Ha ha I am not even surprised about the result, the way they approached this tournament was ridiculous
Osako and Haraguchi showing their real self or can we expect better in the 2nd half? There's been a lot of upsets so far in this Asian Cup though. Thailand and Australia lost, South Korea and China both scraping through with 1-goal wins...
At least go for a draw, because the last macth against UZB will not be easy. They have been a thorn in JNT side for their last couple of matches. I cannot expect much from Samuraifrecce Purple, though.
Now we're talking. But still, the performance is still lacking. Hopefully, they prove me wrong and keep on improving over the course of the tournament.
If they played like that from the very start of the match, Japan would have been out of sight a while ago.
They actually are much better in the second half. much more crisp passing. passing and pressing in the first half was terrible.
Absolute disgrace that Makino has as many caps as he does. He probably has the most caps of any international player who is a "mood maker".
Can't hurt at all. He was still playing the last time I read about him. edit: in fact, he just retired yersterday.