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Japan (FIFA rank 17), led by manager Hajime Moriyasu (58), face Brazil (FIFA rank 6) in an international friendly in Singapore on the 14th. With the Asian Cup in January postponed and the send-off match once planned for December 30 now scrapped, this has become the last meaningful contest under the Moriyasu regime. At the press conference, Moriyasu framed the game as the culmination of his eight years, saying his team would “fight on equal terms, not looking up” at Brazil — but on 5ch, reactions were lukewarm, with posts like “Calling a friendly the culmination?” and “The culmination should be shown at the real World Cup.” Discussion also turned to the fact that Brazil’s lineup leans heavily on players under 22, and to the circumstances behind the JFA having no successor lined up.
[Kallang, Singapore, 13th — Takashi Sato] Japan national team manager Hajime Moriyasu (58, FIFA rank 17) is treating the match against mighty Brazil (rank 6) as the culmination of his long, eight-year reign.
Ahead of the Brazil match in the international friendly tournament on the 14th, he appeared at an official press conference at the Singapore National Stadium. With the Asian Cup, originally set for January, postponed by a year, and the send-off match planned for December 30 confirmed scrapped, this trip will be the squad’s final outing under him — one he intends to turn into a win that carries Japanese soccer’s future forward.
A national-team career colored by all kinds of memories. Looking back on eight years, Moriyasu says what stands out to him are not the wins, but the losses.
Source: nikkansports.com / original article here
What people said
This from the guy who scored first in the actual World Cup and then fell into total chaos.
The culmination is something you show at the real World Cup.
Please stop deluding yourself.
What are you even talking about — the area Moriyasu's thinned out isn't the wings, it's the center.
Exactly why it'd be great if Brazil just demolished them and forced a total rebuild from scratch.
Go Brazil!
But if that's the case, it really feels like they should've switched coaches right after the World Cup.
Though that's hindsight, since the Asian Cup postponement was the irregular part.
Moriyasu said from the start he wasn't going to continue as manager, didn't he?
The plan was always to switch — they just never had a successor lined up.
That one's on the federation, plain and simple.
Let Brazil deliver the hammer of justice on the evil federation.
Pouring money down the drain overseas right to the very end.
The JFA and Moriyasu intended to keep him on even if they lost — that's why there's no successor.
There were plenty of hurdle-lowering remarks even before the tournament.
That's exactly why the JFA approached Moriyasu about staying on.
I'm not denying that part at all.
The problem is just that the JFA had no backup plan if he'd said no.
that game's completely pointless.
That match got cancelled.
Background and Key Points of This Debate
This match isn’t just an ordinary friendly — a scheduling quirk turned it into a de facto “final stage” for Moriyasu. The Asian Cup, originally slated for January, was postponed, and the send-off match planned for the end of the year fell through, leaving the Brazil game as the effective closing fixture of the current regime. Where the thread split was over whether it’s fair to call the outcome of a mere friendly a “culmination” — posters who weigh results from the actual World Cup (especially tactical calls made against Brazil there) more heavily had already settled their verdict on Moriyasu and reacted coldly. At the same time, it’s worth noting that Brazil is missing several key players and fielding a squad heavy with players under 22 — Brazil’s level of seriousness changes what “culmination” really means here. There’s also context around Moriyasu’s future and the JFA’s succession planning that’s hard to piece together from outside reporting alone — such as the timing of his own comments about stepping down — so it’s best to read the thread’s speculation separately from official announcements.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports Express+) thread “[Japan National Team] Brazil Match Is Manager Hajime Moriyasu’s 8-Year Culmination: ‘Fight on Equal Terms, Not Looking Up’.”
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