Good organisational skills in football is good but they’re missing the piece of puzzle to win the world cup which could be the egotist attackers who would score and win the match in any cost
@@adomniapericula I haven't watched the anime but I hear it is about how Japanese football does not have any forwards who are hungry for goals themselves(Ronaldo,Mbappe) and instead are collectivist strikers looking to complement the team I don't know if this is completely right
Their mentality and work etics are perfect for current pressing style...they fit well in the current landscape just like south americans with good touch fitted the 2010s style of possession football
they still being brainwashed by american culture tho still loving baseball and basketball despite no one care maybe except basketball since euroleague exist
Yeah, the main reason it took so long for Japanese football to get strong is baseball. Most of the talent in Japan play baseball instead of football. It is said that if baseball didn't existed, Japan would have been a much stronger football nation.
Yeah that goes for a lot of countries outside of Europe and South America, imagine if soccer was the most popular sport in India, China, Japan, the United States and the Cuban/puerto Rican/Dominican republic islands with all the baseball athletes they produce
Not only baseball, but tennis, volleyball, marathon, swimming, judo, kendo, gymnastics, basketball, table tennis and more. Japanese kids and students have many options to choose from.
@@v.d.2738true. football is only one of those sports. swimming, bouldering, figure skating, speed skate, ski jump, curling… skateboard. winter sports are more popular there. there are more popular sports than football.
Japan has a serious and ambitious project I like it. I think they’re underrated and disciplined. I wish Mexico could do something similar. Mexico has lots of talent, they win youth world cups or at least compete for them from U-17 to U23 level. And win tons of other youth tournaments. Mexico actually beat Japan for the Bronze medal in Tokyo. But they’re far from having a serious project like Japan. The JFA and J league are doing everything to improve and develop talent. Selling cheap to Europe and the federation with goals in mind. In Mexico, the talent is there but clubs overprice players preventing European moves. Also despite Mexico being a youth world power the Mexican clubs don’t develop or give opportunities to youngsters enough. Football in Mexico is just a business, and a giant corrupt mafia. I admire the way Japan runs it’s football. Disciplined players, a fair system, youth development, and an ambition to actually win and improve.
sad but true... 2026 world cup will be a big wake up call to hopefully get some of the nepotism and bullshit out of mexican development so the country can regain its status as a global football power
I'm absolutely with you. Mexico has so much amazing talent, it's a waste for the whole world that such talents are not getting the proper treatment they should receive within their own country. The main difference between Japan is probably that football has always been really big in Mexico whereas it was next to obsolete in Japan until 1992. The Japanese FA had to make good moves, quickly and consecutively, in order to survive against the predominantly popular Nippon Professional Baseball league. They had to grow the sport and expand its fanbase from nearly scratch, while Mexico already had a full grown football dynasty on their hands. I guess Mexican club owners and FA executives were able to make huge profits without making any new efforts because they had no serious competition, and that may be the source of their lack of motivation and enthusiasm for reformation. I have no idea how to fix it, but I surely am hoping Mexico to rise soon as the next football powerhouse in the future. Personally, I want to see more Mexican players playing in European leagues, because that's the only way we could witness Mexico's football talents! Wish you well, from Japan.
The most promising young player in Japan today is Kuryu Matsuki! He is a 19 year old with a strong mentality that has been compared to Keisuke Honda: !!!! Thanks for bringing this to Japan's attention❤
I would also say the youth player no.10 from Sangan Tosu he's currently scouted by Bayern and he's very good against Kawasaki Frontale youth in the Prince cup final
Today's young players are being coached by a young coach in his 40s who experienced the best 16 of the World Cup. I believe that the environment for training and development will improve, and good players will emerge one after another. Compared to baseball players, soccer players have shorter life spans and lower lifetime earnings. I hope there will be more players like Shohei Otani in the soccer world.
I wish I could say the same thing about South Korea. Our FA is in shambles and care more about themselves than players. We’ve relied more on miracles to produce talent or only individual efforts by specific players.
@@jaewoopark8478 I mean at the very least in Korea, IMO players tend to help each other a lot and is a strong footballing nation when compared to other asian countries. In my country, all the young talented players stop playing football because the adults played pretty badly which results in them playing Futsal instead.
