FIFA World Cup: Japan coach Moriyasu praises the current team’s “individual talent”

FIFA World Cup: Japan coach Moriyasu praises the current team’s “individual talent”

FIFA World Cup: Japan coach Moriyasu praises the current team’s “individual talent”

FIFA World Cup: Japan coach Moriyasu praises the current team’s “individual talent”

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  • Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu credited his team’s impressive run to the last-16 stage to having players with high individual quality.
  • Japan won Group E after defeating Germany and Spain, and will now play Croatia on Monday for a place in the World Cup quarterfinals.

At the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu credited his team’s impressive run to the last-16 stage to having players with high individual quality.

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Japan won Group E after defeating Germany and Spain, and will now play Croatia on Monday in an attempt to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time.

The coach noted that although Japan have always had strong teamwork, the current squad’s individual talent is beginning to shine through, as 11 members of the group are currently playing for top-flight European teams.

“Japan has always been a team that can play an organised game, but this is not really sufficient unless the individual players are strong.” Moriyasu said in his pre-game press conference on Sunday that “the individual players have become much more capable over the last four years.”

Defender Yuto Nagatomo, meanwhile, praised Japan for having the character to come back against both Germany and Spain after falling behind and expressed hope that they would have the same attitude against the United States on Monday.

The defender said, “This is a great opportunity for us to demonstrate to the world how we can fight like Samurais,” adding that, like the legendary warriors, the Japanese football team can be certain of its abilities.

“They practise their techniques and polish their weapons before a battle, but if they are afraid when they are in it, they won’t be able to use them to their full potential.

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It’s the same with football; obviously, tactics and techniques are important, but no matter how much we’ve improved them, if we’re afraid to play, they’re useless. The stopper from Tokyo insisted that courage was the first thing we needed.

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