Why is that? A team that is well drilled is expected to know how to defend with more determination, and coaches spent countless hours drilling teams on how to defend. You don't give up a 2-goal lead if you put effort into defending, and I don't think I will ever say enough about it.
Maybe - but there will always be corner kicks, free kicks and all sort of situations where anything might happen no matter how hard you prepared. When your team starts all playing with 10 behind the ball, rarely anything good comes. You're just betting on time to pass while you defend
victory deserved by the Japanese! I stressed the penalty shootout. a final against Brazil as in the toulon tournament...
It's the type of victory which make me more relieved than happy. Hope we'll play with our best squad, this time...
Deserved on the balance of the match, yes. Nevertheless, something has to be done to make sure that we don't surrender 2-goals leads ever again. They should work in training, watch last year's France/Uruguay WC match to learn the art of defending a lead, etc.
Japan need to leaen to be more clinical and finish off chances. They also need to learn on how to defend a lead properly.
As always totally schooling BRAZIL and since now 4 clear goals wasted. A.Ueda in his Copa America form. I bet Brazil will score by ck at 44'.
Despite the number of times I seen Japan dominating and then losing a match I'm still not used to this 90 minutes of stomach ache. Ueda scored in off side but at least he scored. And then missed again Y.Y
What a relief! Brazialn chief thug sent out and pk. Ueda can take pks, 2nd in a row. Now no mercy please. Kill the game asap. Lead by 2. Brazil in 10 men. And Ueda can score. Please don't feck up all this. It's done! 0-3 against Brazil. Because, is it done right?
Ok. I take my risks but I wanna say it: Ayase Ueda is the Filippo Inzaghi that we all was waiting for since ages.
It's a 7th gold medal for Japan in men's football out of 17 Summer Universiade Games. Really impressive! I managed to catch up with the highlights. The boys abolutely slaughtered them! Ueda really picked his day to make a Paolo Rossi coming out of anonymity.