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2010.05.10
"I am not interested in the selection", said I.



JFA announced 23 men for World Cup 2010.
The concept of this selection is difficult for me to understand, but it seems to be difficult from any angle. Offensive, or defensive? Not the coach's favorites, but not accepted by public? Depended on a specific club, or based on the current performance? Osim's succession, or the coach's cultivaton?

In 2010, the team continues to fail developing themselves in training matches. This was the last chance for the coach to enjoy the support from people, but he seems to reject. I am a man who think if we share the same dream together, it can support players. However, he goes into more difficult way by himself.

The only thing clear is that players can change it. On the pitch in this June, you can do that.

Goalkeepers : Seigo Narazaki (Nagoya Grampus), Eiji Kawashima (Kawasaki Frontale), Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Jubilo Iwata)

Defenders : Yuji Nakazawa (Yokohama F. Marinos), Marcus Tulio Tanaka (Nagoya Grampus), Yuichi Komano (Jubilo Iwata), Daiki Iwamasa (Kashima Antlers), Yasuyuki Konno (FC Tokyo), Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Atsuto Uchida (Kashima Antlers)

Midfielders : Shunsuke Nakamura (Yokohama F. Marinos), Junichi Inamoto (Kawasaki Frontale), Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka), Kengo Nakamura (Kawasaki Frontale), Daisuke Matsui (Grenoble, FRA), Yuki Abe (Urawa Reds), Makoto Hasebe (Wolfsburg, GER), Keisuke Honda (CSKA Moscow, RUS)

Forwards : Keiji Tamada (Nagoya Grampus), Yoshito Okubo (Vissel Kobe), Kisho Yano (Albirex Niigata), Shinji Okazaki (Shimizu S-Pulse), Takayuki Morimoto (Catania, ITA)




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