I believe we do not have a national team tread yet. I just made one. This will be a tread where we discuss about training camps, announce starting lineup, analyze the games, talk about the manager, etc. Even though, I put "R" in thread title, if you want to do a live commentary on particular game please make a new thread and make a link from this thread (especially because we have our own forum). This thread is for discussion only!! Note to mods: please make this thread sticky
2006 Japanese NT Schedule 2006 Japanese NT Schedule Feb 10: Friendly vs. United States (California, USA) Feb 18: Friendly vs. Finland (Shizuoka, Japan) Feb 22: AC Quali. vs. India (Yokohama, Japan) Feb 28: Friendly vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina (Dortmund, Germany) Mar 30: Friendly vs. Ecuador (Oita, Japan) May ??: Kirin Cup vs. TBA (Japan) May ??: Kirin Cup vs. TBA (Japan) May 30: Friendly vs. Germany (Levercusen, Germany) Jun ??: Friendly vs. TBA (TBA) JUNE 9 - JULY 9: 2006 FIFA WORLD CUP GERMANY Aug 16: AC Quali. vs. Yemen (Japan) Sep 01: AC Quali. vs. Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia) Sep 06: AC Quali. vs. Yemen (Yemen) Oct 11: AC Quali. vs. India (India) Nov 15: AC Quali. vs. Saudi Arabia (Japan) *Home games are blue
Re: 2006 Japanese NT Schedule [Japanese article] http://www.sponichi.co.jp/soccer/news/2006/01/28/01.html according to the article, zico will the following line-up ---------Kubo(if he gets into shape)-----???------- --------------------------------------------------- ----------------------Nakamura--------------------- --------------------------------------------------- ------------Ono-------------------Nakata----------- --------------------------------------------------- ----------------------Inamoto---------------------- --------------------------------------------------- ------Alex-------------------------------Kaji------ ------------------Nakazawa----Miyamoto------------- --------------------------------------------------- ----------------------Kawaguchi--------------------
Re: 2006 Japanese NT Schedule [Japanese article] http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/soccer/japan/headlines/20060127-00000052-kyodo_sp-spo.html Japan may invite Scotland and Bulgaria to the round robin tournament.
Re: 2006 Japanese NT Schedule [Japanese article] http://www.sponichi.co.jp/soccer/news/2006/01/30/01.html If Kubo is in good condition, he will be Zico's first choice forward.
Re: 2006 Official Japanese NT Tread [R] Good idea. I'll sticky it. And gonna fix the Tread to "Thread" for ya.
Re: 2006 Official Japanese NT Thread [R] Check this pic http://www.jsgoal.jp/photo/00012300/00012394.html The team look to be getting worked really hard
Re: 2006 Japanese NT Schedule I don't remember these attacking quintet playing together. Have they already? This diamond midfield is less defensive, so 3-5-2 or 4-2-3-1 might be better. Kubo teamed up with Okubo and Tamada in the past, but it seems that Yanagisawa and Takahara are more likely to be chosen as link men at the moment. Here are some variants of Zico's idea. Typical 4-4-2 for Matsui and Nakamura as playmakers ------Kubo---Yanagisawa---- -----Matsui----Nakamura---- ---Fukunishi----Nakata------- -Alex--------------------Kaji- ---Nakazawa---Miyamoto---- 3-5-2 to keep the four midfielders plus Fukunishi -----Kubo---Yanagisawa----- --------Nakamura------------ ----Ono-------Nakata-------- ---Fukunishi---Inamoto------- -Nakazawa-Miyamoto-Tanaka- Matsui and Oguro are Kubo's satellites in this 4-2-3-1. -----------Kubo----------- -Matsui----------- Oguro-- ---------Nakamura--------- -----Fukunishi - Nakata----- -Alex-------------------Kaji- ---Nakazawa---Miyamoto---- We should have a better left full back...
Re: 2006 Japanese NT Schedule J's goal poll for the friendly vs the United States 3-5-2 -------Kubo---Sato--------- --------Ogasawara---------- -Alex------------------Kaji--- -------Endo---Fukunishi------ -Nakazawa-Miyamoto-Tanaka- 4-4-2 ------Kubo-----Sato------ ---Ono------Ogasawara--- ------Endo---Fukunishi---- -Alex-----------------Kaji- ---Nakazawa-Miyamoto---
Re: 2006 Japanese NT Schedule Does anybody know the venues for the Kirin Cup games? I think the dates are between 10th-14th May but I don't know where The Scottish FA have accepted an invitation from JFA and I am going to travel to the tournament, but I don't know if I should fly to Tokyo or Osaka. Any info would be much appreciated
Re: 2006 Official Japanese NT Thread [R] Wow! Were playing Scotland , My country go face to face with my half country. half country being that shi'tehole Scotland, no offense. I've checked and there are no confirmed dates but Scotland are apperently a confirmed opponent but the other one is not known. No offense again but i hope Japan crush you, i hate scotland
Re: 2006 Official Japanese NT Thread [R] Gamba 2005, No offence taken. Not everyone appreciates the beauty of Scotland (which is the majority of the country outside the industrial areas). Just as I am sure I will not like everything in Japan. Some things I will like, some things I will hate, that's the way of the world, but I won't be rude about it I also think it's more important for Japan to win and boost their confidence before the World Cup. Because Scotland didn't make it to Germany 2006 it's only an opportunity to try new players and different tactics before we start the Euro 2008 qualifying games in September.
Re: 2006 Official Japanese NT Thread [R] Nakazawa and Ogasawara are the most fit players on the team Who wants to wager on which day of training Ono injures himself?
Re: 2006 Official Japanese NT Thread [R] hahaha, I've got 5000yen on him doing in his foot on the 3rd
Re: 2006 Official Japanese NT Thread [R] Sorry, wasn't trying to be rude, i've spent time in Scotland and no alot of the actuall country is a buetifull place, but, ahve you ever been to Dundee Inverness is nice though, And i offer my condolences to your country for your Euro draw
Re: 2006 Official Japanese NT Thread [R] OK. I agree Dundee is not the most picturesque part of Scotland and I have some sympathy for you spending time there. The Euro draw was very unkind to us, but we will have some great fun when we visit Paris and Rome for the away games