Pre-match: (2014.09.05 Kirin Challenge Cup : Japan x Uruguay).

I think T.Sakai was called-up because it's a little bit taller than the others central defenders.

 

Tatsuya Sakai having the nightmare of his career. 2-0.

 

It's normally. He played only few games for Sagan

 

Btw 75th minute and 1 substitution in a friendly game. Godly stuff

 

Haha who is the asshole who put this up: "On 28 August 2014 Tatsuya Sakai was called up for Javier Aguirre's first match coaching the Japanese national team against Uruguay, but his mistake led to an opposition goal."

 

Oazaki taking corners haha

 

Muto the poacher

 

Okazaki can't buy a penalty for club or country.

 

The only positive thing imo is J.Tanaka. I see him as a new Hasebe like player for the JNT.

Nice shoot by Muto at least.

 

Morioka great pass

 

so you have your own version of Maza Rodriguez? I see.

Sounds like Aguirre.

 

Crowd is pretty much silent.

 

Ok overall a really bad performance on home grounds. Positives to take? Idk we could try to make up a few like idk Mutos debut and stuff but to be honest this was really crappy alltogether

 

New translator lol. I'll miss the Zac's Italian dude

 

Fixed.

First game, but still... we basically created nothing.

 

Fire Aguirre

 

meanwhile korea are winning 3-1

 

This is the end of the world. We'd better stop playing football.

 

sad day, panda day

 

And ?


The team was terribly set up but let's just say it shows someone who's just getting started. Still, hard not to be concerned by Honda whose slowness seems definitive. T.Sakai, Minagawa not at the level expected as predicted. Morishige played a better DM than Hosogai which tells a lot ... The team didn't glue, it was pretty terrible to watch.

 

Sarcastic, but the problems are - for now - still there.
When you play with JT18 as CM and Honda as a winger, it's coming. Especially against teams like Uruguay.

 

Looks like a little bit of an Italian defense force is in effect.