Japan squad for Oman match:

GK – Kawashima, Nishikawa, Gonda

DF – Komano, Konno, Kurihara, Inoha, Yoshida, Nagatomo, Uchida, H.Sakai

MF – Endo, Nakamura, Hasebe, Hosogai, Honda, Takahashi

(registered as) FW (but mostly attacking MF!) – Okazaki, Maeda, Havenaar, Inui, Kiyotake, Usami

Great to see Usami get another chance and “interesting” to see the likes of Konno and Inoha, and arguably Kurihara still in there when they are not having the best of seasons at club level – quality rising to the top at NT level? Desperation because no-one else coming through? Bit of both?

Two “reserve” keepers always the same – does another keeper deserve a chance to earn a little experience and sit on the bench for NT – let’s face it, they won’t play, so give someone else a feel for it?

What do you think of the squad? And who is in your starting XI?