At the recent East Asian Cup, the Japanese men's football team that played at home was forced to draw 0-0 by the Chinese men's football team, and this Chinese men's football team is still a "reserve force" composed mainly of U23 players.
Such results made Chinese fans rejoice, but for the Japanese team, they were bombarded by public opinion after the game, especially the team's head coach, Mori Hoichi.
Former vice president of the Japan Football Association, Kunigaseki Kamoto, commented angrily after the match: "I didn't score a goal when I played against a Chinese team that was obviously at a lower level." Such a view is also the mainstream argument in Japanese football for this game in the past two days.
As for the reason for not scoring, Kunigase Kabumoto believes that the team's tactics are very responsible, he said that Mori Hoichi's team only blindly pursues the number of passes, and over time, Chinese players have gradually become familiar with the Japanese team's routine, which makes the Japanese team unable to create a decisive scene of scoring even if it is close to the Chinese team's goal.
Not only is it difficult to watch in Japan, but Mori's performance has even been criticized by the international media. Brazilian media outlet Global Esports rated the performance of the Japanese team up and down the game, with forward Ryo Miyaichi scoring a team-high 6.5 points and head coach Mori Hoichi scoring a team-low 5.0.
Regarding Mori's performance, Global Esports commented: "It can be seen that Moriboichi wants to use the team of Hiroshima Three Arrows to open the situation with the tacit understanding between the players, but the tactics he arranged are contrary to the characteristics of the players, and the Japanese team controls most of the ball, but it has not been able to transform much effective attack." In any case, being forced to a draw by a Chinese team that is significantly weaker than the Japanese team is a shame for Mori Baoyi. ”
Today (July 26) marks the fourth anniversary of Moriho's tenure as coach of the Japanese team. Since taking office in 2018, Mori hoshi has led japan to 54 games with a win rate of 68.5%, and he is the longest-serving and highest-winning national team coach since the professionalization of Japanese football.
Although the overall performance of the team looks quite good, this draw against the Chinese team has caused Mori Baoichi to suffer a serious crisis of trust, and the call for his dismissal in Japanese football has been rising for several days. Whether Moriboichi can lead Japan to the Qatar World Cup at the end of this year has been marked with a big question mark.
This draw has also caused some people in Japanese football to reflect. Japanese celebrity Seggio Echigo said: "When the Japanese team put aside the group of overseas players and felt that its strength had dropped significantly, this issue should be further discussed. ”
In fact, Seggio Echigo's view is also a revelation for our Chinese football. The competitive level of the J League is already the top in Asian football, but there will still be a huge gap in strength between Japanese players and foreign players who play in local leagues, which also tells us that if Chinese football wants to improve, our players must go out.