Japan national team has a strong analysis force before the match against Vietnam, Europa League champion expert is present
Japan has a strong team of analysts ahead of the match against Vietnam at the 2023 Asian Cup.
Japan has a strong team of analysts ahead of the match against Vietnam at the 2023 Asian Cup.
According to Japanese press, a team of 25 technical analysts will support the Japanese national team at the 2023 Asian Cup. In fact, in coach Hajime Moriyasu's team, there are 4 people in charge of analyzing opponents: Daisuke Terakado, Masaki Nakashita, Daichi Wakabayashi and Hideaki Watanabe.
However, the four people mentioned above will be supported by 25 others from Tokyo University (10 people) and Tsukuba University (15 people). These 25 people will mainly study video footage of Japan's opponents, including Vietnam. The analysis group also collects other information about the teams that Japan will face, including the playing lineup, tactics, characteristics of the players, set-piece situations and substitution trends.
Analysts also closely study how opposing players move in front of goal, their shooting tendencies and how they attract opposing defenders.
At the 2023 Asian Cup, teams will play a match in the group stage every four days. Once Japan's next opponent is determined, the data collected by domestic analysts will be quickly sent to coach Moriyasu and his team.
At the 2022 World Cup, the technical analysts of the Japanese national team worked so hard that they were exhausted. Therefore, at the 2023 Asian Cup, the technical analysis force has been strengthened.
SheetHochi"The Japanese team has thoroughly analyzed the tactics and player characteristics of the 23 teams participating in the 2023 Asian Cup. They will also carefully study the opponents in the 2026 World Cup, where the Japanese team aims to become the strongest team in the world. The whole picture of Coach Moriyasu's huge analysis team aiming to win the Asian and world championships has been brought to light. This is a new project for the 2026 World Cup, where the number of participating teams will increase from 32 to 48," said a Japanese official.
Notably, Daichi Wakabayashi, an analyst who won two Europa League titles with Sevilla, joined coach Hajime Moriyasu's team in September last year.
With a hard-working data analysis team, Japan pulled off a major upset at the 2022 World Cup, beating Germany and Spain. Since the tournament in Qatar, the technical analysis team has continued to play a key role behind Japan’s victories.
Coach Hajime Moriyasu also praised the Japanese team's technical analysis team: "The quality of information about the opponent has improved significantly. Thanks to that, we have grasped the playing style and proposed measures to deal with the opponent."
It is expected that the Japanese national team's technical analysis force will increase further as the country of the rising sun aims to win the 2026 World Cup.