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Japan National Team News
Here again, to commemorate U23 selection for Toulon…. heeeeeeeerrrrre's IBUSUKI!
Fantastic to see Hiroshi Ibuksuki selected for Toulon U23 Tournament after his interview in JSoccer Magazine Issue 3 (maybe even because of that interview!!)… here again is a compilation of his goals …
Your esteemed editor (it says here!) picks the Japan team v. Azerbaijan! What's your team?
Japan squad for the Azerbaijan Kirin Challenge Cup – and MY team! What's YOURS?
Here’s the Japan squad for the Azerbaijan Kirin Challenge Cup game tomorrow night … who would be in your starting XI?
3-2-4-1 for me?
GK – anyone will do – he can read the newspaper and have a coffee while the rest of the team rack up the goals!
DF – Tokunaga, Inoha, Makino
Double DF MF (volante) – Hasebe, Hosogai
Right WB Sakai Left WB Nagatomo
Attacking MFs Honda, Kagawa,
FW – Morimoto (or Okazaki)
2nd half Miyaichi for Nagatomo and a slight change in formation!!
What do you think?
Comment below or at www.jsoccer.com … all the best to Samurai Blue tomorrow!
Goalkeepers — KAWASHIMA Eiji (Lierse SK), NISHIKAWA Shusaku (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), GONDA Shuichi (FC Tokyo)
Defenders — KOMANO Yuichi (Jubilo Iwata), KURIHARA Yuzo (Yokohama F.Marinos), TOKUNAGA Yuhei (FC Tokyo), INOHA Masahiko (Vissel Kobe), NAGATOMO Yuto (Inter Milan), MAKINO Tomoaki (Urawa Reds), UCHIDA Atsuto (Shalke 04), SAKAI Hiroki (Kashiwa Reysol)
Midfielders — NAKAMURA Kengo (Kawasaki Frontale), HASEBE Makoto (VfL Wolfsburg), HOSOGAI Hajime (FC Augsburg), HONDA Keisuke (CSKA Moscow), TAKAHASHI Hideto (FC Tokyo), HASEGAWA Aria Jasuru (FC Tokyo)
Forwards — MAEDA Ryoichi (Jubilo Iwata), OKAZAKI Shinji (VfB Stuttgart), MORIMOTO Takayuki (Novara), KAGAWA Shinji (Borussia Dortmund), HARAGUCHI Genki (Urawa Reds), MIYAICHI Ryo (Arsenal/Bolton!)
Japan U-23 Selection for Toulon! Ibusuki is in!
GKs – Masuda (Sanfrecce), Ando (Frontale)
DFs – Sakai Gotoku (Stuttgart), (Higa F.Marinos), Oiwa (JEF), Yamamura (Antlers), Suzuki Daisuke (Albirex), Yoshida (S-Pulse), Hamada (Reds)
MFs – Muramatsu (S-Pulse), Yamamoto (Jubilo), Mizunuma (Tosu), Higashi (Ardija), Ogihara (Cerezo), Takagi Yoshiaki (Utrecht), Usami (Bayern MUnich)
FWs – Ibusuki (Sevilla), Saito (F. Marinos), Osako (Antlers), Otsu (Borussia Moenchengladbach)
Congratulations to Ibusuki and Takagi, in particular, and welcome back to Usami! It should be noted that players from ACL last 16 qualified teams (FC Tokyo, Kashiwa Reysol, Nagoya Grampus) plus some players who have been selected for the full team (Haraguchi, Sakai Hiroki) have not been considered for this tournament.
トゥーロン国際大会 U23 日本代表
U23 日本代表
GKs
増田卓也（サンフレッチェ広島）
安藤駿介（川崎フロンターレ）
DFs
酒井高徳（シュツットガルト）
比嘉祐介（横浜Ｆ・マリノス）
大岩一貴（ジェフユナイテッド千葉）
山村和也（鹿島アントラーズ）
鈴木大輔（アルビレックス新潟）
吉田豊（清水エスパルス）
濱田水輝（浦和レッズ）
MFs
村松大輔（清水エスパルス
山本康裕（ジュビロ磐田）
水沼宏太（サガン鳥栖）
東慶悟（大宮アルディージャ）
扇原貴宏（セレッソ大阪）
宇佐美貴史（バイエルン・ミュンヘン）
高木善朗（ユトレヒト）
FWs
指宿洋史（セビージャ・アトレティコ）
齋藤学（横浜Ｆ・マリノス）
大迫勇也（鹿島アントラーズ）
大津祐樹（メンヘングラッドバッハ）
日本代表 Japan Selection for the Kirin Cup v. Azerbaijan
The NT selection for the forthcoming Kirin Cup….
GK Kawashima Nishikawa, Gonda DF Komano, Kurihara, Tokunaga, Inoha, Nagatomo, Makino, Uchida, Sakai MF – Nakamura (Kengo), Hasebe, Honda, Hosogai, Takahashi, Aria Jasuru Hasegawa FW – Maeda, Okazaki, Morimoto, Kagawa, Haraguchi, Miyaichi
GK – 川島永嗣, 西川周作, 権田修 ＤＦ- 駒野友一, 栗原勇蔵, 徳永悠平, 伊野波雅彦, 長友佑都, 槙野智章, 内田篤人, 酒井宏樹 ＭＦ- 中村憲剛, 長谷部誠, 本田圭佑, 細貝萌, 高橋秀人, 長谷川アーリアジャスール ＦＷ – 前田遼一, 岡崎慎司, 森本貴幸, 香川真司, 原口元気, 宮市亮
Up and Coming for the Japan National Team ….
May 23rd sees Japan take on Azerbaijan at Ecopa Stadium, Shizuoka. An opposition – a lowly FIFA ranked team – that Japan coach Zaccheroni actively requested, to allow his team to gain experience of playing against a similarly-ranked team to Oman and Jordan, who Japan play in World Cup Qualifying in June, along with Australia.
May 28th Japan take on Colombia in Tokyo, before concentrating on their two qualifiers in Saitama – June 3rd v. Oman and June 8th v. Jordan, before a trip to Brisbane to face Australia in further qualifying for WC 2014.
It will be interesting to see who Zac selects – who do YOU think will be in? Has Miyaichi done enough? Is Honda match fit? Will Kagawa’s mind be on a Premier League move? Is Genki Haraguchi back!? Has Hisato Sato done enough to get another chance for Japan? Will Tulio EVER play for Japan again? Will Kiyotake be selected or allowed to concentrate on London2012 (and Nuremburg plans!)? Will any of the S-Pulse youngsters get the call?
Your answers, or more questions below, please!
U23 Samurai Blue and Nadeshiko Groups Drawn for London Olympics
For the London Olympics 2012 Japan U23 have been drawn in Group D with Spain, Honduras and Morocco – they will play Spain in Glasgow on July 26th, Morocco in Newcastle on July 29th and Honduras in Coventry on August 1st.
Japan Ladies – Nadeshiko Japan have drawn Canada, Sweden and South Africa in their group.