By damonzzzz - 24 Jan 2015 7:11 PM
Due to how awful we have been in recent years I feel as if we do.
They really seem to have stalled considerably. Looked set to become a leading footballing nation a few years back and they just haven't. They were pretty awful at the last WC and a QF exit is pretty abysmal. Not to mention Honda's stint in Russia looks like it has held him back a bit and Kagawa has gone backwards.
Over the last few years it seems as if they benefited from a lot of Asian teams just laying down to them because there are Japan. They sort of get given this aura as a top quality world beating side, when it reality they aren't.
If it wasn't for the low quality of a lot of sides in the Asian confederation (Australia included) I really don't think we would hold them in such a high regard.
Edited by damonzzzz: 24/1/2015 07:12:57 PM
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By stefcep - 28 Jan 2015 12:14 PM
^^^Interesting about Honda's thyroid- the "bulging eyes" are a hallmark of thyroid disease but these days its usually identified well before it gets to that point and treated, I though it was juts his normal physiognomy.
And I agree about Uchida, Sakai is a more defensive RB than Uchida.
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