Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors beat rivals Ulsan and expand its gap in the top of the K League’s table. Japan returns slowly to the football routine, while Vietnam’s giants take positions.
Kenichi Yatsuhashi: An Interview With a Japanese Coach Transcending Borders
He’s been coaching in central Asia, the US, Middle East and West Africa. He nurtured football culture in Kyrgyzstan, worked at the famous Aspire Academy in Qatar and guided Hearts of Oak in Ghana. The amazing career of Kenichi Yatsuhashi is indeed a fascinating one. Walid Bylka interviewed him exclusively for BabaGol: They talked African football, the best food he had in his journeys, and where he was blamed to be an engineer rather than a football coach. A must-read interview.
The Final Lesson of Japan
Japan finished the Asian Cup with a disappointing defeat at the final against Qatar. At the end of the tournament, what Japan can learn for the next years?
The Lethal Samurais
At their previous matches, Japan needed only one good play that was worth a win. Today, they used their advantage in any possible moment and defeated Iran 3-0, all the way to the Asian Cup final.
The Blue Samurais are fighting for the title
Japan qualified to the Asian Cup semi final after a penalty kick and a VAR debut, Vietnam leave the tournament with hope and China say goodbye to Marcello Lippi.