Japanese Abroad 2007/08 [R] - Part I

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  1. Ishikawa18

    Ishikawa18 New Member

    Oct 1, 2005
    Germany
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    Re: Japanese Abroad 2007-2008 [R]

    i was wrong, Wolfsburg won 1:2 :D

    Grafite scored twice
     
  2. seolseol

    seolseol Member+

    Apr 26, 2003
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Re: Japan vs Thailand 2010 WC Qualifier Game Day Thread

    But he gets to play in CL.
     
  3. Vicivtwenty redded

    Feb 9, 2008
    Re: Japan vs Thailand 2010 WC Qualifier Game Day Thread

    I know!
     
  4. seolseol

    seolseol Member+

    Apr 26, 2003
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Re: Japan vs Thailand 2010 WC Qualifier Game Day Thread

    You do?
     
  5. aguy2die4

    aguy2die4 Member

    Mar 26, 2005
    Seoul/London
    Re: Japan vs Thailand 2010 WC Qualifier Game Day Thread

    seriously? Takahara came back to J-league to play in the NT games?

    nothing to do with his failure this season in the Bundesliga?
     
  6. aguy2die4

    aguy2die4 Member

    Mar 26, 2005
    Seoul/London
    Re: Japan vs Thailand 2010 WC Qualifier Game Day Thread

    thats why i am surprised he hasnt gone onto bigger and better things.

    times running out. hes already reached his peak sometime ago with Celtic and he not getting any younger. another injury and he will sit out another half a season.

    he has found a comfort zone in the Scottish League, with the fans, the league games being easy, and with Celtic having a near guaranteed chance to get the automatic CL spot, to play in the CL group stages every year.

    needs to break out of that comfort zone, if he is really going to have a chance of achieving something thats worth accolades, something great, win medals and cups or be remembered properly by followers of Asian football.
     
  7. shuvy87

    shuvy87 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 17, 2003
    USA
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    Re: Japan vs Thailand 2010 WC Qualifier Game Day Thread

    Yea that's right. In case you forgot to mention, Celtics gets automatic Round of 16 spot in UCL, where as other clubs like AC Milan actually has to earn it by wining games in group stage :rolleyes:
     
  8. The Old Lady Hertha

    The Old Lady Hertha New Member

    Dec 15, 2004
    Boston, MA
    Club:
    Hertha BSC Berlin
    Nat'l Team:
    China PR
    Re: Japan vs Thailand 2010 WC Qualifier Game Day Thread

    Failure? Everyone knows he can still play in the Bundesliga. Thought he was always a good player, this year just been suffering from the injury bug that always seems to affect him.
     
  9. bijans-redded

    bijans-redded Red Card

    Jan 18, 2007
    Korea Republic
    Club:
    FC Seoul
    Nat'l Team:
    Korea Republic
    Re: Japan vs Thailand 2010 WC Qualifier Game Day Thread

    Imo Takahara did well in the Bundesliga by Asian standard.
    There're only 4 Asian players who scored more than 10 goals in one season in top Euro Leagues: Cha Bum-Kun, Nakata, Hashemian and Takahara.

    The Scottish league may be incompetitive.
    But winning the league's MVP award is a great achivement.
     
  10. frasermc

    frasermc Take your flunky and dangle

    Celtic
    Scotland
    Jul 28, 2006
    Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
    Club:
    Celtic FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Scotland
    Re: Japanese Abroad 2007-2008 [R]

    naka smashed a 6th minute free kick off the post and assisted in the second goal with his corner. he was also a part of celtic's third goal.

    last i heard koki was in the gym working on upper body strength. this is a good idea as it has helped aiden mcgeady significantly without sacrificing his pace or sharpness. in fact aiden has never been quicker than he has been this season.
     
  11. seolseol

    seolseol Member+

    Apr 26, 2003
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Re: Japanese Abroad 2007-2008 [R]

    So he will not be included in the squad against Barca?
     
  12. frasermc

    frasermc Take your flunky and dangle

    Celtic
    Scotland
    Jul 28, 2006
    Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
    Club:
    Celtic FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Scotland
    Re: Japanese Abroad 2007-2008 [R]

    he is in the champions league squad of 25 and with both scott brown (suspended) and andreas hinkel (cup tied) missing the game there is a possibility he could make the bench.
     