@@jaewoopark8478 Korea for me is where superstar footballer from Asia made, while Japan more like a well balanced and coached team, nothing outstanding but they complete each other. It's very unfortunate if what you've been said is true bcs I really have a big hope for east asia nation to be more developed
Their grassroot system and jleague system is superb, adding with discipline and hardworking Japanese no wonder they are not lacking world class player, remember Rome wasn’t built in a day, i could see Japan can be a top contender to win world cup in future if the system that they have build consistently apply and use within time and improving could be their shortcut to win the world cup
The rise of football in Japan is something that all sports trying to break into a new market should study. From being a very small minor sport to now taking on Baseball in the span of 30 years is an amazing feat. Imagine if the European version of the NFL took off and is now taking on football in Europe and thats how amazing it is
football has the massive advantage of being the world's biggest sport, it taking hold in Japan and rivalling baseball is impressive but obviously in a "globalized" world it has the advantage of mass appeal that the NFL or baseball just doesn't
@@WastedBananas You're probably right, but I also think you are crucially underestimating how seriously minuscule and obsolete football/soccer was in Japan until recently. On another note, I'd really like to see Europeans taking American Football on seriously, because, wouldn't it be great if you guys could break the Americans at their best game? Recently, basketball has seen a minor power shift to Europe and it seems this will only continue to grow, and it's awesome. OK, I know I'm dreaming, just said for fun...
A well-researched quality video. There are currently about 100 Japanese players in European leagues (lower divisions included). If I name a few more you didn't mention individually, Tomiyasu (Premier league), Itakura, Doan, Endo, Hasebe (Bundesliga), Morita, Nakamura (Portugal league) and Ito (Ligue 1) are the ones. Don't know why but Bundesliga has many Japanese players.
Bundesliga got a lot of japanese players coz the clubs in bundesliga have been historically scouting & buying players there, so they've established a good scouting network & various partnership with local clubs so they're more confident shopping in japan, and by extension also south korea
I've played with japanese players before, all I can say it that even if it was just a scrimmage game they're consistent in their effort, energy and hardwork on and off the ball..
Would like to see a video on the Croatian talent pool. They produce tremendous talent and come so close to winning a world cup. They are like the Uruguay of Europe.
An interesting fact: when the Japanese sought to implement a pro football system back in 1980s, they originally sent students to study Spanish, German, Italian and English model. In the end, the Japanese concluded that the Spanish system was too hollow and very dangerous for senior side. The English model focused too much on money instead of professionalism. The Italian model was plagued by mafia and bribery. Therefore, the only preferable model for the Japanese was the German Bundesliga. The Japanese borrowed from the Germans and then used the same German scheme for their football ever since, starting with the J.League 1. The same Germany that did help Japan to activate its modernisation program under Emperor Meiji a century ago and then joined the same Axis in WW2. Only this time, it has proved to be a correct decision, and the Japanese continues to do football business exclusively with the Germans ever since. Also, an unwanted fact: teams that beat Japan in World Cup round of sixteen tend to falter or even collapse in subsequent years (and could take a very long time to recover). Turkey beat Japan in 2002, then slowly declined and has not seen a World Cup since. Paraguay beat Japan in 2010, and since then Paraguay has been unable to qualify for a World Cup since. Belgium beat Japan in 2018, and just four years later, Belgium failed in World Cup and declined from prominence. RIP Croatia, you should have lost to Japan.
Smart European clubs are looking to both the J League and MLS for talent. Both leagues are also spots for players living in nations that do not have very well funded domestic leagues to go and get some exposure to try and make a leap to Europe. Look at this window, Jhon Duran played like half a season for Chicago Fire before getting bought by Villa for $18m U.S., Bayern discovered Alphonso Davies playing at Vancouver a few years back, and so on. The establishment of free development academies in these countries (at least MLS academies are free for sure I couldn't quite confirm for Japan but I think they are) will send dozens if not more quality footballers to Europe over the next several years, and those numbers will continue to rise.
@@k-matsu i always heard that his team was in the J2 league. Anyway he was great for my Porto and at the time, i thought it was a very weird transfer but it was clearly worth it
His weapon is dribbling and speed. The circumstances could be teammates off ball run or he could dribble by his own Goal production = weapon x circumstances
I really like the 100 year plan that they have thought of. My country Malaysia and it's FA has constant bickering and inner fights for the top job but have no substance nor plan.
Bro look at Brunei man, even that woman reporter that called us just a warm up (only one win against Timor Leste, and then get destroyed by others so is the U18,U21). At least in Malaysia you guys have a decent enough league and have players that can inspire the young like that dude playing in a Belgian league and the other in a Japan league which is pretty much now one of top leagues in Asia. The best player we have is in Thailand and he is a Prince. Well I am still half Malaysian tho IG
The second they start implementing some of their Samurai Warrior Ninja gymnastics we’re all fucked, Japan will win every football competition on earth.
This video doesn’t explain in any way whatsoever HOW Japan produces so much talent, it just gives a brief history of Japanese football…so change the title or try again. What is the youth development model focused on? Do kids play Futsal or indoor regularly? What age group do they start to play 11v11? Do kids play autonomously on public facilities for free or are they chaperoned by their parents to private facilities; is it a pay-to-play sport for upper-middle class or do lower socioeconomic groups also have access to quality coaching/facilities? I’m genuinely interested.
i have immense respect for japan, even in the extremely underdeveloped and overlooked women's football, they still have genius ballers, one such players is yui hasegawa
I prefer blue lock. Sometimes it’s ok to be egotist when striker has confident to execute the match by scoring a winning goal rather than pass to his teammate.
