Schwarzer: The Australian Super League cannot compare with the European League. The goal now should be to catch up with the J-League.
6686 Sports News on November 6th Recently, in an interview with the "Daily Mail", Australian football star Schwarzer talked about the current predicament of the Australian Super League and expressed his thoughts. It is worth mentioning that Schwarzer, Australia's legendary national goalkeeper, once saved a goal from the Chinese team in the World Cup qualifying match in South Africa, and the player who took the penalty was the current national football coach Shao Jiayi.
Schwarzer said: "The A-League is not yet at the level that people expect it to be. Having said that, Australia still absolutely needs it. For me, the goal should be to catch up with the level in Asia, and the level of competitions like the J-League in Japan is impressive."
"I can't see the comparison between the A-League and the top European teams. What's the point of comparing league games? The A-League provides a path for domestic players to go to the national team. This is very important and we must not lose it. However, the five-month offseason of the A-League is ridiculous. I suggest that the competition starts in August. Although this conflicts with rugby, football needs to have its own identity."
