Chinanews client, Beijing, March 20 (Bian Liqun) Recently, former German coach and Bundesliga legend Klinsmann accepted a video interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com.
When talking about the topic of Chinese football, Klinsmann said that Chinese football is going through the stage of "rising from the ground to a high building", just like Japanese football 30 years ago.
He said that the current practitioners of Chinese football know what they should do, and it takes time now.
Klinsmann accepted a video interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com.
The 57-year-old Klinsmann was the main striker of the German national team in the 1990s. Known as the "Golden Bomber", he won the World Cup and European Cup double championships.
After retiring as a coach, he has coached Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, the German national team, the US national team and other teams.
An interview with German football legend Klinsmann must not bypass the topic of the German national team.
Regarding the German team after Flick took over, Klinsmann said that it was a wise decision to let Flick take over from Loew, which brought some "fresh air" to the German team, which has been vividly shown in the past few games.
Regarding the current phenomenon of "incapable strikers" in German football, Klinsmann said: "I tend not to use 'incapable strikers' to describe the current situation. At present, I don't think there is a shortage of strikers in Germany, because the demand and definition of strikers depend on It depends on how the club is playing and what layout model is being adopted.”
"We do lack the traditional No. 9 and are looking for more of them. We've been very good at finding talent at this position over the past few decades, and we've always had good Nos. Now the game has changed a little bit, with a lot of attacking midfielders coming in and the wingers coming in in the middle and scoring," Klinsmann said.
In the World Cup in Russia, defending champion Germany was dismal in the group stage.
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After the ebb of the "Golden Dollar Wave", Chinese football is currently experiencing a slump both at the national team level and in the league field, and online competitions about Chinese football are rising one after another.
Regarding the current dilemma facing Chinese football, Klinsmann said that he is still optimistic about the development of Chinese football. This optimism is not only at the level of football competition, but also in terms of stadium infrastructure and league development.
Klinsmann said: "In China, many players (after retiring) serve as coaches, and they are very knowledgeable about the relevant industry. China already has practitioners who have done a good job and know what they should do. Now all it takes is time. , which I think is the most critical.”
"Chinese football is going through the stage of 'rising from the ground to high buildings'. This process started 25 years ago in the United States, and almost 30 years ago in Japan. Maybe in 15-20 years, everyone can see changes, Things will develop slowly over time, but we certainly won't see immediate results in just five years," Klinsmann said.
The national football team lost 1:3 to Vietnam and missed the Qatar World Cup.
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Talking about the arrival of many big-name coaches and players in China before, Klinsmann said: "Combining foreign experience and knowledge with national conditions to create a good mix of information is very beneficial to the development of Chinese football. Because in fact, football The rules are there, other people win games not because they are foreigners, just because they developed football earlier, I am very impressed by my own experience in China a few years ago, in my opinion football is in China is becoming more and more popular.” (End)