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[非公開] Japan up for FIFA inspection
The World Cup only finished a week ago, and the vuvuzelas are still ringing in everyone’s ears, but FIFA’s attention is already turning to the decision about future World Cup hosts. Starting on Monday a two month long inspection tour of the candidate countries begins in Japan, before heading on to South Korea, Australia, Netherlands-Belgium, Russia, England, Spain-Portugal, USA and finally Q..Japan World Cup Team Blog|2010-07-19 07:46 pm推薦 -
[非公開] EXP Bets: Uruguay vs. Netherlands 7/06..
Who’s feeling lucky today? Uruguay vs. Netherlands. Who wants to win 400 EXP? (more…)Ningin|2010-07-06 12:00 am推薦 -
[非公開] Takeshi Okada – the man who had the pl..
Takeshi Okada has finished his second stint as Japan’s head coach, but and despite a tumultuous reign he has finished on a high. But Okada came into his second World Cup as a figure of ridicule in Japan, for his team’s pitiful form, and globally, for his semi-final prediction. After the East Asian Championships in February, where Japan finished behind China and South Korea, the calls for O..Japan World Cup Team Blog|2010-07-03 01:24 am推薦 -
[非公開] Shunsuke Nakamura quits international ..
Well the first confirmed retiree from the Blue Samurai is Shunsuke Nakamura. He had the following to say today… “My next Japan game? There won’t be one. I wanted to leave some mark on this World Cup, but it just wasn’t meant to be for me. “It’s weird. It’s as if the football gods are testing me. It has been really hard for me to warm the bench for Japan’s national side. Me and ..Japan World Cup Team Blog|2010-07-02 12:21 am推薦 -
[非公開] Asian Joy at the World Cup
After a difficult second round of matches for the Asian teams, things came rather good in the final round, culminating in two teams going through and two going home. North Korea were already eliminated of course, and finished up with a 3-0 defeat to the Ivory Coast. Things have petered out somewhat for the Chollima since their magnificent opening performance against Brazil and they finish up w..Japan World Cup Team Blog|2010-06-26 06:59 am推薦 -
[非公開] Talking Tactics
After two matches which have seen Japan playing defensive stifling tactics, what can we look for in the final crucial match with Denmark? Japan’s approach stifled the Dutch in a similar way to how Denmark did in the previous match. With Yuki Abe covering the back four and aiming to prevent the dangerous Sneijder from picking up the ball, and the other four midfielders sitting deep and closing..Japan World Cup Team Blog|2010-06-21 10:32 pm推薦 -
[非公開] Watching Japan vs Netherlands Game at ..
Japan put up a valiant effort against Netherlands on June 19th but eventually lost 0-1. Many people thought Japan would lose anyway because Netherlands is such a strong team but they didn't score their only goal until the second half. Japan came close to a draw but unfortunately not close enough. read moreJapundit - Published news|2010-06-21 11:56 am推薦 -
[非公開] Post match quotes…
A few more reflections on yesterday’s match… Takeshi Okada… “I’m disappointed. I hoped we would score so it is a real shame. I don’t know what the outcome of the next game (between Cameroon and Denmark) will be. We just have to try and win our game against Denmark. My players tried ever so hard all over the pitch.” “Our players tried everything they could, but we’ve been una..Japan World Cup Team Blog|2010-06-21 01:58 am推薦 -
[非公開] Japan 0 Netherlands 1 – First thoughts
Japan went into this match with an unchanged side, which meant Keisuke Honda as the lone man up front again, and a very defensive formation. Japan were set up to play for a point and frustrated the Dutch throughout the first half. The first half possession was overwhelmingly in favour of the Dutch, but in the first 45 minutes Eiji Kawashima was not threatened once so you could say the stifling ..Japan World Cup Team Blog|2010-06-20 12:04 am推薦 -
[非公開] Remember me?
When Japan played their one and only match against Holland back in September, the Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk embarrassed himself by going up to Takeshi Okada and asking him “Have you seen the Japanese coach around?”. Now poor Takeshi’s not the most charismatic guy in the world, but he must have been slightly taken aback that his opposite number hadn’t even bothered to be able to recogn..Japan World Cup Team Blog|2010-06-19 07:57 am推薦







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