Young talents of Japan national football team who will be successful in the Tokyo Olympics

 

The soccer in Japan has greatly grown up in these past 20 years. But I don’t think it’s reached a high point.

「masterful technique」(巧みなテクニック),「organized movement」(組織立った動き),「tactics」(戦略) …

 

These are very important, but the most important thing that decides victory or defeat is mental power. I’ve been watching soccer games in Japan since J League starts (1992), and I feel their “lack of the slyness (ずる賢さ)” all the time.

It is so hard for Japanese to play craftily (狡猾な方法で). Zico thinks so, too.

 

The Asian Cup soccer tournament (2019)

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Anticipated stars (FW, MF)

There are many anticipated stars for the Tokyo Olympic Games (2020) and the World Cup (2022).

 


《 FW, MF 》


🔵 Hiroki Abe

vs Real Madrid (Club World Cup in 2018)
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🔵 Tatsuya Ito

playing for Hamburger SV
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🔵 Yuto Iwasaki

vs Saudi Arabia
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🔵 Ayase Ueda

vs South Korea
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🔵 Keita Endo

playing for Yokohama F Marinos
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🔵 Koki Ogawa

playing for Jubilo Iwata
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🔵 Takuya Ogiwara

playing for Urawa Red Diamonds
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🔵 Yuki Kakita

playing for Zweigen Kanazawa
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🔵 Takefusa Kubo

playing for FC Tokyo
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🔵 Yuta Goke

playing for Vissel Kobe
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🔵 Kyosuke Tagawa

playing for FC Tokyo
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🔵 Ritsu Doan

playing for FC Groningen
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🔵 Takuhiro Nakai

playing for Real Madrid Cadete A
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🔵 Keito Nakamura

Gamba Osaka
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🔵 Daizen Maeda

playing for Matsumoto Yamaga
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🔵 Kaoru Mitoma

He is still a university student
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🔵 Koji Miyoshi

playing for Yokohama F Marinos
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Anticipated stars (Defensive MF)

 

《 Defensive MF (Volante) 》


🔵 Mizuki Ichimaru

playing for Gamba Osaka
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🔵 Hiroki Ito

vs Saudi Arabia
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🔵 Yuta Kamiya

Ehime FC
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🔵 Hayao Kawabe

playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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🔵 Daisuke Sakai

playing for Oita Trinita
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🔵 Teruki Hara

playing for Sagan tosu
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🔵 Taiki Hirato

playing for Kashima Antlers
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🔵 Yuya Fukuda

in his high school days
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Anticipated stars (DF)

 

《 DF 》


🔵 Ko Itakura

Kawasaki Frontale → Manchester City → FC Groningen (loan)
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🔵 Kosuke Ide

Transferred to CD Leganes (Liga Espanola) in 2019
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🔵 Takuma Ominami

playing for Jubilo Iwata
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🔵 Yukinari Sugiwara

playing for Nagoya Grampus
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🔵 Daiki Sugioka

playing for Shonan Bellmare
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🔵 Yugo Tatsuta

playing for Shimizu S-Pulse
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🔵 Takehiro Tomiyasu

playing for Sint – truiden
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🔵 Yuta Nakayama

Kashiwa Reysol → (transferred to) PEC Zwolle in 2019
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🔵 Daiki Hashioka

playing for Urawa Red Diamonds
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🔵 Ryo Hatsuse

with David Villa (Vissel Kobe)
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🔵 So Fujitani

playing for Vissel Kobe
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🔵 Kakeru Funaki

playing for Cerezo Osaka
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🔵 Koki Machida

with Gen Shoji
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Anticipated stars (GK)

 

《 GK 》


🔵 Keisuke Osako

playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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🔵 Obi Powell Obinna

He is a Ryutsu Keizai University Student
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🔵 Ryosuke Kojima

playing for Oita Trinita
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🔵 Go Hatano

playing for FC Tokyo
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🔵 Riku Hirosue

playing for Renofa Yamaguchi
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🔵 Louis Yamaguchi

playing for Extremadura UD (spain)
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🔵 Tomoya Wakahara

playing for Kyoto Sanga
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There are many anticipated newcomers. You must be looking forward to…