[Japan National Soccer National Team]”I think we found out in the match against Saudi Arabia…” Hidemasa Morita pointed out Japan’s weakness… “That shot blocking was also a problem.” He told reporters what his “new move” was to solve the problem. (Excerpt from Number web) )

“In a sense, I think we found out in the match against Saudi Arabia,” said Hidemasa Morita. These are the words I heard during an interview two days before the match against Australia. Japan achieved a historic victory by defeating Saudi Arabia 2-0 in Jeddah, where they had lost all their previous three matches. As a result, they won three consecutive games in the final qualifying round, impressing the Asian countries that “Japan is strong,” but Morita had a different take on it. “If I had clearly gone down (to the final line) and had four cards, I think I could have used the space and time more effectively as I could have lured my opponent in more proactively.I was half way down, but I still couldn’t go all the way down. The opponent was able to follow, and the opponent did not stop moving.