Playing Nakamura, Ito or Mitoma at WB makes them half the players they're used to be at their clubs.
Yeah, it's kind of strange if this is the final squad, no Kubo, Y.Suzuki, the central defenders and central midfielders selections are quite weak,...
Is this the final squad for the Olympics, or is there another calling up turn?
Don't understand why Kein Sato and Yamamoto could be this bad in this tournament. Matsuki wasn't as convincing at AM as at CM or a box-to-box in...
J League and other European leagues are still in competition, the clubs are not required to release players for an U23 tournament. A lot of highly...
Yuito Suzuki isn't called up too. Some players are rated highly by their clubs and are not released.
Sorry my bad, it's Jordan vs Korea. Jeez I just rewatched the match without commentators out of boredom and Japan didn't look that bad in the...
Well you shouldn't take the records in friendly matches that serious. Japan even defeated Argentina with Messi in friendly game. For example, if...
His high press and counter attacking game is effective against top teams, I gave him that. But his inflexible in-game tactical judgement is...
One more thing: I just think some players may in negotiation to transfer to big teams right this winter season, so they didn't give their all to...
Just checked the forum and read the news for Hashioka's transfer to Luton Town. It may give Sugawara some challenges, although whenever both...
Sugawara's form was horrible against Vietnam and Iraq. Actually he was one of the players I hope to have a breakthrough tournament, but sadly...
JFA doesn't have the guts to fire Moriyasu. They missed the chance when not breaking the bank for Ange Postecoglou. The Junya Ito incident is...
Result is good but the finishing from forwards were abysmal.
Of course Furuhashi is great at Celtic, no one argues about that. The problem is he doesn't perform like that at national team. Even his goal last...