The only thing they need is to establish more youth club academies to grow younger players into the game.With that many European academies can pick up many promising talents from Japan to grow their abilities in the game.
It's somethings thats got to do with their culture. They have this never say die attitude innately in them plus discipline. When they have a career, they dedicate themselves. Its not just in sports, you see this in their work culture also.
It depends on how many games he’d play as a striker and how many he’d play as goalkeeper, since any team that hopes to sign him would have to let him play both positions.
If he started young I think he do well. I think Ichiro Suzuki would actually be better at football than Ohtani esp offensively. Ohtani probably be a good GK or really good CB. He is really strong(he can deadlift like 550lbs) and has speed too.
@@wilkesmcdermid7906 I’m old enough to remember Ichiro in the mid-90s when he was with the Orix Blue Wave, and some baseball commentators were saying that he should be playing soccer because his physique is so lithe. (They were joking, obviously. He was the best baseball player in the country.)
Japanese football need strikers that have egotism ( not to be a lone wolf like romario) but the strikers who are able to score and win the match in any cost
Blue lock is an anime or manga which is suitable for people who like football Blue lock is more on egotism as japanese national football team lack of striker who is able to score the winning goal (striker’s talent was restrained due to the collectivism)
@@samuelyee4017stop painting bluelock as if it revolutionize japanese football. It is nothing more than fantasy anime with cool action football. Bluelock is not a sport anime.
I think one aspect that is not mentioned or thought of is the physical size. The size discrepancy between Asians and Non-Asians used to be wider, but nowadays young Asians are nearly just as big as others. A squad of mostly 4 cylinder engine cars can only do so much against V-6s and V-8s. When the size gap is closed up then so is the result on the field. Watching WC 2022 one can see the Japanese and Korean players are quite similar in size to all others too, unlike years ago… OK, and yes, as a smaller guy this doesn’t mean he can’t be good enough to overcome this deficit (like Messi, Maradona, Romario, Pele, Peter Beardsley, etc) but when nearly everyone on the team is small then that’s an issue for a group sport which requires certain areas to have certain specialized physical strengths and attributes.
Agreed. A good line of thought and comparison is Japan vs Spain. Spain, too, like Japan, has their athletic talent pool for football reduced significantly by the popularity of basketball and what ended up happening is a lot of the bigger-sized/ taller athletes go for basketball. As such, the Spain football team has been historically smaller in size among European standards. And despite fostering a culture and playing style that emphasizes technique and intelligence over physique, they still needed physically imposing players like Ramos, Pique to rescue them in defense against big strikers and score set pieces. The CDMs like Marcos Senna (EUR 2008) and Busquets are no slouch either in the physicality/ size department.
Mexico has the most potential because of their 1) economy, prior to Contrary to popular belief mexicos economy isn’t that bad and their federation makes the most money out of any because all they care about is money, 2) their population, there football crazy nation they should be producing as much talent as Brazil and Argentina but don’t because of corruption and the many foreign players in their league and 3) the many Mexicans born in the u.s. this gives them even more of a talent pool. It’s sad really how mediocre Mexican football is. I’m Jen u see places like Japan that around surpassed Mexican football in the modern era and it makes it worse. It’s a shame really.
@@bbwblk actually Edson isn’t treated like a god in Mexico, not at all. They treat him like that in the Netherlands in Mexico many people think he isn’t that good. Hell he even sat in the match against Argentina at the World Cup. Idk where your getting your info from
Blue lock is another football manga which mentions japan national football lack of striker who is able to execute the game as an egotist (certain players especially striker talent are suppressing by the collectivism) Egotist doesn’t mean a striker need to be a selfish jerk like Romario instead striker need to score and win the game in any cost
Its very cringe for me as a japanese to say this but I think our personality helps a lot cuz the players are humble so they just continue to make efforts to get better and better every single day. Thats why they can continue to grow without any football system as good as top european countries and also modern managers see discipline as important so that suits us.
yeah it certainly helps because of the work ethics and discipline of Japanese in general. Once a player breakthrough in Europe usually a lot will come after, seems to be the trend with Asian Footballers
tbh I see it as well, as manga/anime lover and the most importantly ao ashi reader I can see it as well. Japan and europe is really different but what I admire about you, is that you putting so much effort and being so humble. You guys were rocking in 2022 wc!
Could you make one on why Mexico won’t win it before USA? I’m a Mexican fan at heart so it hurts to say it but I must admit that we will not win the World Cup before the US.
Can I say something do Furuhashi and Hatate suck at national team or Moriyasu hate them cuz on World Cup and friendly national match on March both of them have not called for Japan’s national team not even a single once
Argentina 🇦🇷 has Messi, Portugal 🇵🇹 has Ronaldo, Brazil 🇧🇷 has Neymar, Croatia 🇭🇷 has Modric, Egypt 🇪🇬 has Salah, and France 🇫🇷 has Mbappe...but only Japan 🇯🇵 has a team!
