Beijing time on January 17th, according to the Croatian media “jutarnji”, Bilic, who recently terminated his contract with Beijing Guoan, accepted an interview with the media in his hometown. In the interview, the former Guoan coach talked about his life in China. The feeling of the National Security Club.
Bilic has coached many teams in many countries, such as Moscow, Istanbul, London and Beijing have left Bilic’s footprints, in this regard, Bilic said: “Obviously, my work is very important to my team. Daily life as well as family has a huge impact. When your kids are young, things get more complicated because if we keep being apart they will miss me a lot, the reality in China is complicated, my family and I are separated from each other , We originally planned to move here together, but Beijing’s epidemic management policies and conditions are very strict.”
When talking about his job at the National Security Club, Bilic made it clear: “Just met the right team at the wrong time. I signed with Guoan for two years and had big plans, but unfortunately, what happened was going in the opposite direction of the plan.”
When asked if he joined Guoan because of money, Bilic responded: “No, first of all material conditions are indeed an important reason for me to come to China, which is also very logical, but the economic factor is also very important. I have the opportunity to coach a top club in China and have great ambitions. But because the epidemic has disrupted everything, I don’t have the players I need, all clubs in China have been affected, but Guoan has the biggest impact. Foreign aid is here An important part of the team, and I can only have one foreign player to use.”
When talking about the Chinese Super League match, Bilic also said that the schedule is not very reasonable, he said: “Because the Chinese national team has to prepare for the World Preliminaries, they took into account factors such as the epidemic and isolation, and decided to let the national team train together for a long time. , and the club’s game has to complete 9 league rounds in 2-3 weeks, after which my players have to return to the national team. This is by no means a normal situation, especially for coaches and players. Special pressure. My players even approached me to negotiate when they returned to the club. They want to go home and visit for a period of time, and Guoan is the club with the most international players. I am well aware of the pressure we are under in the championship group.”
Then Bilic also said: “China is a big country with a lot of fans and they are trying to stay motivated and competitive, but the current crisis is huge.In the Chinese Super League, only 3-4 big teams will pay salaries on time, most of them are clubs of state-owned enterprises, while others can only wait.”
As for himself, Bilic said: “We haven’t been paid for half a year, but that’s not a problem, I know Guoan is a big club that never defaults on wages.The owner of Guoan is a very great man, he will deal with all the consequences of this crisis, we could have gone through FIFA to win our own rights, but I didn’t and neither did the club’s players because the owner is building the team A new home stadium and an Olympic village, he used 9,000 workers and various forces to fulfill this contract, when these are completed, all problems will become easier, and the same is true for the club, but the current state is still have to last a while. “
“In the end, the Guoan team won the fifth place in the Chinese Super League, but this is not the real level of the club. But considering the circumstances at the time, it was already a good ending.At that time, Augusto and Fernando should have been temporarily absent, but in the end they did not return. South Korean player Kim Min-jae joined Fenerbahce and Vieira returned to Las Palmas. We only have one foreign aid left in Bakambu. “
Regarding his experience in China, Bilic concluded: “It was a great experience, but I’m sorry that things didn’t go according to our plan. China has invested a lot in football, and I am also with Fellaini. , Oscar and others have talked about it. Everyone said how great it was before the epidemic. Their salaries are high, the training facilities are complete, and there are 50,000-60,000 fans at each home court. The atmosphere is perfect. All in all, China is great. This is what I have personally experienced. People in China are hard-working and disciplined, and no one complains about the strict control of the epidemic, so the epidemic is well controlled here, and it all comes from people’s adherence to policies.” (DD)Return to Sohu, see more
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