FIFA: Japan Played Beautifully – 日本、ステージ2へ

いやあ、徹夜した甲斐がありましたねえ！滅多には見ることのできないくらいの見事な勝利でした。100点満点のフリーキックが2発ですからね。これで本田の本場での値段が跳ね上がるのは必至です。でも全員がしっかり走ってちゃんと役割を果たしていたことが何よりも素晴らしい内容でした。長友にも欧州進出の機会が来るかも知れないし、得点にこそならなかったものの松井の芸術的なタッチ、スローで見て惚れ直す瞬間です。ひとつ不満を挙げるとしたら、残り10分くらいで森本に実戦をやらせておくくらいの見識が監督に欲しいところだけど、布陣の変更が機能しているので、頑固な岡田はますます硬直化するかも。


Wow, watching the match without a sleep really paid off! The game of victory over Dane was as beautiful as seldom possible. Honda definitely boosted his market price, but the core value was in that all the players kept running and did their jobs as required. They were a great team! Nagatomo may soon receive offers from Europe. Although it did not score a goal, the artistic touch of Matsui looked fascinating in repeated slow replays. The single only concern I have is with the coach’s wisdom with flexibility, because he should have sent Morimoto out to the field in the last 10 minutes or so to allow him experience the real fight, but Okada is always stubborn and he may be even stiffer as the new formation is functionning.