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On October 3, the men’s soccer final of the Asian Games, currently underway in Aichi and Nagoya, was held at Toyota Stadium, with TBS broadcasting the match between the Japan U-21 national team, led by manager Tsuyoshi Oiwa, and South Korea live starting at 7:30 PM. Since South Korea had added overage players to its roster while Japan fielded a squad made up entirely of U-21 players, opinions on 5ch’s live-commentary thread were split over how to judge the gap in strength. Some praised Japan for “putting up a good fight against a stronger opponent,” while others pointed out that the “Strongest Japan Ever” caption shown on the broadcast seemed at odds with the reality of the starting lineup.
Kickoff at Toyota Stadium, 7:30 PM
The Japan U-21 national team has announced its starting lineup for the match against South Korea.
The Japan U-21 national team, led by manager Tsuyoshi Oiwa, faces South Korea at Toyota Stadium on October 3 in the final of the Asian Games being held in Aichi and Nagoya.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Gotta bring some deeper voices or you'll never intimidate the other team
Same one-note chant every time, no rhythm, totally flat support
Seriously, change it up already
Well, yeah, obviously
Actually, if a U-23-plus-overage squad is only even with a U-21 team, that says a lot (´･ω･`)
If they can hold it scoreless till the nerves settle, they might be fine
How many do you think?
It's flashing 'Strongest Japan' on screen
But this lineup's nothing but U-21 players
Guess you'll just have to tape a newspaper over it
a matter of time at this point (´･ω･｀)
And if they lose, it'd be a despair they've never felt before — like, want-to-die level
Though who knows how it'll look in 5 or 10 years
What kind of taunt is that supposed to be?
Looks like an ACL injury lol
Isn't this one of those games where whichever team scores more goals wins?
I hate sharp kids like you (riffing on the classic anime line 'I hate kids with good intuition')
Though apparently he's being hyped as 'the dribbler Kagawa approved of'
Seriously
That whole 'the guy Kagawa approved of' label thing is totally unnecessary
vs. Korea's first-string squad surprisingly struggling, lmao
Even in the J.League that's rare
Background and Key Points of This Topic
This match was the final of the men’s soccer tournament at the Asian Games (held in Aichi and Nagoya), and its unusual eligibility rules became a source of confusion in the live thread. South Korea’s squad included experienced players under the overage (OA) slot, while Japan fielded a team made up entirely of U-21 players, making the matchup hard to judge on equal terms in age and experience. In the thread, opinions split between those taking a positive view — “a U-21 team holding its own against a U-23-plus-OA squad” — and those calmly pointing out that “the conditions are just too different for a fair comparison in the first place.” Meanwhile, the “Strongest Japan Ever” caption on the broadcast appeared to be a stock phrase referring to Japan’s entire delegation at the Games, but it was taken as if describing the strength of the soccer team’s starting lineup, becoming a source of irony and misunderstanding among commenters. The actual intent behind the caption, or any explanation from the event organizers, cannot be determined from the material at hand.
*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Geisports Sokuho+) thread “[Live] Asian Games Men’s Soccer Final ‘Japan vs South Korea’ TBS 19:30~“.
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