Re: Japanese Abroad 2005-2006 (part II) Nakata at Berlin hmm..... It would be cool, if Nakata play here in Germany, but for Berlin
Re: Japanese Abroad 2005-2006 (part II) Yea, Hertha is definitely a team going down (look at how many players we will lose this summer!). But he will definitely get playing time, he will be playing in one of the great cities in Europe and he would be a good teacher of technique to our young players like Boateng. He'd be a great player for Hertha, and he would also sell us a lot of shirts in Japan. ^______________^
Re: Japanese Abroad 2005-2006 (part II) The friendly match between Japan and Scotland (SAT 13th May) will be shown on the BBC1 Scotland at 11:00am GMT, if you can tune in through Sky or whatever. England, Italy and Spain tend to get bundled into the "top leagues". Germany, Holland, France, Portugal etc tend to get bundled into another. The point is that I don't think there is much gap between the likes of Germany and Holland. Anyway... Personally, I think 1st-time-Japanese players (i.e. new in europe) are best suited in leagues that are attacking without overwhelmingly physical. If Inamoto had moved to Holland for 3 years then EPL for 3 years, the last 6 years may have been more productive. Nakamura at Celtic is an interesting one; he has somehow managed to surround himself with technical passers. Celtic wasn't like that before. Scottish Prem isn't like that in general. So may be Nakamura is an exception. Same for Ono when he was at Feyenoord; he was without a doubt a key player generally, yet nearly useless when the game is fast and physical. Like against PSV, Feyenoord did better playing 4-4-2 without Ono. Belgium, Holland, Germany and France may be a good 1st-timer destination for young Japan players, in mid to low table teams. Learning to play a physical game without losing the technical ability is the main hurdle for J-league players. Overcome that, and they'll get a fair chance anywhere. To me Japanese players seem to have a natural touch on the ball. There's something very soft and natural about the way they handle the ball. But physical game seems to kill it off at the moment, because J-league refrees prevent games from becoming physical. Tamada is a good victim of this. He's good tactically and technically, but all that disappears when he's challenged physically. Often he comes across useless in international games. Matsui on the other hand is a positive example. He was a wimp with a lot of technique. 2nd division France was low level enough that he got to play fairly consistently - that allowed him to learn the physical side of the game. Had Inamoto taken that path, he may have been a much better player today.
Re: Japanese Abroad 2005-2006 (part II) Mine was of course a generalization, what I am thinking is ALSO the pressure one has to win. In the "top" League, defeat is not an option, anc there is less room for error... That said, I agree: is probably harder playing for Feyenoord than for Arminia Bielefeld... (perhaps!)
Re: Japanese Abroad 2005-2006 (part II) Daisuke Matsui won top assister in France Ligue 1 [BigSoccer | rosuke] Takahara to Frankfurt [BigSoccer | rosuke]
Re: Japanese Abroad 2005-2006 (part II) Okubo will be leaving Mallorca as they have not renuwed his loan deal, he'll be heading back to Cerezo, Maybe he can help them escape the drop
Re: Japanese Abroad 2005-2006 (part II) heheh, i'm bored...but WiMP! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA sorry, just what wrote sound really funny
Re: Japanese Abroad 2005-2006 (part II) Japanese Abroad 2005-2006 Stats https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=358139
Re: Japanese Abroad 2005-2006 (part II) Japanese Article Grenoble's Oguro in Feyenoord's buying list.
Re: Japanese Abroad 2005-2006 (part II) Japanese Article Fukuda (Castelion/Spain Div 2) scored one goal last week. That's his 2nd goal of the season.