Ao Ashi - Ch. 402 - That Country's Name

[dtt2003]

That 2018 Belgium match would always be weird to me. I could never understand why almost all outfield players of Japan went into the box for a last minute corner against significantly taller opponents then got countered.
Even if they didn't get much stamina left, going to extra time then defending for the shootout is much better choice.

Actually, the Japan team was already out of stamania at that time, that's why they let Belgium score 2 goal easily and with a team in Asia that made their all effort to score 2-0 at first against Belgium, it took them a lot of energy so they have to try to end a match in 90 minutes. If they was be able to hold the match to an extra time, they would still lose to Belgium, even lose of a very big gap of conceded goal.

 

[p_ar]

I get the others don’t know about the world, but why Takasugi is acting like he doesn’t know? He is the U-18 Japan National Team. He went to compete with the world multiple to time. How is it different with Barca match?

 

[sleepyk2210]

Actually, the Japan team was already out of stamania at that time, that's why they let Belgium score 2 goal easily and with a team in Asia that made their all effort to score 2-0 at first against Belgium, it took them a lot of energy so they have to try to end a match in 90 minutes. If they was be able to hold the match to an extra time, they would still lose to Belgium, even lose of a very big gap of conceded goal.

They could defend for life to drag the game to shootout. Even if it wasn't meant to be, at least they had tried.