You spoke about the fruits but not how the tree was planted. How bout their infrastructure, coaching academies, recruitment system, kinds of support etc. ?
They studied English,Italian and German model and decided to use German Bundesliga. Which is why you'll see Japanese players went to the Bundesliga most of the time.
Hope they can be consistent, Japanese are very disciplined
Good organisational skills in football is good but they’re missing the piece of puzzle to win the world cup which could be the egotist attackers who would score and win the match in any cost
@@samuelyee4017 I see my fellow bluelock watcher here.
@@samuelyee4017 lol they need a better goalkeeper
@@Hieroglyphics_egypt why? What did they say in bluelock? Did they mention ego vs. team?
@@adomniapericula I haven't watched the anime but I hear it is about how Japanese football does not have any forwards who are hungry for goals themselves(Ronaldo,Mbappe) and instead are collectivist strikers looking to complement the team
I don't know if this is completely right
Their mentality and work etics are perfect for current pressing style...they fit well in the current landscape just like south americans with good touch fitted the 2010s style of possession football
I think the Japanese women’s team winning the world helped the sport’s overall popularity as well
they still being brainwashed by american culture tho
still loving baseball and basketball despite no one care maybe except basketball since euroleague exist
@@716_ハディくん Nobody asked
How does one win the world?
@@12thMandalorian Anything is possible with enough psycadelics👌
@user-ew9xs7ib3o the Japanese should ditch basketball I agree
But they're really good at baseball
Japan is home to world class talents. It is definitely up there.
Lies again? Carling Cup Gangbang Of Singapore
Yeah, the main reason it took so long for Japanese football to get strong is baseball. Most of the talent in Japan play baseball instead of football. It is said that if baseball didn't existed, Japan would have been a much stronger football nation.
Yeah that goes for a lot of countries outside of Europe and South America, imagine if soccer was the most popular sport in India, China, Japan, the United States and the Cuban/puerto Rican/Dominican republic islands with all the baseball athletes they produce
Not only baseball, but tennis, volleyball, marathon, swimming, judo, kendo, gymnastics, basketball, table tennis and more. Japanese kids and students have many options to choose from.
実際Jリーグが出来るまではほとんどの少年が野球をやっていました。更に驚く事に当時の日本サッカーはラグビーやテニスよりも人気がありませんでした。
ですが1993年にJリーグが出来て2002年に日本でW杯を開催した事によって人気もどんどん伸びてきて2000年〜2010年あたりからサッカーの男子競技人口が日本で1位になりました。少し前の世代だと本田や香川や長友、今だと三笘や冨安、久保などはサッカー人口が増えてきた世代の選手ですね。
@@v.d.2738true. football is only one of those sports. swimming, bouldering, figure skating, speed skate, ski jump, curling… skateboard. winter sports are more popular there. there are more popular sports than football.
This is the same argument Americans use lmao. "If we sent our best atleast to play football we'd be the best" bro what.
I can't believe Mitoma only costed 3 million! I wouldn't be surprised to see him go for 50 to 100 million some time in the future
Cause he is not English
Brighton owner tony bloom owns Starlizard to assist the seagulls to identify the hidden gem like Mac Allister, Mitoma, Caicedo thru big data analysis
I hope he doesn't go at all
Japan has a serious and ambitious project I like it. I think they’re underrated and disciplined. I wish Mexico could do something similar. Mexico has lots of talent, they win youth world cups or at least compete for them from U-17 to U23 level. And win tons of other youth tournaments.
Mexico actually beat Japan for the Bronze medal in Tokyo. But they’re far from having a serious project like Japan. The JFA and J league are doing everything to improve and develop talent. Selling cheap to Europe and the federation with goals in mind. In Mexico, the talent is there but clubs overprice players preventing European moves.
Also despite Mexico being a youth world power the Mexican clubs don’t develop or give opportunities to youngsters enough. Football in Mexico is just a business, and a giant corrupt mafia. I admire the way Japan runs it’s football. Disciplined players, a fair system, youth development, and an ambition to actually win and improve.
sad but true... 2026 world cup will be a big wake up call to hopefully get some of the nepotism and bullshit out of mexican development so the country can regain its status as a global football power
@@ChrisHeart-kr1uq I’m confused about the comment. How does it relate to what I said?
