'You have to admire Japan's enthusiasm' 19 June 2005 by FIFAworldcup.com Analysis by Andy Roxburgh This was one of those games when before the goal goes in, you would not like to bet on the outcome. It was very warm down on the pitch, particularly early on, and both teams tried to play counterattacking football. Japan got through a lot with that tactic and so did Greece. But while Greece tried to play in diagonal balls from wide areas, Japan attempted to make progress with central combinations and by linking their passes together. The problem that Japan often face is that they do everything at such a pace they find it difficult to find the composure to finish off their moves. They don't try to change their tempo at all. With Brazil you will find them slowing down near goal to make sure they are composed – Ronaldo will decelerate just before getting his shot away – but Japan don't do that. Even so you can only admire the enthusiasm they bring to the game. Greece badly missed their captain Theo Zagorakis who was their inspiration during the European Championship. He is their playmaker but he is not only that. He is their main inspiration as well and his absence definitely had an effect on the Greece team. They are not a one-man band by any means but your key players are always vital to the group and he is also important to them with his free-kick delivery from wide areas. In Portugal last summer Greece found a lot of joy with their diagonal balls to the far post or their aerial strength from corners and you have to say that Japan defended heroically when they needed to. Greece never gave up and were always very committed but it proved not to be their day. When Japan got their goal it gave them a new lease of life and they tried to go for more. They deserved it in as much that when called upon Shunsuke Nakamura produced the one telling moment to lay on the only goal. --- 这篇文章是 FIFA.com 上特别撰文的专家评述 [希腊vs日本] 我直接把日本的重点挑出来讲了～ 他认为日本其实踢的很不错 特别是现在的日本绝对有能力通过中场掌握场上的节奏 这一点不管是在进攻或是防守上都亦然 唯独日本有一点没办法做好的，就是... 他们无法解决面对球门时「最後进攻结束的手段」要如何配合出来？ 文章中举了巴西为例子来对照 认为日本杀到禁区边缘往往不知道找寻一种「节奏」 他们踢得太快了导致许多真正的机会被错失 巴西的 Ronaldo 拿到球时不会急着自己就杀 反而会「刻意缓一下」让身旁队友有机会上来找寻更佳机会 日本的问题在於他们的进攻只知道「快」节奏却不知道「慢」节奏 但所幸日本人是相当『勤奋』的民族 他们最终通过一次又一次的冲击 最终得到他们应得的回报...（在希日之战中） --

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