China and Thailand, but I am not suitable to evaluate Cannavaro’s work. Cannavaro took over the Chinese team for a short time, and the coach needed a long time to build the team.”
In the match of that day, Uzbekistan lost three goals to the South American team Uruguay, but Cooper admitted frankly that such a match was conducive to future preparations. “Uruguay is one of the best teams in the world. We lost the ball too fast in the first half. We had a chance in the second half, but we still lost. Playing against teams like Uruguay is beneficial for us to prepare for the next World Cup qualifier.”
On the 25th, Uzbekistan will play against the Chinese team and look forward to the game. Cooper said: “In the game with the Chinese team, we will do our best to show the dignity of the team and win beauty. This game is very important and will affect the ranking of the team. We need to do our best.”