did not lock in the qualification, and went all out to win against the national football team Japan

The reporter reported coldly On the afternoon of November 16, Japan arrived in Xiamen and began to prepare for the match with the national football team on the 19th.

Due to the injury and absence of the main defenders Kenhiro Tomiyasu, Yoki Ito, and Shogo Taniguchi, Japan can only reorganize the defensive line. In the away game against Indonesia, Mori Hoichi lined up a combination of Daiki Hashioka (Luton, Championship), Itakura (Borussia Mönchenchen, Bundesliga) and Machida Hiroki (St Giles, Liga), and the three central defenders were partnered for the first time, and the weakness of lack of tacit understanding was soon exposed. Just nine minutes into the game, Indonesia had a one-on-one chance, but goalkeeper Sayaka Suzuki managed to save the ball.

Although Indonesia lost 0-4, they were the team with the most shots on target against Japan in the five matches of the round of 18 (3).

"We have to be more humble because there are still some shortcomings. In the game, we exposed some weaknesses that need to be improved against China. "There may be a need for better communication in terms of tactical thinking, because there are players who want to put in the attack, and there are people who want to stabilize the defense first. The next game is more important and I want to perform better. ”

In the context of the injury of the three main central defenders, Mori still insisted on the three-center-back tactics to ensure the stability of the tactical formation, "I am very patient with the win, I believe that when the need arises, there will be players who will step up and score. "Although the three central defenders of the temporary partner lacked tacit understanding, and Indonesia counter-attacked and threatened many times, fortunately they managed to keep a clean sheet. Hoichi Mori was very happy about this, and in doing so, Suzuki equalled Eiji Kawashima's most clean sheets in the 2014 World Preliminary Top 10 (four), second only to Shuichi Gonda's six clean sheets in the 2022 World Preliminary Top 12.

In addition, in addition to Yukizo Kubo Kenei, Tanaka Bi and striker Furuhashi Hiroshi, Dairan Maeda, Junya Ito, and flag bearer Ren Yang all came off the bench and were given some time to stay in shape, while Yuki Ohashi, who played for Blackburn Rovers in the Championship, made his debut. Mori said that the national football team will continue to strive for victory, "We have not locked in the right to qualify, we must ensure that we win." ”

It is worth mentioning that in the battle between India and Japan, the Japanese Football Association and the Indonesian Football Association took into account that both teams had a large number of overseas players and were tired of traveling, so they specially applied for a one-day postponement of the game, which means that Japan has one less preparation time than the national football team. However, their adjustment was to train after playing Indonesia, and then stay in Jakarta for one night instead of leaving directly on the same night as usual, and Japan only departed from Jakarta on the morning of the 16th, and the players got a night of rest.

After the Asian Cup defeat at the beginning of the year, Moriyasu summed up the lack of a winner's atmosphere in the dressing room. To this end, he recruited 38-year-old veteran Yuto Nagatomo into the team, and although he could not play the main team, he could share his international experience with the juniors in the locker room and bring a better sense of unity to the team. In September, the Japanese Football Association put Makoto Hasebe, who had just retired, into the coaching staff, hoping that he would play a role as a bridge between players and coaches. Mori hopes that they can better help the newcomers in the defensive line in the locker room to speed up the run-in. The match against Indonesia and the national football team, the last two opponents in the group stage, in November is the best opportunity to hone in the defensive line Plan B.

For the upcoming Sino-Japanese battle, Japanese media believe that Mori will continue to rotate in a small area. Bi Tanaka, Kenei Kubo, Junya Ito and Dairan Maeda, who did not start in Indonesia, could all be in the starting line-up, but it is doubtful that Celtic center Hiroshi Furuhashi will be in the starting line-up.

After being held to a draw at home by a back five Australia in October, Moriyasu has been looking for a way to crack the bucket. In the away game against Indonesia, Japan did not play its due strength in the first 35 minutes, but Indonesia's counterattack was sharper. However, Hidemasa Morita stepped forward to cooperate with Daichi Kamada to disrupt Indonesia's man-to-man defence, creating conditions for Ogawa to create an own goal from Indonesian naturalized central defender Habner.

In the battle between China and Japan, in addition to learning from Indonesia to strengthen the counterattack and improve the efficiency of the counterattack, the national football team should pay special attention to the forward insertion of Japanese midfielders to prevent the deployment of the defensive line from being disrupted. Kenei Kubo, who is likely to start, will also bring more attacking methods to Japan, which will be a more severe test for the national football team's defense.

Japanese media mentioned the hot sale of home tickets in Xiamen, believing that Chinese fans will create enough home atmosphere like Indonesian fans in Jakarta, "This is a new test for Japanese players, Japan scored 11 goals and kept clean sheets in the first three away games, and they will strive to achieve four consecutive away wins and clean sheets in the round of 18." ”

Japanese football website Football-Zone believes that the national football team, which has too many injuries on the offensive end, can hardly pose a threat to the Japanese defense. The website also analyzed the 16 players who played in the first game of Yinne, and believed that Junya Ito and Yusei Sugawara, who came off the bench, performed well, and there is a high probability that they will win the approval of Mori Hoichi and start in the Sino-Japanese battle. At present, the competition for Japan's forward line is fierce, Ogawa Hankei, Maeda Dairan, Furuhashi Hengo and Ohashi Yuki are all likely to start, and Takumi Minamino, who scored the 24th goal of the national team against Indonesia and is tied with Shunsuke Nakamura for 10th place in team history, will most likely wait for an opportunity on the bench.

Although the Japanese media even suggested that for the national football game, Mori Boichi should boldly use players who rarely play, but for the sake of insurance, he should not rotate largely.