While in charge, Andersen offered the governing body and the city’s clubs multiple ideas for repairing the failing local football structure, but every one fell on deaf ears.
He hopes, though, the HKFA heeds his latest advice, which is to develop at least two new training centres, in addition to the 12-hectare site in Tseung Kwan O.
“We don’t have enough fields to improve young players, who are the future of Hong Kong football,” Andersen said. “The clubs need better training facilities, too, Tai Po and Rangers train on bad artificial grass, so the practice quality is very bad.”
Andersen is bewildered, too, that clubs ignored his advice to train after sunset. “I was sweating like I was in a sauna when I watched teams train,” he said. “If they train later, players can work harder and longer.”
At Hong Kong’s first game after Andersen’s resignation, against Iran this month, supporters unfurled a banner in tribute to their former boss, and repeatedly chanted his name.
“The fans are fantastic,” Andersen said. “There are more than seven million people [in the city], if we get more of them interested in Hong Kong football, it will grow. There is the potential to sell out Hong Kong games at the new stadium [Kai Tak], and to attract more sponsors, and better deals.”
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