Q & A | Sun Jihai

Updated: 2011-12-22 07:43

(China Daily)

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I believe you like to play friendly matches with friends?

Yes, when I go to a city, I like to play amateur games there. There is no concept of winning or losing in those games, and I enjoy myself very much.

Why are Chinese people becoming indifferent to the national team?

Actually, it's not whether people care about the national team, but they are indifferent to the whole soccer environment and the league. The national team only qualified for the World Cup once, but people can still name the players on the national team in 1997.

Do you think the arrival of Spanish coach Jose Antonio Camacho will help improve the national team?

There must be some improvement, but it will be a very hard job for him. He has a lot of work to do.

How is your playing condition now?

I am still enjoying the happiness soccer brings to me, and I think I still can play. I can't say how good I am, but if I feel any difficulty playing with my team or in the league, I will lose the joy of playing and I will leave the pitch.

As a player from Dalian, what do you think of the Dalian derby (Dalian Shide and Dalian Aerbin) next season?

Fans in Dalian are very lucky. They will be able to watch matches in the stadium every week. But if the fans are loyal, they will support one team, just like fans of Manchester City only support the Blues, while fans of Manchester United only support the Red Devils, though they are in the same city.