![]() Celtic's Japanese revolution in Scotland continues with Daizen Maeda, Yosuke Ideguchi, and Reo Hatate following in the footsteps of Kyogo Furuhashi, who has quickly become a fan's favourite in Glasgow and will be hoping to make the plane to Qatar. Premier League star Takehiro Tomiyasu who is in his first season at Arsenal. The names to look out for at the Qatar 2020 World Cup include Liverpool's Takumi Minamino. The Japanese team have some influential players on the world stage. So, hopefully, that means that they will raise their game and surprise us.' So, with Germany and Spain in the same group, I get the feeling we'll be expecting very little from them. "They have this habit of disappointing when we expect them to do something and then pulling something out of the bag when we think they have no chance. Alan Gibson from JSoccer Magazine believes they could use this to their advantage. This year, they go into the group as the underdogs. In Russia, they were within 20 minutes of making it to the quarter-finals when Belgium fought back from two down, ending the hopes of the Japanese. If Japan follows the pattern of its last six appearances, they are likely to be taking an early plane home to Tokyo. So, there is a bit more emotion and more enthusiasm in this new national team constructed by Hansi Flick now." Jonas told Football NowĬould a new coach give new life to the team and lead Germany to victory at the World Cup for the second time in three tournaments? ![]() ![]() He communicates to the team in a different way and to the media, the audience, and the fans in a different way. I would say what's different - with Hansi Flick - is the communication. "We're coming now to, let's say, the better face of the German national team. He's still yet to taste defeat with the national team, and German sports journalist Jonas Gerdes is optimistic about the future of German football. The former Bayern Munich manager won the treble with the German giants in 2020, including the Champions League Final, which was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. New manager Hansi Flick replaced him in August 2021. That defeat ended Joachim Low's 15 years in charge. They were eliminated four years ago in Russia in the group stages and suffered an early exit from Euro 2020 after losing out to England. ![]() With 200 days to go until the World Cup begins Germany head to Qatar without that aura of invincibility. 22:00 Costa Rica/New Zealand v Germany - Al Bayt StadiumĢ2:00 Japan v Spain - Khalifa International Stadium New start, old glories for Germany? ![]()
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