He's the Japanese version of Danny Welbeck, the most clueless wide forward I've ever seen making it on a national team.
I wonder why they didn't favor the host? He was good until the second half against Spain. Stamina is damaging Yoshida and Endo now
That referee is such a coward. The Mexican player started bitching on a ball going out, and the ferocity in the dissent should have been worth a yellow card right there.
I think this team has been built to be a defensive and counter attack team so it lacks ideas when being lead.
It seems to be that way. I fear that this would affect the senior team too. I'd rather watch an attack focused JNT and lose by three goals margin than watching a defensive one.
To perform like that on that day of all days, it's deserving of a full roasting in the media. I don't know who is the most vocal pundit among former Japanese internationals, but I can see knives coming out from that guy.
Lol, Yoshida and Tomiyasu being infected in Italy by the defensive football virus and now it spreads in the whole team!
If Tomiyasu signs at Tottenham and plays as such over there, it will only be another chapter to the long tradition of defensive lolcows at that club.
I don't know how this particular team would play against park-the-bus teams of the Middle East. They lack creativity and variety of attacking options. I've been disappointed in this olympics with Nadeshiko, the Women's Volleyball national team and now this? Well, at least, the Table Tennis team did win something, deservedly too.
A free header with all the space and time in the world, and Doan somehow misses. I'm just done with that guy too.
If this is the best that Moriyasu can do, then the senior team is in trouble for qualifying into next year's World Cup.
You're not fit to wear the shirt You're not fit, you're not fit You're not fit to wear the shirt I hope the knives are out now in the Japanese media.
This is embarrassing and at home too. smh. If this team is the one who's gonna play in the upcoming WCQ, then they will struggle for sure.
If the Japanese baseball team wins gold tomorrow, I hope some of the more vocal (and borderline controversial) players will take shots at both Japanese football teams on social media. The JFA as a whole deserves to taste all the crap they brought upon themselves.
Ueda thought that shoot from out of the box is better than inside. Or he has a tsubasesque bet with Ochoa to score him from out of the box.
Do they seriously think they would've won the Gold? This nonchalant display by these players in the Bronze match is utterly pathetic. It's not like boxing or karate where the 4th place also earns a Bronze.
This is where I openly question the way mental preparation is processed with both Japanese football teams. It's a job for the manager and the coaching staff to keep everyone grounded and focused. That simple task has been an utter failure.
At least, Mitoma shows how it's done. Kubo and Doan better take notes or their international careers will be very short-lived.
I know Mexico has been Japan's bogeyman for quite some time, but I don't remember them winning by +3 goals margin in any match at any age level. Edit: Scratch that. Hahaha but it's too late. The damage was done.