🚨 | O árbitro salvadorenho, Ivan Barton, que teve atuação horrenda no jogo de ontem entre Japão e Suécia, se meteu em uma polêmica das boas.
Durante o andamento da partida, Barton teria FORÇADO o atleta Keito Nakamura a deixar o gramado para realizar a troca dos meiões.
Como já é de conhecimento, o camisa 13 japonês gosta de jogar com meias baixas, alegando maior conforto físico. Foi assim que Keito disputou os jogos diante de Holanda e Tunísia sem nenhum problema.
O presidente da JFA, Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, questionou a atitude de Barton alegando que, se havia problema na meia de Keito, isso deveria ter sido avisado antes da partida e não DURANTE O SEGUNDO TEMPO.
O mesmo árbitro que falhou ao cumprir a nova regra deixando o atleta sueco enrolar a substituição sem punição, OBRIGOU um atleta a deixar o campo de jogo para trocar as meias.
🚨 Thierry Henry on Japan beating Tunisia 4-0
🗣️ After watching them against Netherlands, I said no team in the World Cup should underestimate Japan. They may not have one of the greatest squad in the world,but they have team and a good coach in Hajime Moriyasu.
Herve Renard isn't a bad coach,he defeated Argentina in the last World Cup but today you see him looking so confused because of how smart this Japanese team is.
Ito, Itakura and Tomiyasu were Solid that Suzuki never had anything to worry about because Tunisia got Zero shot on target.
Nakamura,Tanaka and Sano handled their midfield quite well, Nakamura and Sano got an assist each,while their attacking players were excellent as well.
Ayase Ueda got a brace, with Kamada and Ito also on the score shit. Right now I don't see anything stopping Japan from reaching the world cup Round of 32 and probably going very far in the tournament.
Football is a game of intelligence,one team can have a scary squad and still don't have a team. The other can have average players with a beautiful team.
At the end of the day football is all about team performance and not individual brilliance without getting the results.
Zlatan Ibrahimović on Japan's dominant 4-0 victory over Tunisia at the World Cup:
🗣️ “People need to stop calling Japan a surprise package. At some point, when you keep producing performances like this, you're no longer a surprise you're a serious contender.”
“A 4-0 win at the World Cup is not normal. You don't destroy teams by accident. You do it because you have quality, organization, confidence, and players who know exactly what they're doing.”
“What impresses me most is the way they play. There is no fear, no hesitation, no respect for reputations. They attack with intensity, defend as a unit, and make life miserable for every opponent.”
“Before the tournament started, everyone was talking about the traditional favourites. But match after match, Japan are quietly forcing their way into that conversation.”
“If I'm one of the big nations watching this performance, I'm worried. Very worried. Because Japan look like a team that is improving with every game they play.”
“The scary thing is that they don't look satisfied. Even at 3-0, even at 4-0, they keep pressing, keep running, and keep searching for more. That's the mentality of a team that believes it can achieve something special.”
“You can have all the star players in the world, but if you come up against a team playing with this level of discipline and confidence, you're going to suffer.”
“Right now, Japan are slowly becoming one of the favourites to win this World Cup. Some people won't like hearing that, but football doesn't care about reputations it cares about performances.”
“And trust me, any team that gets drawn against Japan in the next round won't be celebrating. They'll be wondering how they're supposed to stop them.”