It seems that severe eyes are turned on the Japanese national team veteran players, Yuya Osako, Yuto Nagatomo, and Mt. Shibasaki.I feel that the criticism is spoken with some issues.
First of all, I think that the performance of the three people is certainly lower than in the 2018 Russian World Cup.
In particular, I think Shibasaki is a player who can find a space faster, put a vertical pass, and make a decision machine, so I feel that I have been sick since I reigned in Russia in the middle.Also, in 2018, Shibasaki and Makoto Hasebe had a unique combination.Now that Endo, Hidemasa Morita, and Aoi Tanaka have their faces, they may seem to be falling extra compared to those who are performing well.
The really problem is that you can't say this player because Osako and Nagatomo seem to be sick.Of course, Osako and Nagatomo give the team the necessary experiences besides playing.However, it can be said that there is no player to replace Osako or Nagatomo.
The only thing you can do with the post -play instead of Osako will be Onai Usido or Ueda Kiyo.But in November, Onaiu was not called, and Ueda was out of the bench in both games.I think Yuta Nakayama, who will be a substitute for Nagatomo, is gradually overcoming the challenges as he is gradually extending his participation time.
In other words, the precautionary appointment so far has come here and has worked like a body blow.If you convene such a point, you may need to take the game in the game and get used to it.
If Osako gets injured now, who will post play on FW?Is it okay to cooperate with others?I think that's more problematic than the players' individual performance.
（写真提供：日本サッカー協会）