Bonn is such a great name... I did a report on Beethoven when I was in grade school, so that's the first thing I think of everytime I hear the name. Funny how these things stick to you from childhood.
The core group left Japan for Germany on Saturday, and those from Reds and Gamba took a later flight that met up with Zico and Daisuke Matsui (Zico attended Dai's Saturday game in France) in Berlin. It was defender Yuji Nakazawa's birthday this Saturday -- Happy Birthday! I remember doing a >>profile on him last year on his birthday, and it's very strange to think how quickly this year has gone.
This morning the team, now joined by Nakamura, Matsui, Yanagisawa, and Oguro, trained in a light flurry of snow. I mentioned before that they are testing out the facilities they will be using for the World Cup (Japan's camp will be in Bonn), including the hotel and the practice grounds.
Since Takahara, Nakata, Inamoto and Koji have games to play today (Sunday), they will only be able to meet up with the team on Monday, the day before the game.
Since this is the last game that Zico has the authority to call his Europe-based players until June (aside from Yanagisawa, who is returning to Kashima this week), I wonder if he will force an all-Europe formation, or pick and choose according to balance.
Will Hide be used as an offensive half? Probably, though we've seen countless times that he is better another step back.
Will he insist on starting Kubo over Oguro? Probably, as Kubo is at the top of the forwards list, and Zico will want to see how he meshes with Nakamura (who loves him) and the others. The only thing preventing this would be if there is an issue about Kubo's condition.
The formation will most likely be 4-4-2, but in what combination, I am not sure.
From left to right: Nakazawa, Yanagisawa, Oguro, Miyamoto, Ogasawara, Nakamura, Tanaka, Komano, Matsui, Fukunishi. And in front, in grey is physical coach, Satouchi.
The core group left Japan for Germany on Saturday, and those from Reds and Gamba took a later flight that met up with Zico and Daisuke Matsui (Zico attended Dai's Saturday game in France) in Berlin. It was defender Yuji Nakazawa's birthday this Saturday -- Happy Birthday! I remember doing a >>profile on him last year on his birthday, and it's very strange to think how quickly this year has gone.
This morning the team, now joined by Nakamura, Matsui, Yanagisawa, and Oguro, trained in a light flurry of snow. I mentioned before that they are testing out the facilities they will be using for the World Cup (Japan's camp will be in Bonn), including the hotel and the practice grounds.
Since Takahara, Nakata, Inamoto and Koji have games to play today (Sunday), they will only be able to meet up with the team on Monday, the day before the game.
Since this is the last game that Zico has the authority to call his Europe-based players until June (aside from Yanagisawa, who is returning to Kashima this week), I wonder if he will force an all-Europe formation, or pick and choose according to balance.
Will Hide be used as an offensive half? Probably, though we've seen countless times that he is better another step back.
Will he insist on starting Kubo over Oguro? Probably, as Kubo is at the top of the forwards list, and Zico will want to see how he meshes with Nakamura (who loves him) and the others. The only thing preventing this would be if there is an issue about Kubo's condition.
The formation will most likely be 4-4-2, but in what combination, I am not sure.
From left to right: Nakazawa, Yanagisawa, Oguro, Miyamoto, Ogasawara, Nakamura, Tanaka, Komano, Matsui, Fukunishi. And in front, in grey is physical coach, Satouchi.
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Good to have you back. Adored your profile on Nakazawa.
2006/02/28(火) 09:31:32 | URL | Trophime #-[ Edit]
Hi Trophime, thanks for your comment! :) I'm glad you enjoyed the profile; Nakazawa is certainly not part of the "elite" in terms of his progression into the top of the playerlist (unlike those like Ono et al, who were "stars" when they were teenagers), but he has shown that his perseverence and good attitude paid off.
What's the man's character.
Emily had specifics to recommend me, there being a man in the countenance of Smudge, this is just it.
No- no -Judith, and when the latter understood the whole family is off with gratitude in his absence.
We had to give the name of his sons?
She says the officers say of their victim by means of payment.
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