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A View From A Brit by Jeremy Walker : Disgruntled fans give Japan the pressure they needed

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A View From A Brit by Jeremy Walker. Jeremy Walker, a British football journalist living in Japan, writes about Japanese football. Laquo; Japan’s bid is sound, but. Can it get any worse for Japan? Disgruntled fans give Japan the pressure they needed. February 8, 2010: Takeshi Okada wanted some tough matches in the build-up to the World Cup, and the East Asian Championship has already given him one in the 0-0 draw with China. Good on the fans, I say, as this can only help toughen up the players in the run...

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A View From A Brit by Jeremy Walker : Beckham injury will bring mixed emotion

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A View From A Brit by Jeremy Walker. Jeremy Walker, a British football journalist living in Japan, writes about Japanese football. Laquo; Honda gives Okada plenty of options. Park: There's just no stopping the Korean dynamo ». Beckham injury will bring mixed emotion. March 15, 2010: When David Beckham pulled up lame while playing for Milan on Sunday, the groans and sighs could be heard around the football world. For me, however, Beckham will remain a giant for all he has done for club and country. I ...

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A View From A Brit by Jeremy Walker : Matsui, Morimoto under the selection spotlight

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A View From A Brit by Jeremy Walker. Jeremy Walker, a British football journalist living in Japan, writes about Japanese football. Laquo; Shunsuke's return will be welcome boost for Japan. Honda gives Okada plenty of options ». Matsui, Morimoto under the selection spotlight. I am thinking of Daisuke Matsui and Takayuki Morimoto, whose places in the final squad for South Africa are far from assured. In Morimoto's favour, of course, is the dearth of quality strikers around in Japan, but he still needs to d...

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A View From A Brit by Jeremy Walker : December 2009

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A View From A Brit by Jeremy Walker. Jeremy Walker, a British football journalist living in Japan, writes about Japanese football. Laquo; November 2009. January 2010 ». Cold play at Kokuritsu and it was all yellow. December 30, 2009: It wasn't just the dazzling yellow boots of Michihiro Yasuda that sparkled in the winter sunshine at National Stadium on Tuesday. His performance was bright and breezy, too, as he helped Gamba Osaka beat Vegalta Sendai 2-1 in the Emperor's Cup semi-finals. After all, it must...

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A View From A Brit by Jeremy Walker : Archives

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A View From A Brit by Jeremy Walker. Jeremy Walker, a British football journalist living in Japan, writes about Japanese football. Jeremy Walker, is a freelance sports journalist in Japan,contributing to Weekly Soccer Magazine and www.footballjapan.jp on a regular basis. After reporting on football in England for 10 years, including Newcastle United from 1986 to 1989, he was chief sports writer of the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong from 1989-1994. Ben Mabley English blood,Osakan heart.

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Japan Footblog: July 2012

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Monday, July 30, 2012. Kensuke Nagai scored the winner in the 84th minute. The Japanese men defeated Morocco 1-0 to book a place in the quarterfinals. Kensuke Nagai scored the only goal in the 84th minute of an entertaining match. The victory leaves Japan needing only a draw against Honduras to secure top spot in the group and likely avoid Brazil in the quarterfinals. Morocco were excellent and had no trouble keeping possession. All their players were comfortable on the ball and able to pass it with ...

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A View From A Brit by Jeremy Walker : Good timing for Inamoto, Okada

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A View From A Brit by Jeremy Walker. Jeremy Walker, a British football journalist living in Japan, writes about Japanese football. Laquo; Bajalica has high hopes for Maya. Grampus: the Man City of Japan ». Good timing for Inamoto, Okada. January 18, 2010: You can't blame Junichi Inamoto for coming home at the start of World Cup year and joining Kawasaki Frontale. It's good timing for Inamoto, as it will put him firmly in the spotlight in the build-up to South Africa, gaining match fitness week by week.

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A View From A Brit by Jeremy Walker : Can it get any worse for Japan?

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A View From A Brit by Jeremy Walker. Jeremy Walker, a British football journalist living in Japan, writes about Japanese football. Laquo; Disgruntled fans give Japan the pressure they needed. Shunsuke's return will be welcome boost for Japan ». Can it get any worse for Japan? February 15, 2010: A miserable failure. That’s the only way Japan’s campaign in the East Asian Football Championship can be regarded after their 3-1 defeat to South Korea on Sunday. So maybe justice was served early in the second ha...

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Football Japan Minutecast: Antlers edge thriller while five-star Marinos destroy S-Pulse

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Urawa lay down early title marker with victory in Hiroshima. EDefensivef Sagan Tosu win by odd goal in nine. Monday 11 March 2013. Antlers edge thriller while five-star Marinos destroy S-Pulse. Kashima Antlers emerged as 3-2 winners against Vegalta Sendai on a poignant Saturday afternoon in which the two J. League clubs most affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami paid tribute to the victims. The day before his 29th birthday, Davi then netted his second from a low Nozawa cross following good Kashima ...

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Football Japan Minutecast: Six of the best for Urawa but neighbours Omiya stay five clear over summer break

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Kashima record anniversary victory while Omiya move five clear. Tuesday 28 May 2013. Six of the best for Urawa but neighbours Omiya stay five clear over summer break. Urawa Reds were the headline-makers on the final round of J1 matches before the six-week-long summer hiatus, surging to a 6-2 rout away to 2011 champions Kashiwa Reysol on Sunday evening. The huge win had little bearing on the top of the table, however, as the supposedly smaller Saitama side Omiya Ardija held onto their five-point lead at t...