@@ChrisHeart-kr1uq wtf
I'm absolutely with you. Mexico has so much amazing talent, it's a waste for the whole world that such talents are not getting the proper treatment they should receive within their own country. The main difference between Japan is probably that football has always been really big in Mexico whereas it was next to obsolete in Japan until 1992. The Japanese FA had to make good moves, quickly and consecutively, in order to survive against the predominantly popular Nippon Professional Baseball league. They had to grow the sport and expand its fanbase from nearly scratch, while Mexico already had a full grown football dynasty on their hands. I guess Mexican club owners and FA executives were able to make huge profits without making any new efforts because they had no serious competition, and that may be the source of their lack of motivation and enthusiasm for reformation. I have no idea how to fix it, but I surely am hoping Mexico to rise soon as the next football powerhouse in the future. Personally, I want to see more Mexican players playing in European leagues, because that's the only way we could witness Mexico's football talents! Wish you well, from Japan.
The most promising young player in Japan today is Kuryu Matsuki! He is a 19 year old with a strong mentality that has been compared to Keisuke Honda: !!!!
Thanks for bringing this to Japan's attention❤
I would also say the youth player no.10 from Sangan Tosu he's currently scouted by Bayern and he's very good against Kawasaki Frontale youth in the Prince cup final
not just him but there's more, also Sohei high school have a lot of good players that have very high potential
Today's young players are being coached by a young coach in his 40s who experienced the best 16 of the World Cup. I believe that the environment for training and development will improve, and good players will emerge one after another. Compared to baseball players, soccer players have shorter life spans and lower lifetime earnings. I hope there will be more players like Shohei Otani in the soccer world.
I wish I could say the same thing about South Korea. Our FA is in shambles and care more about themselves than players. We’ve relied more on miracles to produce talent or only individual efforts by specific players.
@@jaewoopark8478 I mean at the very least in Korea, IMO players tend to help each other a lot and is a strong footballing nation when compared to other asian countries.
In my country, all the young talented players stop playing football because the adults played pretty badly which results in them playing Futsal instead.
@@jaewoopark8478 Korea for me is where superstar footballer from Asia made, while Japan more like a well balanced and coached team, nothing outstanding but they complete each other. It's very unfortunate if what you've been said is true bcs I really have a big hope for east asia nation to be more developed
Their grassroot system and jleague system is superb, adding with discipline and hardworking Japanese no wonder they are not lacking world class player, remember Rome wasn’t built in a day, i could see Japan can be a top contender to win world cup in future if the system that they have build consistently apply and use within time and improving could be their shortcut to win the world cup
The rise of football in Japan is something that all sports trying to break into a new market should study. From being a very small minor sport to now taking on Baseball in the span of 30 years is an amazing feat. Imagine if the European version of the NFL took off and is now taking on football in Europe and thats how amazing it is
football has the massive advantage of being the world's biggest sport, it taking hold in Japan and rivalling baseball is impressive but obviously in a "globalized" world it has the advantage of mass appeal that the NFL or baseball just doesn't
@@WastedBananas You're probably right, but I also think you are crucially underestimating how seriously minuscule and obsolete football/soccer was in Japan until recently.
On another note, I'd really like to see Europeans taking American Football on seriously, because, wouldn't it be great if you guys could break the Americans at their best game? Recently, basketball has seen a minor power shift to Europe and it seems this will only continue to grow, and it's awesome. OK, I know I'm dreaming, just said for fun...
We all know how… 💙🔒
They just need to find Mr. Ego.
Lol
cringe
@@716_ハディくんpenis😊
Cringe weeb
A well-researched quality video. There are currently about 100 Japanese players in European leagues (lower divisions included).
If I name a few more you didn't mention individually, Tomiyasu (Premier league), Itakura, Doan, Endo, Hasebe (Bundesliga), Morita, Nakamura (Portugal league) and Ito (Ligue 1) are the ones.
Don't know why but Bundesliga has many Japanese players.
Bundesliga got a lot of japanese players coz the clubs in bundesliga have been historically scouting & buying players there, so they've established a good scouting network & various partnership with local clubs so they're more confident shopping in japan, and by extension also south korea
premier league has visa problem. la liga and seria A limit non-eu players' registration
Bundesliga teams and fans are generally much less biased against foreign players. They tend to be more objective
world war 2 . hahaha
@@longslonz4982 you have zero sense of humor bro😂
This current crop of japanese football players has to be a golden generation. So much talent in every position across the major football leagues
I could see Japan winning the World Cup. So much explosive talent.
Japan's women team already won the world cup in 2011
No chance
@@PaganMin-1966 who cares
@@nanisupreme i care
maybe in 50years 😂
I've played with japanese players before, all I can say it that even if it was just a scrimmage game they're consistent in their effort, energy and hardwork on and off the ball..
Would like to see a video on the Croatian talent pool. They produce tremendous talent and come so close to winning a world cup. They are like the Uruguay of Europe.
The j2 is actually one of the most competitive and entertaining leagues in the world.
As an avid follower of the J-League and Japanese football in general, this is exciting to see
An interesting fact: when the Japanese sought to implement a pro football system back in 1980s, they originally sent students to study Spanish, German, Italian and English model. In the end, the Japanese concluded that the Spanish system was too hollow and very dangerous for senior side. The English model focused too much on money instead of professionalism. The Italian model was plagued by mafia and bribery. Therefore, the only preferable model for the Japanese was the German Bundesliga.
