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© 2022 AFPJapan's super-sub Doan aims to sink Croatia
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wallace
seanwd20
of course, you do. Can't change the spots on a donkey.
Nov. 26
Samit Basu
In case you are forgetting, Croatia was the team that reached the finals back in 2018 World Cup.
I am not sure why Japanese are expecting Croatia to be easy.
Laguna
Don't know nuttin' 'bout soccer 'cept that I'm very much enjoying this tournament.
kohakuebisu
Nagatomo starts and he's not very good. He keeps passing it to the opposition. None of Japan's starting strikers have looked like scoring either. Maeda had a great opportunity against Germany but didn't hold his run and ran offside.
Legrande
Posts wishing Doan well and congratulating him on his hard-earned acclaim get downvoted here lol
falseflagsteve
Double plus exciting matches ahead, even my partner is enjoying watching the footy. Sadly we can’t watch the England match as we travel to Sapporo on Monday but we will watch Japan and hope for the best.
Mocheake
It's happened before too. I remember back in the 1998 World Cup after Japan had lost a couple of close ones to two of the top powers, every know-nothing on TV was saying they would beat Jamaica by four or five goals and not be challenged at all. The mourning period for the country was long but I had a blast!
Dr.Cajetan Coelho
Having difference-making super-subs on the bench is healthy thinking in modern day football. Ritsu Doan, Morata, Rashford, Grealish, Kingsley Coman, Diogo Jota, Dybala, Xeridan Shakiri, are all game-changers.
Manbearpig
Talks a lot and is overly enthusiastic with his words it's rather cringe. Oh and the constant flip flopping.
Legrande
If someone like Conor MacGregor trash talks about an opponents religion and family people lap it up but when a Japanese sportsman expresses confidence and enthusiasm to go for it he is branded as talking too much, that is hilarious.
Lepyon
Seems a bit overconfident for a guy not even good enough to be a starter
rcch
… look at the amount of downvotes to my previous post…; I’m just being realistic but… yes, in football, you never know…; … would love to see Japan meet SK btw (!) (!) (!)
Legrande
Great that Doan is making his mark.
smithinjapan
It was cockiness that lost Japan the game to Costa Rica, don't forget, with even commentators talking about how "unscary" the match against them was.
rcch
*Today 08:57 am JST “ In case you are forgetting, *Croatia was the team that reached the finals back in 2018 World Cup.
*I am not sure why Japanese are expecting Croatia to be easy. **“*
Croatia is not that Croatia anymore; everything’s possible; the real problem is waiting for them in the quarterfinals(!) (J-players won’t be so cocky then); fans of Captain Tsubasa will go crazy when Japan faces Brazil; unfortunately, reality is a “little bit“ different.
Erik Morales
Awesome! Good luck to him. But can Japanese/Asian people please stop changing thier hair color to blond? It's not a good look on east Asian peoples....
Mocheake
Humble arrogance is what I call it and I see it a lot. It's usually followed by a huge comeuppance.
Zizi
The media in Japan?
Fighto!
The poor Croats will be biting their nails when they see Doan warming up to come on in the second half , that's for sure! A genuine game changer for Moriyasu-Japan.
3-1 to the Samurai-Blue - Doan to score another screamer!
Zizi
Talks alot this guy.
Haaa Nemui
And this is football. Anybody can win on their day, and past World Cup results usually have no bearing on future results. Croatia is good, but so are Spain and Germany, and nobody expects any of these teams to be easy, and if you think Japan doesn’t have a chance against Croatia based on previous tournaments then South Korea certainly won’t win their next game either.
seanwd20
LOL it’s coming home, more like you’re all going home!
Zizi
@erik
Agreed. Looks so tacky
seanwd20
I hope Senegal beat England today and make the media cry.