Official 2021 Samurai Blue thread

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  1. AKITOD

    AKITOD Member+

    Apr 5, 2007
    Hobart, Aust
    Club:
    JEF United Ichihara
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    even if Osako isn't injured thats also a perfect time to play Furuhashi as CF.
     
  2. seolseol

    seolseol Member+

    Apr 26, 2003
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Osako was subbed in today, just saying.
     
  3. Samurai Warrior

    Samurai Warrior Member+

    Dec 2, 2008
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    Japan NT squad for the next WCQ matches against Vietnam and Oman :

    GK:
    Eiji Kawashima (Strasbourg, France ).
    Shuichi Gonda (Shimizu S-Pulse).
    Kosei Tani (Shonan Bellmare).

    DF:
    Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo).
    Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria, Italy ).
    Hiroki Sakai (Urawa Reds).
    Shogo Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale).
    Miki Yamane (Kawasaki Frontale).
    Sei Muroya (Hannover, Germany ).
    Ko Itakura (Schalke, Germany ).
    Yuta Nakayama (Zwolle, Netherlands ).
    Reo Hatate (Kawasaki Frontale).
    Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal, England ).

    MF/FW:
    Yuya Osako (Vissel Kobe).
    Genki Haraguchi (Union Berlin, Germany ).
    Gaku Shibasaki (Leganes, Spain ).
    Wataru Endo (Stuttgat, Germany ).
    Junya Ito (Genk, Belgium ).
    Takuma Asano (Bochum, Germany ).
    Takumi Minamino (Liverpool, England ).
    Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic, Scotland ).
    Hidemasa Morita (Santa Clara, Portugal ).
    Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany ).
    Kaoru Mitoma (Union St. Gilloise, Belgium ).
    Daizen Maeda (Yokohama Marinos).
    Ayase Ueda (Kashima Antlers).
    Ao Tanaka (Dusseldorf, Germany ).
     
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  4. mushu21_2

    mushu21_2 Member

    Manchester United
    Vietnam
    Sep 1, 2018
    #379 mushu21_2, Nov 4, 2021
    Last edited: Nov 4, 2021
    Sudden surge of Kawasaki and Olympic's players :eek:, which is not a bad thing actually.

    However I still don't get the idea of calling 3 players for each SB position, unless they have 352 as plan B. But it leads to somewhat lacking of CMs. Perhaps they consider Itakura and Nakayama are backups for both DF and CM.
     
  5. HTCONEM8

    HTCONEM8 Member+

    AC Milan
    May 16, 2014
    Club:
    AC Milan
    #380 HTCONEM8, Nov 4, 2021
    Last edited: Nov 4, 2021
    This is... surprising! Some new names here. It seems that for once, the manager finally recognizes the Jleague champions.

    I just hope he'll actually play some of them in the starting lineup instead of relying on the old guard (which I strongly believe he will :rolleyes:), otherwise, this call up of new blood would be totally meaningless.

    Oh, and f*** that Segunda division Saudi player, shibasaki.

     
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  6. eien~no~blue

    eien~no~blue Member

    Japan
    Jul 14, 2021
    good to see ueda, mitoma, maeda given a chance. Need to change up abit

    Wanna see 4-4-2 with Minamino up top as we are struggling to score. Mitoma, Maeda can be impact subs. Also would like to see Ueda tried as holdup striker

    But why is sugawara not in. Need variation from sakai and hatate at left back is a liability. Just go with Nakayama as Nagatomo will be out of picture soon
     
  7. Samurai Warrior

    Samurai Warrior Member+

    Dec 2, 2008
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    Ritsu Doan has been added to the squad.
     
  8. Insa

    Insa New Member

    Dec 30, 2019
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    My Japanese friend is worried that Japanese football could lose more kids to baseball because of him. Is he so influential in Japan?
     
  9. gamban98

    gamban98 Member

    Dec 7, 2013
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    He is by far the best player in MLB (US baseball league). What he did this season has never been done before in MLB that is almost 150 years old.
     
