On the 27th, the Japan national football team lost to the Costa Rica national team 0-1 in the second group stage match of the FIFA World Cup Qatar tournament. Coach Moriyasu Hajime instructed to change to a three-back system midway through the match as in the match against Germany, but the comparison with Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo’s tactics “Mischa style” led by Mihailo Petrovich has become a hot topic.
Coach Moriyasu Hajime brought in DF Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) from the kickoff of the second half against Germany and switched from a four-back system to a three-back system. Thanks to the successful introduction of MF Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg) and FW Takuma Asano (VfL Bochum), many people praised Moriyasu after the match.
On the other hand, in the match against Costa Rica, they struggled in front of the opponent’s strong defense from the first half. In addition to giving instructions to change to a three-back system from the middle of the first half, FW Kiyo Ueda (Circle Brugge) and DF Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo) were lowered from the second half kickoff, and DF Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart) And FW Takuma Asano (VfL Bochum) is introduced.
Furthermore, in the middle of the second half, midfielder Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton) and forward Junya Ito (Stud Lance) sent out side attackers one after another, trying to break through the dribbling breakthrough, but they were unable to break open the goal mouth of the Costa Rica national team until the end. I couldn’t.
Hajime Moriyasu once worked as a coach for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima top team under Mihailo Petrovich. Since 2012, he has led Sanfrecce Hiroshima as a successor to Petrovic.
For that reason, there are voices saying, “Is Moriyasu Japan also a Misha style?” There are also pessimistic views such as “It’s perfect with the Sapporo supporters in the scene where we conceded a goal.” There are also comments such as “just because it’s a 3-back doesn’t mean it’s all Missha style” and “Misha style is high risk high return in the first place”.
The Serbian national team led by Pixie Dragan Stojkovic will also participate in the Qatar World Cup. In the first match of the group league against Brazil on the 25th, the Japanese football fans criticized their offensive tactics as “Mischa’s style”.