On the 27th, the Japan national football team lost to the Costa Rica national team 0-1 in the second group stage match of the FIFA World Cup Qatar tournament. Coach Moriyasu instructed Hajime to switch to a three-back system midway through the game as in the match against Germany, but the comparison with Mihailo Petrovich’s Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo’s “Mischa-style” tactics has become a hot topic.
Coach Moriyasu Hajime brought on DF Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) from the second half kick-off against Germany and switched from a back four system to a back three system. Thanks to the successful introduction of MF Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg) and FW Takuma Asano (VfL Bochum), many people praised Moriyasu after the game.
On the other hand, in the match against Costa Rica, they struggled in front of the opponent’s strong defense from the first half. As well as giving instructions to change to a three-back system from the middle of the first half, FW Kiyo Ueda (Cylch Brugge) and DF Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo) were dropped from the second half kick-off, and DF Hiroki Ito (VfB) was dropped. Stuttgart) And FW Takuma Asano (VfL Bochum) is introduced.
Furthermore, in the middle of the second half, midfielder Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton) and forward Junya Ito (Stud Lance) sent the attackers out one after the other, trying to break through the dribbling development, but they were unable to break open the goalmouth. from the national team of Costa Rica until the end. I couldn’t.
Hajime Moriyasu once worked as a coach for Sanfrecce Hiroshima’s top team under Mihailo Petrovich. Since 2012, he has led Sanfrecce Hiroshima as a successor to Petrovic.
For that reason, voices say, “Is Japan’s Moriyasu also Misha’s style?” There are also pessimistic views like “It’s perfect with the Sapporo fans in the scene where we conceded a goal.” There are also comments like “just because it’s 3-back doesn’t mean it’s all Missha’s style” and “Misha’s style is high risk and high return in the first place”.
The Serbian national team led by Pixie Dragan Stojkovic will also take part in the Qatar World Cup. In the first match of the group league against Brazil on the 25th, Japanese football fans criticized their offensive tactics as “Mischa style”.