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  10. Drew1404

    Drew1404 Member

    Aug 25, 2014
    No comments on the current match? You guys all sleeping? lol

    Mitoma on the bench no surprise there, also no furuhashi either
     
  11. AKITOD

    AKITOD Member+

    Apr 5, 2007
    Hobart, Aust
    Club:
    JEF United Ichihara
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    Holy moly are we watching matchfixing again? Classic AFC
     
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  12. Kakeru

    Kakeru Member+

    Manchester United
    Japan
    Feb 22, 2016
    Montréal, QC, Canada
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    This is a real joke. What are they looking at?
     
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  13. Majster2

    Majster2 Member+

    Apr 23, 2010
    Poland
    Club:
    Urawa RD
    Bad as always.
     
  14. eien~no~blue

    eien~no~blue Member

    Japan
    Jul 14, 2021
    What did I say about west asia refs. All japanese sponsors should quit afc. This is clearly to help west asian teams
     
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  15. Kakeru

    Kakeru Member+

    Manchester United
    Japan
    Feb 22, 2016
    Montréal, QC, Canada
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    Kiss my sweaty balls, referee. That should be 2-0.
     
  16. AKITOD

    AKITOD Member+

    Apr 5, 2007
    Hobart, Aust
    Club:
    JEF United Ichihara
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    The match fixing is even more funny in the era of VAR
     
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  17. teioh

    teioh Member+

    Apr 17, 2012
    Embarassing neverending VAR break.

    I dunno how VAR works in AFC but for what I know VAR can be used only for on/off side positions without referee watching the video or for yellow/red card decisions.

    If referee choose that there was no touch by japanese player than VAR could do nothing about it.
     
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  18. HTCONEM8

    HTCONEM8 Member+

    AC Milan
    May 16, 2014
    Club:
    AC Milan
    Just win this match at all costs with/out VAR.
    Aussies tied today so Japan should close on them more.
     
  19. eien~no~blue

    eien~no~blue Member

    Japan
    Jul 14, 2021
    JFA needs to step up, no more west asia refs for japan games. Only central, SEA or Australian
     
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  20. rougou

    rougou Member+

    Dec 7, 2003
    Hyogo
    Club:
    AS Roma
    lol, unstoppable bullet into the top corner and they call an invisible offside.
     
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  21. Kakeru

    Kakeru Member+

    Manchester United
    Japan
    Feb 22, 2016
    Montréal, QC, Canada
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    #396 Kakeru, Nov 11, 2021
    Last edited: Nov 11, 2021
    I'm surprised no one on the Japanese bench went mad at the referee for such BS; that goal was a game-changer. I swear that referee can't even find sand in the middle of the desert.
     
  22. Majster2

    Majster2 Member+

    Apr 23, 2010
    Poland
    Club:
    Urawa RD
    Well, I'm not surprised. No excuses for them. They should win 5:0 today and if they can't beat Vietnam what's the point of going to the WC? Nothing will change in 12 months...

    Great choices - Asano instead of Mitoma and useless Osako still on the pitch...
     
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  23. Kakeru

    Kakeru Member+

    Manchester United
    Japan
    Feb 22, 2016
    Montréal, QC, Canada
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    The fact that Osako is still playing is beyond braindead stuff. What a donkey.

    Moriyasu must hate Kyogo for some obscure reason.
     
  24. rougou

    rougou Member+

    Dec 7, 2003
    Hyogo
    Club:
    AS Roma
    Kyogo coming on and so is Shibasaki. Please don't pass to Vietnam..
     
  25. AKITOD

    AKITOD Member+

    Apr 5, 2007
    Hobart, Aust
    Club:
    JEF United Ichihara
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    I'm quite sick of Junya Ito's crossing. The lad doesn't bloody look into the centre to see who he's aiming at, his cross accuracy must be 10%.

    Also what are we doing with Osako? Has he even touched the ball?
     
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