Hey, by now they're kinda part of the landscape. We'd feel very lonely if they'd leave for good... We're really looking forward to reading what they have to say about the Japan at the World Cup. Are "they" going to say that there is no future for Japanese football...? Naaaahhhh.....
believe me mod they are a bit too senseless to realize they are dumb different excuses will bound to come out if japan play well in the world cup. but yes..i agree with you that trolls (especially in asian forums) are beginning to turn into a trend.
Yep, we mods have a lot of inside jokes, and we make bets on their number of yearly socks. They have no idea of how much they entertain us...
Best 11 of Japanese team. Do we really have to know that? Japan is gonna come back home early anyway. Result: Japan 0-4 Netherlands Japan 0-1 Denmark Japan 0-2 Cameroon. I think somebody needs to sing a death prelude before Japanese teams depart to South Africa.
I would start with one striker and 5-man midfield. Cause Japan have no supersub to throw on if both Okazaki and Mori starts.
I think the same too... since Japan have a lot good midfield and they are much better than the forward, i mean in scoring a goal.
Ok, I'd start with these 11 for a 3-4-3... Higashiguchi <=seriously, check out this guy!! Mori Makino Hosogai Nozawa Ono Ogasawara Kagawa Kurotsu Maeda (Watanabe) Sato ...oh... wait...
You're a kamikaze man. Three defenders with ... Hosogai and Mori ? If I had to make one : [LINEUP-4-5-1]Okazaki, Kagawa, Nozawa, K.Nakamura, Endo, Hasebe, Nagatomo, Tulio, Iwamasa, Uchida, Sogahata[/LINEUP-4-5-1]
lmao! :d I realy wonder what is gonna be Tulio's perform ... Ofcourse, Okazaki is my only hope for Scoring... He were the number one goal scorer in last year at NT. Lucky Okada... I cant imagine if Okazaki were at the field on Osim era... <lasty: Okada very lucky in that point to have Okazaki, whom scored bunch of goals since Okada period. it seems under Okada period only chance score is, must Okazaki at field/squad . therefor: stay fit and healty Okazaki! You are the One in this WC hope for me.
Why ? The team has Nakazawa and Tulio (do you remember the header he scored against Cameroon ?), they can score a couple of headers. They're amazing in the air, the team has excellent crossers. Sure the pretty tall adversaries won't just sit there and watch but still... Okada should really focus on set pieces considering the qualities of the players at his disposal. The two Nakamura, Endo, Tamada, Honda are very good FK takers, with all those guys around, I can't see Japan failing to score at least a single free kick during the group stages phases. Not to mention long range shots...Must be routine for J-Leaguers, considering the sheer amount of long distance blasts making their way to the nets. The best possible "starting 11" in South Africa is the following one : A classic 4-4-2 : Narazaki Nakazawa Tulio Uchida Nagatomo Hasebe Endo S. Nakamura Honda Morimoto Okazaki A single striker won't be enough, it might work against Cameroon but he would be "eaten" by the likes of Kjaer, Agger...Okazaki is FAR more productive when associated with Johnsen than playing alone in attack. The role of the super sub would naturally belong to Tamada : He got experience, he is still mentally sharp and he can punish overconfident defenders such as he did against Ghana. But If I was the coach of the NT I would pick the following players : Starting Eleven : ----------Narazaki--------- ------Tulio--Nakazawa----- Nagatomo-----------Makino --------------------------- ------Hasebe-------------- ------------Ogasawara----- ----Ono-----------Honda--- --------------------------- ----------------Koroki----- -------Okazaki------------ Nagatomo can play at the right side but I am not sure if he is better than an "authentic" right fullback such as Uchida. Makino would have no trouble playing in the position assigned to him considering it's quite close to his role at club's level, I have no need to explain why he deserves a place : combativeness, perfect mentality, team spirit, attacking/goalscoring skills...etc but he is not reliable enough defensively to play in central defense. Oga and Ono are certainly the best playmakers of the continent, leaving the TWO of them at home is pure masochism. Koroki is a very interesting player, he is a skillful dribbler capable of getting rid of defenders with ease, he got pace, endurance and can cross half of the pitch in no time providing he has space, a deadly player during counter attacks. Rest of the squad : Kawashima Kawaguchi Iwamasa Komano Uchida/Yasuda Abe Endo/K. Nakamura Ishikawa/Nozawa S. Nakamura/Kagawa Sato Morimoto/Maeda VERY hard to decide regarding certain players, either choice would be good. Japan would have a sick bench and all the necessary players to replace injured/tired/suspended ones and reverse the course of games ! The B team would be almost as good as the first one. Needless to say it's a very attacking minded squad. Okubo, Matsui, Konno ==> Reserve.
The problem I see with that is that Okazaki and Koroki both play off big target men. The only player that could off that role right now is Morimoto. The only question now is how match sharp he is and how well he'll really gel at the World Cup since he's only got a handful of caps. Personally, I just don't rate Koroki. I've never seen what the hype is about. He gets a lot of chances playing off Marquinhos (who also does a great job sucking defenders in), but just doesn't produce that much. Nakazawa has been in a huge slump this year. I think I'd go with Iwamasa instead. I like your midfield better than Okada's. I can't fathom not taking Ogasawara, especially while Endo is underperforming so much. I'm starting to come around on Ono. I think I was biased because he's really done nothing in Germany the past couple of years. There is the benefit that he'd have an understanding with Okazaki as well. Finally, why no Matsui? I think I'd use him, Kagawa, or Sato as a super sub instead of Tamada.
[LINEUP-4-4-2] Okazaki, Tamada, Kengo, Inamoto, Hasebe, Shunsuke, Nagatomo, Nakazawa, Tulio, Uchida, Narazaki[/LINEUP-4-4-2]
[LINEUP-4-4-2] Honda,Okazaki,Matsui,Inamoto,Hasebe,Kengo,Nagatomo,Tulio,Nakazawa,Uchida,Narazaki [/LINEUP-4-4-2] If one condition, Honda to play extremely high, higher than Okazaki if he like, just don't drop back any lower than Inamoto
[LINEUP-4-4-2]Okazaki,Morimoto,Matsui,Honda,Endo,Hasebe,Nagatomo,Tulio,Nakazawa,Uchida,Narazaki[/LINEUP-4-4-2]Solid defence, real wingers, two forwards, a "half" offensive (Honda) and "one and a half" defensive (Honda, Endo though that's the weak point after last game) midfielder. And that should fit for Cameroon and Denmark but against Netherlands it should be more defensive (two defensive midfielders).
[LINEUP-4-3-3]Honda, Morimoto, Okubo, Kengo, Abe, Hasebe, Nagatomo, Tulio, Nakazawa, Uchida, Kawashima [/LINEUP-4-3-3]
You clearly do. You keep on coming back here [LINEUP-4-4-2]Okazaki, Morimoto, Matsui, Honda, Hasebe, Shunsuke, Nagatomo, Nakazawa, Tulio, Uchida, Narazaki[/LINEUP-4-4-2]
[LINEUP-4-4-2]Morimoto, Okazaki, Matsui, Ogasawara, Hasebe, Honda, Nagatomo, Tulio, Iwamasa, Uchida, Narazaki[/LINEUP-4-4-2]