Bosnia and Herzegovina Ambassador to China talks about World Cup(2)

Q: Talking about the game between England and Uruguay. The performance of England surprised many people, and now, they have little hope to enter the next round. And unexpectedly, Spain has been out too. What's your opinion on these two teams?

A: This is the World Cup. We can't say which team is the best. Each team is good. Spain is the Champion of the 2010 World Cup and the England team is a wonderful team too. The problem of Spain, in my opinion, was that they didn't make any progress. So did England—they didn't show any new things in the field. So, the Dutch team and Uruguay team had already known how they would play. They did the analysis. Uruguayan player Suarez, he played for Liverpool football club, and the England team should know his capacity. But they didn't make enough preparation.

Q: Which team, in your opinion, will be the Champion this time?

A: It is hard to say. Personally, I think four teams are hopeful: first, Germany, it is my favorite; second, Belgium; third, Argentina; and fourth, Dutch. We will know.

Q: Do you know about Chinese football. Could you give some suggestions to Chinese football? Or what experiences China could learn from Bosnia and Herzegovina?

A: I love China very much and this is the second time I take the post of ambassador to China. I know about Chinese spirit and Chinese people. Most Chinese football players are diligent and have good discipline. We can all remember that in 2002, Chinese team entered the World Cup, and it was the only time. The whole world was surprised. I asked my friend, Bora Milutinovic, the coach of Chinese team, how could he make it? He said he related Chinese spirit with the World Cup. What the Chinese team need in future? I think the Chinese players have good discipline and sense of tasks. They need motivation. It's hard to explain. I am sorry that the Chinese team didn't make it to this World Cup. I believe the Chinese team will participate in the 2018 World Cup and get a good result. People like Bora Milutinovic are important, because he could gave a special feeling to the players. Chinese players are diligent, so they need improvement in spirit. Besides, I suggest that you should provide more football courses to children, so they will be interested in football from childhood.