Before the match, the national football team had not envisioned the defeat, but had not expected that the national football team would lose 0-7 in the battle with Japan. This figure, like a thunderbolt from the sky, instantly broke the morale of the national football team. 8 September, Soccer Criticism Web a review article reveals the two key factors of Japan's victory.
Mori Boichi's tactical deployment and Ivankovic's aging woes! The strength gap was certainly one of the reasons, but Mori Boichi's precise tactical interpretation and advance layout caught the national soccer team's 70-year-old coach, Ivankovic, off-guard. Mori Boichi predicted the tactical intentions of the national soccer team and accordingly developed a solid counter-attacking strategy to keep the national soccer players tied up in counter-attacking. Prior to the match, the Japanese players had been trained to target the weaknesses of the national soccer team to ensure successful steals on counter-attacks.
In contrast, Ivankovic continued to use Oman's tactics. Facing the powerful Japan, the national soccer team still used four defenders, which led to a passive situation of 5 to 4 soon after the start. The backline of the national soccer team was tired and full of holes. Until halftime, the national football team had no choice but to switch to five defenders, but at this time has fallen behind 0-2, the players are out of control. The Japanese team substitutes to join, but also exacerbated the plight of the national football team. Ito Junya substitution, a solo three, Wang Dalei was shot 9 times, of which 7 scored, exposing the shortcomings of the national football goal line technology.
The national soccer team has selected many coaches, but none of them can save the defeat. Although Ivankovic is already old and should focus on his health, he still devotes himself to training, tactical design and field command. He copied Oman's tactics to the national soccer team, but with little success. Oman team do not want the coach, and can bring what for the national football team?
Li Tie, Li Xiaopeng, and Ivankovic, three coaches, have failed to lead the national soccer team to victory against Japan. Perhaps, the national soccer team needs a new coach to bring new hope to the national soccer team and end this lonely defeat...