The Japanese borrowed from the Germans and then used the same German scheme for their football ever since, starting with the J.League 1. The same Germany that did help Japan to activate its modernisation program under Emperor Meiji a century ago and then joined the same Axis in WW2. Only this time, it has proved to be a correct decision, and the Japanese continues to do football business exclusively with the Germans ever since.
Also, an unwanted fact: teams that beat Japan in World Cup round of sixteen tend to falter or even collapse in subsequent years (and could take a very long time to recover). Turkey beat Japan in 2002, then slowly declined and has not seen a World Cup since. Paraguay beat Japan in 2010, and since then Paraguay has been unable to qualify for a World Cup since. Belgium beat Japan in 2018, and just four years later, Belgium failed in World Cup and declined from prominence. RIP Croatia, you should have lost to Japan.
非常に面白い御分析に恐れ入ってます。
Never thought that teams beating Japan in the round of sixteen will decline in subsequent World Cup lol. Hopefully Croatia will prepare for the worst.
Tom Byer erasure!
Japan curse
@@diomuda7903 let’s find out in the next World Cup
Smart European clubs are looking to both the J League and MLS for talent. Both leagues are also spots for players living in nations that do not have very well funded domestic leagues to go and get some exposure to try and make a leap to Europe. Look at this window, Jhon Duran played like half a season for Chicago Fire before getting bought by Villa for $18m U.S., Bayern discovered Alphonso Davies playing at Vancouver a few years back, and so on. The establishment of free development academies in these countries (at least MLS academies are free for sure I couldn't quite confirm for Japan but I think they are) will send dozens if not more quality footballers to Europe over the next several years, and those numbers will continue to rise.
Well, now a Japanese baseball player became the best player in history of baseball.
Hulk was signed by Porto from a J2 team.
And how did you forget to mention Captain Tsubasa 😥
No, Hulk was the property of Kawasaki Frontale when Porto bought him. He did play J2 for two seasons, but his last year before Porto was J1
@@k-matsu i always heard that his team was in the J2 league. Anyway he was great for my Porto and at the time, i thought it was a very weird transfer but it was clearly worth it
@@rocky1169pt He was a great talent, but got too greedy for Chinese money.
yea, he played for Tokyo Verdy a very big club in Japan and one of the original team that makes the J League before being relegated
We all know mitoma is low-key bachira
cringe
@@716_ハディくん You're cringe
His weapon is dribbling and speed.
The circumstances could be teammates off ball run or he could dribble by his own
Goal production = weapon x circumstances
Germany 1 - Japan 4
They made it again 😂
Japan is one of the strongest team rn.
honestly the future for japanese football seems very bright, i could see them even winning the world cup
I really like the 100 year plan that they have thought of. My country Malaysia and it's FA has constant bickering and inner fights for the top job but have no substance nor plan.
Bro look at Brunei man, even that woman reporter that called us just a warm up (only one win against Timor Leste, and then get destroyed by others so is the U18,U21). At least in Malaysia you guys have a decent enough league and have players that can inspire the young like that dude playing in a Belgian league and the other in a Japan league which is pretty much now one of top leagues in Asia. The best player we have is in Thailand and he is a Prince. Well I am still half Malaysian tho IG
You forgot to mention that how Captain Tsubasa commic book made millions of Japanese children want to play football
I hope japan will beat brazil one day.
who is here after japan smashes germany 4-1
I came searching for the same thing LMAO
The j1 league being free on UA-cam to watch is great, definitely a strong league with great players
The second they start implementing some of their Samurai Warrior Ninja gymnastics we’re all fucked, Japan will win every football competition on earth.
This video doesn’t explain in any way whatsoever HOW Japan produces so much talent, it just gives a brief history of Japanese football…so change the title or try again. What is the youth development model focused on? Do kids play Futsal or indoor regularly? What age group do they start to play 11v11? Do kids play autonomously on public facilities for free or are they chaperoned by their parents to private facilities; is it a pay-to-play sport for upper-middle class or do lower socioeconomic groups also have access to quality coaching/facilities? I’m genuinely interested.
i have immense respect for japan, even in the extremely underdeveloped and overlooked women's football, they still have genius ballers, one such players is yui hasegawa
Ao Ashi, area no kishi, Inazuma 11 and now blue lock defining football anime
definitely ao ashi over blue lock
more realistic and grounded compared with blue lock
@@716_ハディくん 100% agree I hate blue lock tbh, ao ashi is pure football and basics
@@716_ハディくん You're cringe
@@bhavishshah2415 Your mum
I prefer blue lock. Sometimes it’s ok to be egotist when striker has confident to execute the match by scoring a winning goal rather than pass to his teammate.
