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Match 6: Ivory Coast v Japan


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By Joffa - 11 May 2014 8:31 PM

14 June 2014
22:00




Ivory Coast v Japan




Arena Pernambuco, Recife


Group C
By stefcep - 15 Jun 2014 10:00 PM

u4486662 wrote:
Les Gock wrote:
I really don't get the Japan love on these forums, thought they were thoroughly outplayed. Their half time lead was undeserved, thanks to the brilliance of Honda against the run of play.

They couldn't even beat the struggling Holger-led Australia in the qualifiers.

Japan were unusually terrible in this game. They didn't play their usual proactive game.



This is true.

And all Zaccharoni's fault. 100%

He has taken a team that was playing a wonderful one touch short passing game with plenty of movement off the ball to a static one camped in its own half relying on long ball counters and crosses against opponents who are taller and stronger.

Zaccahrini has panicked after them not winning a game in the Confed Cup due to defensive lapses and just plain bad luck and thrown out their entire game.

Endo on the bench FFS!

How an Italian coach can get it so wrong tactically is beyond me. I think he is coaching his last two games.