the kashima antlers mystery
2 things have been bugging me.
first, how is it that the team that has won the past 2 j-league titles has only one regular in the japan national team?
second, how is it that the team that has won the past 2 j-league titles and currently holds a 8-point lead do it, with basically the same team?
to the first question, i agree that japan has very good players. i think each team has one or two very good players, but kashima has a very good team. i sometimes wonder if you take the kashima players out of the kashima system, they will not do as well.
to be honest, i will have to think twice about replacing kengo nakamura with nozawa, or yasuhito endo with aoki. but these players didn't win the past 2 seasons for nothing. surely you don't mean to tell me that only uchida is good enough for a place in the japan squad? maybe not as a starter, but in the squad, to provide another option.
and if you are thinking kashima are a team that relies on its foreign players, you got it all wrong. it is true that marquinhos is an integral part of kashima, but only one other regular is foreigner- partk joo ho, the left-back. marquinhos is not the only one banging in goals; the whole team chips in.
the keeper sogahata is outstanding. totally what i look for in a keeper. safe hands, always there when needed, steady with crosses, and most importantly, spreads the ball well. someone who can play with the team. for the past 2 seasons, the antlers have the best defence in the league. not for nothing.
it is ironic that when coaches talk about trying players, they tend to be referring to unknown players from smaller teams, whereas my advice for takeshi okada would be to try the antlers players. the players from the champions.
one player whom i don't expect to see representing japan any time in the future is mitsuo ogasawara. a shame really.
the fifth of the Golden Quartet comprising Nakata, Nakamura, Inamoto and Ono.
now, there is still no place for him with the likes of Nakamura, Nakamura, Endo and Hasebe.
i think he has given up on playing for japan. maybe he wasn't interested in the first place.
but he is still one of japan's best midfielders. the brains of kashima antlers.
first, how is it that the team that has won the past 2 j-league titles has only one regular in the japan national team?
second, how is it that the team that has won the past 2 j-league titles and currently holds a 8-point lead do it, with basically the same team?
to the first question, i agree that japan has very good players. i think each team has one or two very good players, but kashima has a very good team. i sometimes wonder if you take the kashima players out of the kashima system, they will not do as well.
to be honest, i will have to think twice about replacing kengo nakamura with nozawa, or yasuhito endo with aoki. but these players didn't win the past 2 seasons for nothing. surely you don't mean to tell me that only uchida is good enough for a place in the japan squad? maybe not as a starter, but in the squad, to provide another option.
and if you are thinking kashima are a team that relies on its foreign players, you got it all wrong. it is true that marquinhos is an integral part of kashima, but only one other regular is foreigner- partk joo ho, the left-back. marquinhos is not the only one banging in goals; the whole team chips in.
the keeper sogahata is outstanding. totally what i look for in a keeper. safe hands, always there when needed, steady with crosses, and most importantly, spreads the ball well. someone who can play with the team. for the past 2 seasons, the antlers have the best defence in the league. not for nothing.
it is ironic that when coaches talk about trying players, they tend to be referring to unknown players from smaller teams, whereas my advice for takeshi okada would be to try the antlers players. the players from the champions.
one player whom i don't expect to see representing japan any time in the future is mitsuo ogasawara. a shame really.
the fifth of the Golden Quartet comprising Nakata, Nakamura, Inamoto and Ono.
now, there is still no place for him with the likes of Nakamura, Nakamura, Endo and Hasebe.
i think he has given up on playing for japan. maybe he wasn't interested in the first place.
but he is still one of japan's best midfielders. the brains of kashima antlers.
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