Jリーグにはまだまだいい選手いますよ🔥
I think it’s japans golden age for football and baseball
system + market power + population = now japan
The only thing they need is to establish more youth club academies to grow younger players into the game.With that many European academies can pick up many promising talents from Japan to grow their abilities in the game.
They trained 300 best strikers in a special facility to produce the best striker in the world
Blue lock ftw
it was a good video you should keep on making more
It's somethings thats got to do with their culture. They have this never say die attitude innately in them plus discipline. When they have a career, they dedicate themselves. Its not just in sports, you see this in their work culture also.
Yes pls make more of these video in different countries
How many goals would Ohtani score in the prem?
50 if he focus on futbol
It depends on how many games he’d play as a striker and how many he’d play as goalkeeper, since any team that hopes to sign him would have to let him play both positions.
If he started young I think he do well. I think Ichiro Suzuki would actually be better at football than Ohtani esp offensively. Ohtani probably be a good GK or really good CB. He is really strong(he can deadlift like 550lbs) and has speed too.
@@wilkesmcdermid7906 I actually think he can be a DM, maybe in a two pivot system where his work rate could be utilised
@@wilkesmcdermid7906 I’m old enough to remember Ichiro in the mid-90s when he was with the Orix Blue Wave, and some baseball commentators were saying that he should be playing soccer because his physique is so lithe. (They were joking, obviously. He was the best baseball player in the country.)
Blue lock is at play
Don't let @ハディさん (Hadi) know though
Japanese football need strikers that have egotism ( not to be a lone wolf like romario) but the strikers who are able to score and win the match in any cost
Japan doesn't only produce anime....Japan football team is a anime story.
They were apart of Blue Lock
cringe
@@716_ハディくん You're cringe
Blue lock is an anime or manga which is suitable for people who like football
Blue lock is more on egotism as japanese national football team lack of striker who is able to score the winning goal (striker’s talent was restrained due to the collectivism)
@@samuelyee4017stop painting bluelock as if it revolutionize japanese football. It is nothing more than fantasy anime with cool action football. Bluelock is not a sport anime.
@@samuelyee4017 BLUE LOCK is trash😂
I think one aspect that is not mentioned or thought of is the physical size. The size discrepancy between Asians and Non-Asians used to be wider, but nowadays young Asians are nearly just as big as others. A squad of mostly 4 cylinder engine cars can only do so much against V-6s and V-8s. When the size gap is closed up then so is the result on the field. Watching WC 2022 one can see the Japanese and Korean players are quite similar in size to all others too, unlike years ago… OK, and yes, as a smaller guy this doesn’t mean he can’t be good enough to overcome this deficit (like Messi, Maradona, Romario, Pele, Peter Beardsley, etc) but when nearly everyone on the team is small then that’s an issue for a group sport which requires certain areas to have certain specialized physical strengths and attributes.
Agreed u need a couple of good sized players to do the dirty work especially in corner or set pieces. I learned this as well recently.
Agreed. A good line of thought and comparison is Japan vs Spain. Spain, too, like Japan, has their athletic talent pool for football reduced significantly by the popularity of basketball and what ended up happening is a lot of the bigger-sized/ taller athletes go for basketball. As such, the Spain football team has been historically smaller in size among European standards. And despite fostering a culture and playing style that emphasizes technique and intelligence over physique, they still needed physically imposing players like Ramos, Pique to rescue them in defense against big strikers and score set pieces. The CDMs like Marcos Senna (EUR 2008) and Busquets are no slouch either in the physicality/ size department.
Japan is the best
It wouldn’t take long for the most disciplined nation to be strong in football
I'm here for the Blue Lock comments lol
Japanese produce a lot of talent such as Tomiyasu, Kubo, Ito (Stuggart), Sugawara, Mitoma and etc
Can you make one about how Mexico can produce more young talent, they’re struggling to improve their national pool
A player like Edson Alvarez being treated like God by fans is a huge problem. How do average players like him come through the ranks?
Mexico has the most potential because of their 1) economy, prior to Contrary to popular belief mexicos economy isn’t that bad and their federation makes the most money out of any because all they care about is money, 2) their population, there football crazy nation they should be producing as much talent as Brazil and Argentina but don’t because of corruption and the many foreign players in their league and 3) the many Mexicans born in the u.s. this gives them even more of a talent pool. It’s sad really how mediocre Mexican football is. I’m Jen u see places like Japan that around surpassed Mexican football in the modern era and it makes it worse. It’s a shame really.
@@bbwblk actually Edson isn’t treated like a god in Mexico, not at all. They treat him like that in the Netherlands in Mexico many people think he isn’t that good. Hell he even sat in the match against Argentina at the World Cup. Idk where your getting your info from
In Japan It starts with creating a football anime/Manga/Game.
captain tsubasa inspired not just japanese footballer but also some south american footballer as well
@@716_ハディくん Who asked?
