2010.03.06
Kashima, Good Start for 2010 J.League

Kashima proved their high-quality finished form from the opening game. Urawa Reds wished to revenge for the defeat in their home on the last match of 2009 to let Kashima win, but Kashima still gets a good lead. Their play has no waste and they know the time to play.

This is the introduction of Volker Finke's second year of Urawa Reds. Hiroshima's talent Kashiwagi is joined and they make progress in the posesstion soccer, I believe.
"This match is very dense and has high quality. Two teams presented interesting match", said Finke after the match. I am afraid that some supporters start stopping to understand these objective analysis, of course I will give support for Volker's team management.
"Reds wish to go on their style that made this match dynamic and interesting", said home team coach Oswaldo Oliveira. He followed "I told my players that we only have to use Reds' style against them". On the contrary, Finke's command was quite aggressive that in the second half he threw a striker in a defensive midfiler out, and another attaker in a stopper out. This was a strong message from Finke. I am very intersted in when will Volker's boys produce mass goals.

2010.02.28
Nakamura Returns to Yokohama F-Marinos

Yokohama announced Nakamura Shunsuke's return

Yokohama F-Marinos announced Nakamura -Japanese No.10- Shunsuke's return to his home. He has moved to Espanyol after the 08-09 season in Glasgow, but only after the success on the pre-season match against Liverpool, he has lost his place in Spain.
"I has been thinking of my return to J.League in the past one-and-half year. It is only Marinos for me to be back", said Shunsuke. "The move at this moment is difficult, but as the World Cup is coming I wish to play in the environment that I can play."
"I don't grow without knocking myself against the wall. When I dropped from the World Cup squad in 2002, and when I lost the position in Italy, I spring back myself stronger from that"
The 2010 season starts from next Saturday.

1997-2002 Yokohama F-Marinos / 146 matches 33 goals
2002-2005 Reggina (ITA) / 81 matches 11 goals
2005-2009 Celtic (SCO) / 128 matches 29 goals
2009-2010 Espanyol (ESP) 12 matches no goal

2010.02.24
Season 2010 Started with Asia

http://www.goal2002.com/2010/acl.html
http://www.the-afc.com/en/schedule-a-results

2010.02.14
Good-bye Okasa-san. 0-0 w/ China, 1-3 w/ Korea in East Asia Championship

Mr. Okada's credit was that he accepted to be a national coach after the sudden stroke of Mr. Ivica Osim and he tried to follow Osim's concept. Sad to say to Okada, although he followed Osim's way (it was needed from Japanese soccer family), it was not his own approach. Okada was good at reaction soccer that kills oppeonent's feature. This soccer from national team seems to be from assistant coach Oki Takeshi came from Ventforet Kofu.

The real reason why I use the word "good-bye" is that he seems not to be preparing the World Cup game, but only to win this East Asian cup. He should have let player known that this was the good preparation for South Africa, and he should have given opportunities to sub players. It is very difficult to play with Mr. Okada. Thank you, but the leader should have kept his way and prepare in long-range.

Mr. Okada after the loss from Korea in Tokyo Kokuritsu Stadium

Japan's coach Osim has stroke http://www.goal2002.com/2007/t/20071116.html
kada gets official nod from JFA http://www.goal2002.com/2007/t/20071204.html

East Asian Football Championship 2010