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Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

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Eau de MacGowan
May 12, 2009

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SANKAKUKEI WA MO SHINDEIRU

Shinjobi
Jul 10, 2008


Gravy Boat 2k

Frankston
Jul 27, 2010


Dual Monarchy
Feb 20, 2013

Digital Jedi
May 28, 2007

Fallen Rib

Charles 2 of Spain
Nov 7, 2017

a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost

AnacondaHL posted:

this thread






SLICK GOKU BABY
Jun 12, 2001

Hey Hey Let's Go! 喧嘩する
大切な物を protect my balls


Japan should try scoring in the first half, a lot easier that way.

Crazy Ted
Jul 29, 2003

barbecue at the folks
Jul 20, 2007


vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011

harperdc
Jul 24, 2007

Best part is this game started at 4 am Japan time, so most people are going to wake up and be thrilled.

Group winners. Japanese TV is going to be condensed smug for a few days. World’s gone mad :psyduck:

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me

Crazy Ted
Jul 29, 2003

harperdc posted:

Best part is this game started at 4 am Japan time, so most people are going to wake up and be thrilled.

Group winners. Japanese TV is going to be condensed smug for a few days. World’s gone mad :psyduck:
And the smug from this will end just in time for Japan to win the World Baseball Classic again and then they'll really be smug.

ScottyJSno
Aug 16, 2010

日本が大好きです!
Lol Japan had 13% possession.

Nuclear Spoon
Aug 18, 2010

I want to cry out
but I don’t scream and I don’t shout
And I feel so proud
to be alive
jpana

Big Black Dick
Mar 20, 2009

yes, but have you considered

Crazy Ted
Jul 29, 2003

ScottyJSno posted:

Lol Japan had 13% possession.
and 100% of the points lol

track day bro!
Feb 17, 2005

#essereFerrari
Grimey Drawer
Like they say in Japan ‘it’s a funny old game’ but they say it in Japanese not English

Tzen
Sep 11, 2001

KidDynamite
Feb 11, 2005

Japan good.

NinpoEspiritoSanto
Oct 22, 2013




Barry Shitpeas
Dec 17, 2003

there is no need
to be upset

Winner POTM July 2013

track day bro! posted:

Like they say in Japan ‘it’s a funny old game’ but they say it in Japanese not English

itusu cominugu homu

Popete
Oct 6, 2009

This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs

Grimey Drawer

ScottyJSno posted:

Lol Japan had 13% possession.

I guess endlessly passing the ball between midfielders doesn't score goals.

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
close enough

ilmucche
Mar 16, 2016

Apparently they had 26% against germany

Popete
Oct 6, 2009

This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs

Grimey Drawer

ilmucche posted:

Apparently they had 26% against germany

Japanese efficiency is incredible, you only need the ball long enough to kick it into the goal.

It's called Six Sigma.

sticksy
May 26, 2004
Nap Ghost
Abe did not die in vain

Mr. Fix It
Oct 26, 2000

💀ayyy💀


Popete posted:

Japanese efficiency is incredible, you only need the ball long enough to kick it into the goal.

It's called Six Sigma.

nonsense, it's the toyota production system. the japanese jidokaed and kaizened their way to winning the group. watch out croatia, you're gonna be JITed, respectfully.

cagliostr0
Jun 8, 2020
Unlike Liverpool, when Japan declares sorewa suberanai desuyo! they actually mean it

Mr. Fix It
Oct 26, 2000

💀ayyy💀


srsly tho, why the gently caress did japan lose to costa rica and beat both germany and spain? what a silly sport

UnderFreddy
Oct 9, 2012

GEGENPOSTING

blue lock

harperdc
Jul 24, 2007

Mr. Fix It posted:

srsly tho, why the gently caress did japan lose to costa rica and beat both germany and spain? what a silly sport

It feels like they have a more thorough “underdog” plan for when out of possession than when they’re expected to have the ball.

Having watched a fair bit of Japan’s qualifiers, they can be like 2017-20 Arsenal in possession in games against worse teams - sideways passes, no direct thrust, nobody to finish it off. A shocking number of crosses in to nobody (insert joke about Japan not having a big man here).

They lost to Saudi Arabia in qualifying and it was similar to that Costa Rica match - give up the one shot on goal and get shithouse’d for the other 89 minutes. A CONCACAF-rear end CONCACAF team was a terrible matchup.

Eau de MacGowan
May 12, 2009

BRASIL HEXA
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harperdc posted:

(insert joke about Japan not having a big man here).

but they do have a big man!!! they've got havenaar mike-kun!!!

Charles 2 of Spain
Nov 7, 2017

Mr. Fix It posted:

srsly tho, why the gently caress did japan lose to costa rica and beat both germany and spain? what a silly sport
They were paid off op

Tzen
Sep 11, 2001

sticksy posted:

Abe did not die in vain

psyer
Mar 26, 2013
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Aug 18, 2013

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