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    "Asian fans should cheer for Japan and Korea at World Cup" - J. Duerden...WHAT?!?

    John Duerden is typically well-versed in Asian football, and often presents a fare shake for Iran/TM. But he's gone bonkers with this article, the central thesis of which is if you want to promote Asian football, then you should cheer for SK/Japan since they have local coaches...WHAT? So if TM was being coached by Galenoi, then they would have gotten Duerden's vote? Dude, if you want to promote Asian soccer, then cheer the strongest possible candidate to make it to the next round, with dynamic players who can showcase their talent in Europe and beyond. I hope his mini-stroke passes without any lasting effects. - Diz

    For the first time ever, Asia will have five teams at a World Cup. If Saudi Arabia and Iran don’t make it through then maybe Australia will. If the Socceroos don’t survive the first round then there are still South Korea and Japan to come.

    With five horses in the race then the odds are not bad. If there are only to be one or two that make it over the first hurdle to continue running into the knockout stage, then it is best for Asian football that it is Japan and/or South Korea. Neutral fans from the world’s biggest continent should get behind the Taeguk Warriors and the Samurai Blue.

    This does not mean that they are the best bet for success, that is open for debate. Iran have been the continent’s number one team for some time though have one of the tougher groups at the World Cup with Spain, Portugal and Morocco. Saudi Arabia are the lowest-ranked of all the 32 teams at the tournament but have been handed a reasonably easy group and have collected a couple of decent friendly results of late, defeating Algeria and Greece 2-0. Australia are the Asian champions and while France will be tough, finishing above Peru and Denmark to take second is not mission impossible.

    South Korea find themselves in a difficult looking pot with Sweden, Mexico and Germany. While Japan are in the most open group of all with Poland, Senegal and Colombia.

    But if there are to be two teams that do make it, better it is Korea and Japan. These are the only two of the five with local coaches at the respective helms. If Shin Tae-yong and Akira Nishino can lead the their teams through the group stage and into the last 16 then it will give the reputation of Asian coaching a much-needed boost.

    Think of the most famous coaches in the world and few, if any, Asian names will spring to mind –even in Asia. The world’s biggest continent is very much an importer of tactical knowhow and rarely exports.

    At home, it can be a struggle for locals to get the glamour jobs. The big Chinese Super League clubs rarely appoint Chinese coaches, preferring names such as Marcello Lippi, Fabio Capello and Felix Magath despite the fact they are many times more expensive than the domestic choices.

    Japan and Korea are, ironically, two leagues that are perfectly happy to hand out domestic hotseats to local backsides. Shin and Nishino could do wonders for the reputation of Asian coaching around Asia. The sight of two well-known tacticians, both past Asian Champions League winners, in the knockout stage would show that there is local talent. It could also do wonders for the reputation of Asian coaching around the world. Even around the fringes of the big leagues if Europe, there has been little to no Asian influence.

    That is partly down to history, reputation and stereotype from the European side. Asian coaches are unknown and the assumption is that there is nothing much to know.

    Relative success in 2010 helped a little. Huh Jung-moo and Takeshi Okada took the two East Asian rivals to the last 16 in South Africa and both could even have gone to the last eight. Neither were of an age to venture overseas. Huh was coming to the end of his coaching career and Okada was approaching his mid-fifties.

    That success meant that by the time the 2014 World Cup rolled around, there was a little more interest in the great hope of Asian coaching in 2014. Hong Myung-bo was the coach of South Korea and it was felt that he could be the perfect pioneer for Asian coaching.

    Here was a man who had captained Korea to the semi-finals of the 2002 World Cup, his fourth appearance at the competition. He had played football for LA Galaxy and had the kind of charisma and confidence that any Asian coach is going to need if they are going to have a chance in Europe. He was young, spoke English and had taken the U23 team to an Olympic medal at the 2012 London games. But Brazil was a disaster and it was back to square one.

    So it is time to repeat 2010. It is only a matter of time before we see Asian coaches heading to Europe. It is a necessary step in the development of the continental game but if Korea and Japan and their homegrown hands can do the business in Russia then that time may come sooner rather than later.

    http://www.foxsportsasia.com/footbal...-at-world-cup/

    #2
    While I do normally enjoy John's articles, this article seems like it was written to meet some quota. Absolutely no thought went into it, and there's no basis for the argument that Asian coaches somehow "deserve" to be pushed forward.
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      #3
      west asia and east asia have like zero % in common. its for sure like 2 diffferent continents

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        #4
        How much did the Saudis pay you John?

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          #5
          Originally posted by teammelli91 View Post
          How much did the Saudis pay you John?
          Even if Saudis paid him a lot he still mentions Korea and Japan. hehe...
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            #6
            No way, not even Japnese and Koreans would cheer for each other and Australia is as Asian as i am Iranian

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              #7
              Considering that they will be inviting the Asian champions to Copa America this means Australia the 'Asian Champions' playing in Copa America

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                #8
                i think what hes trying to say is iran's group is too difficult and the chance for asia is korea and japan because their group is pretty easy, so the hope of asia should be these two. but the way he presents this isn't the best

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by iranghahreman View Post
                  i think what hes trying to say is iran's group is too difficult and the chance for asia is korea and japan because their group is pretty easy, so the hope of asia should be these two. but the way he presents this isn't the best
                  What does this means hope of Asia ?

                  As mentioned earlier Asia is far to diverse to be considered as one unit.

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                    #10
                    Maybe he's trying to say they need more support due to the amateur coaches they have?

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                      #11
                      I disagree;

                      - His main argument seems to be to cheer for Japan and South Korea only because they have local coaches?

                      There are always different perspectives to things, not just in football but in life.
                      I could argue that the success of asian national teams with foreign coaches in the WC could potentiate the interest of other world class foreign coaches to come to asia and work with asian teams, and therefore, elevate asian football as a whole.
                      Local coaches can then observe and learn from these foreign coaches, and implement their strategies, techniques and mentality in the future (God knows when but that is not the point.)
                      Would that not be better in the grand scheme of things?

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Martin-Reza View Post
                        Maybe he's trying to say they need more support due to the amateur coaches they have?
                        Yeah thats what I got from it at least. You should support your local guy for making it. Its not an Anti Iranian/Saudi/Australia piece

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                          #13
                          i would say the current asian ranking
                          1. iran
                          2. japan
                          3. korea
                          4. aus
                          5. saudi

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