Blue lock is another football manga which mentions japan national football lack of striker who is able to execute the game as an egotist (certain players especially striker talent are suppressing by the collectivism)
Egotist doesn’t mean a striker need to be a selfish jerk like Romario instead striker need to score and win the game in any cost
@@schrodickerLee bot?
@@schrodickerLee oh sorry i just read the rest of the commends i thought you where a bot because you where replying to a random who asked
Japan"s major sports "was" baseball, but it's football now. That means all physical athletes pick baseball 10 years ago, but football now.
And actually there are more youth football players than youth baseball players in Japan now.
In my opinion its the result of them hosting a World Cup which spiked it’s popularity.
The best Blue Lock Project in this era!!
what blue lock? All this players were made from J league WHICH BLUE LOCK DISSED ON
BLUE LOCK
Let’s Goooooooo!!!!!!
THE BLUE LOCK IS REALLL.....THE BLUE LOCK IS REALLL
Its very cringe for me as a japanese to say this but I think our personality helps a lot cuz the players are humble so they just continue to make efforts to get better and better every single day.
Thats why they can continue to grow without any football system as good as top european countries and also modern managers see discipline as important so that suits us.
yeah it certainly helps because of the work ethics and discipline of Japanese in general. Once a player breakthrough in Europe usually a lot will come after, seems to be the trend with Asian Footballers
tbh I see it as well, as manga/anime lover and the most importantly ao ashi reader I can see it as well. Japan and europe is really different but what I admire about you, is that you putting so much effort and being so humble. You guys were rocking in 2022 wc!
@@jirikkkonecny4641thanks bro for the compliment and loving our culture such as manga👏
Great content, should definitely do more of these
lol this video could have ended in 10 sec "just watch blue lock anime" thats how they produce master class lol JK
Could you make one on why Mexico won’t win it before USA? I’m a Mexican fan at heart so it hurts to say it but I must admit that we will not win the World Cup before the US.
4:24 I've seen filled stadiums for under 18 National games in Indonesia 🤣
The blue lock is real!
今、東京・神奈川のサッカー人気すごいよ
小さいチームが沢山できて、子供達もワーワー言いながら週末グラウンドで練習してる
この人気が続くなら、将来凄い事が起きるかも
I like your content,
Warm greeting from Indonesia 🥰🥰
blue lock training
Ive heard murmurings of the Japanese FA locking up 100 youth strikers in a battle royale to find the best Japanese Striker.
Could just be a rumour tho
the Blue Lock is real
KEISUKE HONDA HAS LEFT THE CHAT!! 🤣🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
JP needs a genius midfielder/s who can feed killer passes and strikers (bluelock fan here 💙💙)
The raising Sun is the fullball powerhouse in Asia. The blue samurai
Bleu lock worked 😂😂
Mitoma has bachira’s dribbling, chigiri’s speed
And they beat Germany again 4-1
How japan produces so much talent they did the Blue lock project.
I think Kobayashi for Celtic deserved a call up
Short answer: Blue lock project bro
great video!!! Please make one about Japan's neighbour China, which is heading in the other direction --- downward spiral.
Would love to see something similar with Morocco
Japan has a higher population than the UK.
UK smol island who stole from others
💙🔒...we all know
Can I say something do Furuhashi and Hatate suck at national team or Moriyasu hate them cuz on World Cup and friendly national match on March both of them have not called for Japan’s national team not even a single once
Moriyasu disliked them, but they were called up for a recent national call-up.
@@sq_rabbit6310 yup I know
Blue lock is doing its work
cringe
@@716_ハディくん You're cringe
They've watched Captain Tsubasa, Shoot, DAYS, Bluelock, Giant Killer, etc.
He still young
Kamada joined Dortmund!
Argentina 🇦🇷 has Messi, Portugal 🇵🇹 has Ronaldo, Brazil 🇧🇷 has Neymar, Croatia 🇭🇷 has Modric, Egypt 🇪🇬 has Salah, and France 🇫🇷 has Mbappe...but only Japan 🇯🇵 has a team!
Through Blue Lock 🔒
They all went to blue lock thats how.
overrated af
@@716_ハディくん cap
@@716_ハディくん You're cringe
in 2090's??? when Japan would have the half of the population that it has now? I highly doubt it !!!
Naw it's Project Blue Lock
You spoke about the fruits but not how the tree was planted.
How bout their infrastructure, coaching academies, recruitment system, kinds of support etc. ?
They studied English,Italian and German model and decided to use German Bundesliga. Which is why you'll see Japanese players went to the Bundesliga most of the time.
Arsenal Tomiyasu
Borussia Itakura
VFB Ito
AZ Sugawara
bluelock!!
The VHS editing gave me some real bad memory flashbacks...
Did Hamill sneak in the Furuhashi and Hatate footage
Simple, blue lock 🔒
Let's not pretend cause we all know Japan actually has a Blue Lock facility in operation.