World Qualifying Round 12 Second Round: China's national soccer team loses 0-1 to Japan, Japanese fans have a lot of opinions about manager Mori Boichi
The Chinese men's soccer team suffered its second consecutive loss in the just-concluded second round of the 12-team World Qualifying Tournament with a 0-1 defeat against Japan. Despite Japan's victory, fans in the country had mixed feelings about manager Mori Boichi, with numerous comments calling for his dismissal. Meanwhile, some Japanese fans said that a change of coach might be a better option for both the Japanese and Chinese teams.
At halftime, with Japan leading 1-0, fans had mixed emotions: "If this win is related to Mori Paoichi's retention, I'd rather see Japan lose. Of course, I still want Japan to win and get Mori Boichi fired." The team's tactics still seem to be problematic with Yuto Nagatomo and Henwu Furuhashi performing as they always do. In that case, I'm afraid it's still hard to win the next game, so it's really time for Morihoichi to be sacked."
In the end, Japan won 1-0, and fans commented, "Osako Yuya's goal was commendable, but the rest of the players' performances were really not complimentary." , "Our scoring ability still needs to be improved, and against opponents like Saudi Arabia and Australia, we can't win with this kind of performance." , "After watching this game, it is clear that Mori Boichi is not suitable for coaching and must be replaced immediately! Otherwise, we may not even touch the threshold of the World Cup."
China rallied in the last 30 minutes of the game, but the opinion of Japanese fans remained the same: "China is indeed weak, but the overall performance of the Japanese team was also not good enough. Henwu Furuhashi seems to be out of place in the team, and the talent pool at wingback is also lacking." , "If China had adopted that kind of game strategy from the beginning, we might have lost too. Facing Australia and Saudi Arabia, a game like that would have been really dangerous." , "It was a really bad game, the goal in the first half was entirely due to tactical errors by the other team." , "I can't say Japan played well, but China's strength really needs to be improved. Both Japan and China should consider changing their coaches."
