“China is a sleeping giant if you just take a look at their experience regarding all kinds of sport, not football though, and the number of people that love sports. Chinese are eager to hit new shores and they are ambitious.” PeopleIfsLooksKindSportsSleepNumbersFootballChinaAll KindsChineseGiantsShoreAmbitious Author:Berti Vogts
“I think in China, they know you have to have a solid nationwide plan. It does not help to have a football hotspot in the north or the south.” ThinkingKnowsDoeHelpingPlansFootballSouthChina Author:Berti Vogts
“China needs a table-tennis-like solidity in football.” NeedsFootballTablesChinaTennisSolidityTable Tennis Author:Berti Vogts
“If you have team spirit you can even beat better teams. As far as team sport is concerned China might need a change in attitude in comparison to the one in table tennis.” IfsNeedsMightSpiritSportsAttitudeTeamBeatsConcernedTablesChinaTennisComparisonNeed A ChangeSports TeamTeam SpiritTable Tennis Author:Berti Vogts
“China has great potentials; the people are hard-working and focused. But they have to close the gap as far as the pace of the game is concerned. Football in the future will get faster and faster.” PeopleHardGamesFootballHard WorkConcernedChinaFocusedFasterGapsPace Author:Berti Vogts
“First of all, it would be great for world football to have a competitive Chinese team as China traditionally has deep relation to sports in general.” WorldFirstsWould BeSportsTeamFootballRelationChinaChineseSports In General Author:Berti Vogts
