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Honda wants a tough boss
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Keisuke Honda seems to be trying to use his elevated position in the Japan squad to have his say on the potential new national team coach, and he definitely doesn’t want a “yes man”.
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New Coach to be announced in two weeks…apparently
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Just as the headline says, the JFA have said the new boss will be named shortly. According to the new JFA head honcho Junji Ogura… (more…)
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Rumour, Counter Rumour, Hushed Whispers and other speculation
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Not the latest spy drama, but the ongoing speculation about the club future of Keisuke Honda. I’ve been resisting putting too much stock by the numerous rumours I see each day – resisting as best I can anyway…until now…obviously. (more…)
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What If? Okada had been replaced before the World Cup…
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What if Takeshi Okada had been replaced after the East Asian Championships earlier this year? (more…)
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Japan’s Bid is “Very Balanced” says FIFA
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FIFA’s inspection team have left Japan impressed with what they’ve seen, although hardly gushing with praise describing the bid as a nice balance between old and new, referring to environmental awareness and the high-tech approach including 3-D match broadcasts. (more…)
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An early chance for revenge?
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According to FIFA’s website (and to one of our regulars “H_e_l_l_o”) Japan now have a friendly lined up for 4th September to replace the cancelled match with Iran. Japan will have the chance to right a few wrongs against Paraguay at an as yet undecided Japanese venue.
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An early chance for revenge?
Slight miscalculation! That was 1995, so this is 1996... ... [Read More]An early chance for revenge?
True. Nothing on FIFA.com about the Korea match either. ... [Read More]An early chance for revenge?
Yeah absolutely nothing is confirmed of course but they look more concrete by the day as more stuff ... [Read More]New Coach to be announced in two weeks...apparently
It is slow to update now I know - but I get to see the real comments count when I'm logged in to ... [Read More]New Coach to be announced in two weeks...apparently
I'm sure the news will be a real bombshell!1991 ... [Read More]
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