Players should try harder than in clubs, says Cannavaro

NANNING, China, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhunyi, a defender of Team China, says here on Saturday after pre-match training that coach Cannavaro requires them to put more efforts on the upcoming match with Uzbekistan than they play at clubs.

Fifteen years ago, Cannavaro played at Inter Milan with Uzbekistan's coach Cuper as his coach at that time. "We have watched Uzbekistan's match and coach says as he is relatively familiar with Cuper and we will be well-prepared."

"I remember him as an excellent football player. He used to complete all the tasks given by the head coach and now he gives the tasks to players as a head coach", Cuper said three days before, "but if I meet him on the football field as a football coach, of course I will try to beat him."

Uzbekistan will take on China on March 25 in the third-place match of China Cup.