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In Matchday 10 of the Premier League on November 8, Aston Villa — home to Japan international goalkeeper Zion Suzuki — traveled to Old Trafford to face Manchester United, and the match ended in a wild 4-4 shootout. Villa had a rocky start, conceding twice in the opening minutes; Suzuki pulled off several fine saves along the way, but ultimately let in four goals. On 5ch’s live-match thread, many posters felt the game once again highlighted both Suzuki’s strengths and his long-flagged struggles dealing with high balls, with reactions split between praise and harsh criticism.
In Premier League Matchday 10, played on November 8 local time, Aston Villa — featuring Japan international goalkeeper Zion Suzuki — faced Manchester United away at Old Trafford.
[Video] The two huge saves Zion Suzuki made against Man United!
With Suzuki starting, Villa took the lead just 1 minute in: from a throw-in sequence, Allison reacted to McGinn’s final pass and drilled home a left-footed shot. Three minutes later they doubled the lead, with Jackson following up to finish after United keeper Lammens parried Allison’s shot.
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What people said
Being vague about it doesn't help anyone
And there go more dropped points because of it, again
A big-club move is off the table for now, at least
Question is whether he can turn it around from here
Kubo started
62' Sociedad make their first sub, pulling Kubo off — Sociedad 0-0 Rayo
67' Sociedad score — Sociedad 1-0 Rayo
Full time: Sociedad 1-0 Rayo
Same old story with the Japan national team too
Even when Kubo starts, the attack stalls and time just ticks by with no sign of a goal
Then the second he's the first one subbed off midway through the second half
The attack suddenly wakes up and they score the opener
Conceding 4 and making a bunch of good saves aren't mutually exclusive, you okay?
Sano Kota (Reims)
Champions League: 1 goal / League: 1 assist
Suzuki Yuito (Bundesliga)
League: 1 goal
Kamada Daichi (Premier League)
Europa League: 1 goal
[Sad news] That Manchester United…
Have sunk all the way down to 18th, into the relegation zone, lmao
Doesn't matter this season — City are going to get hit with a points deduction and slide back down anyway, so it's still fine
United are actually gonna get relegated lmao
Because he racks up points for his passing
The "he's overrated" theory is looking more and more true
Japan National Team 🔹𝗦𝗔𝗝𝗕𝗕𝗬 🔹
11.14 (Sat) ⌚19:15 (🇯🇵)
🆚 Brazil 🇧🇷
🏟 Singapore National Stadium (Singapore)
📺 Live nationwide broadcast on TV Asahi
📱 Live stream on U-NEXT (free)
11.17 (Tue) ⌚22:10 (🇯🇵)
🆚 Paraguay 🇵🇾
🏟 Singapore National Stadium (Singapore)
📺 Live nationwide broadcast on Nippon TV
📱 Live stream on TVer (free)
Hang in there
Well, he signed for regular starts, so that part's on him, but letting a 2-goal lead get clawed back at Old Trafford is a real problem
Although, both sides conceded 4, so if you just wanted a wide-open goal-fest, that's a win
And conceding 4 to this version of Man United is 100% on the keeper
Should've done his training in the K League instead — they produce such great keepers there (sarcastic)
In that spot he should've gone up and punched it clear even if it meant clattering into Lammens or Cunha
He's not some murderous keeper from wherever (a 5ch meme nickname for a notoriously reckless goalkeeper), you know
An occasional blunder would be forgivable
But once you've exposed a clear weakness that teams will keep targeting, that's a different story
Right now, though
everyone's just too worn out and the quality's dropped
Villa's supporters over there must be pretty disappointed
Background and Talking Points
Zion Suzuki has been a highly touted goalkeeper since his U-23 days, and after joining Aston Villa this past summer he immediately locked down the starting job. At the same time, his handling of high balls (crosses and set pieces) had been flagged as a weakness even before he signed, and that same issue surfaced again in this match against Man United. Where the thread split was over how to weigh his string of fine saves against the end result of conceding four goals — some praised his good play, while others focused on the result, arguing it proved the “he’s overrated” theory. Comparisons with other Japanese players having strong moments around the same time, like Sano Kota, Kamada Daichi, and Suzuki Yuito, also came up — typical of 5ch live-match threads that track Japan’s overseas contingent side by side, rather than a genuine debate over whose numbers are better. There were also mentions of the Japan national team’s upcoming matches against Brazil on November 14 and Paraguay on November 17, reflecting an underlying interest in how club form might affect national-team selection.
*This article is an excerpt/summary compiled from the 5ch (Geisupo Sokuho+) thread “[Football] Japan NT keeper Zion Suzuki makes save after save, but Aston Villa can’t hold the lead, draw 4-4 with Manchester United.”
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