  13. seolseol

    seolseol Member+

    Apr 26, 2003
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Re: Japanese Abroad 2007-2008 [R]

    Okey. Thanks :)
     
  14. aguy2die4

    aguy2die4 Member

    Mar 26, 2005
    Seoul/London
    Re: Japan vs Thailand 2010 WC Qualifier Game Day Thread

    you can see from my previous posts (in the WCQ thread from which some posts have been transplanted) that i was not writing off Takahara as a 'failure' in the Bundesliga, merely wondering at the explanation of Takahara return to the J-league was in order to play for the NT. The fact before his return he has had hardly any play time or goals be it down to lack of form and niggling injuries etc would also be yet another obvious explanation.

    He has up and downs in his career, and each time he was down he would climb up again, one of the latest being the Hamburger to Frankfurt move after Hamburger no longer wanted him, once in Frankfurt he probably has his best season in the Bundesliga.

    He then hit a rough patch in the first half of 2007-08 season. I would say he would not have returned to the J-league had it not been for that.
     
  15. Ishikawa18

    Ishikawa18 New Member

    Oct 1, 2005
    Germany
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    Re: Japanese Abroad 2007-2008 [R]

    Bochum lost 3:0 in Hamburg

    Ono came in in the 57. minute
     
  16. seolseol

    seolseol Member+

    Apr 26, 2003
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Re: Japanese Abroad 2007-2008 [R]

    Honda played whole game today. They won 4-1, he didn't score but maybe he had an assist?
     
  17. aguy2die4

    aguy2die4 Member

    Mar 26, 2005
    Seoul/London
    Re: Japan vs Thailand 2010 WC Qualifier Game Day Thread

    not at all.

    and well done to Celtic.

    and just in case you forgot to mention, Nakamura greatly contributed to Celtic qualifying for the last 16, in the last CL.

    It was even more memorable because it was the first time ever Celtic got out of the group stages in the CL.

    This year Celtic did it again. And Rangers failed causing the Rangers fans to be bitterly disappointed especially since they failed whereas Celtic succeeded. That is a new bragging right by Celtic, consecutive qualification to knock out stages of the CL. Before that Rangers had the bragging right of the first Scottish club (ie. first between Rangers and Celtic) to get out of the group stages.

    Also in case you forgot to mention, Nakamura only played 5min or so in the group stages in the current CL season in stark contrast to last season.

    Lets see if Celtic can make new history this wednesday. I have Scottish friends who work in anti-racism in football, but when it comes to Rangers-Celtic rivalry, they only wish death to each other, albeit only privately.

    All that aside, my initial point still stands. Scottish Premier League is uncompetitive, and clubs like Rangers and Celtics use their oligopoly on CL spots to attract players.
     
  18. aiueo-redded

    aiueo-redded Red Card

    Feb 3, 2006
    Japan
    Re: Japan vs Thailand 2010 WC Qualifier Game Day Thread

    Daisuke Matsui played 88 minutes in a 1-0 win against Lyon.
     
  19. shuvy87

    shuvy87 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 17, 2003
    USA
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    Re: Japan vs Thailand 2010 WC Qualifier Game Day Thread

    The point is Celtics are one of the elite clubs in Europe, along with Man U, Arsenal, Milan, etc.
     
  20. Ishikawa18

    Ishikawa18 New Member

    Oct 1, 2005
    Germany
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    Re: Japanese Abroad 2007-2008 [R]

    After 3 games, a view on Hasebe and Ono

    Hasebe - 164 minutes (45/90/29)
    0 goals / 0 assists

    Ono - 82 minutes (26/23/33)
    0 goals / 2 assists

    ... and 0 minutes for Ina :(
     
  21. debian-redded

    debian-redded Red Card

    Apr 18, 2006
  22. seolseol

    seolseol Member+

    Apr 26, 2003
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Re: Japanese Abroad 2007-2008 [R]

    Bad, it started pretty well for him hehe. I have feeling he will change club pretty soon again. He reminds me of John Carew.
     
  23. kankeri-redded

    kankeri-redded Red Card

    Feb 1, 2008
    Re: Japanese Abroad 2007-2008 [R]

    This is Inamoto.
    He is too inconsisitent.

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    It's about time Ono get injured again. :D
     
  24. kankeri-redded

    kankeri-redded Red Card

    Feb 1, 2008
    Re: Japanese Abroad 2007-2008 [R]

    Who should play for national team?

    My opinion

    Nakamura - Yes
    Matsui - Yes
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    Mizuno - future prospect
    Morimoto - future prospect
    Hasebe - future prospect
    Honda - future prospect
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    Inamoto - no
    Ono - no
    Oguro - no
    miyamoto - no
    nakata - no
     
  25. aiueo-redded

    aiueo-redded Red Card

    Feb 3, 2006
    Japan

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