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Welcome to Kevin's English Room Podcast.
So yesterday we had the 準一夜戦 for World Cup.
Massive win.
Massive win, 4-0.
Huge win for Japan, congratulations.
I want to talk to you about the third goal thatthey made.
Okay, okay.
Ito Junya.
Ito Junya.
Okay.
Shoot from a really nice pass.
Yeah, like flick pass.
Yeah, like a flick.
From Ueda-san.
Yeah.
Is that, is that, like to me it looks veryartistic and very hard to do.
Lots of technique in there.
Is that, what do you think about that goal?
It was brilliant.
It was beautiful.
It was something.
So it was, so what Japan has been good at was likefrom the left wing, Mitoma, from the right
wing, Ito, we attack from the side, side zones.
Okay.
And then they dribble through or passing throughand then pass into the center zone and then
strike a shoot or things like that.
That's been our like formula.
Okay.
But that goal, it was like.
Right in the middle.
Yeah, like center attacking.
Yeah.
And that's something very new that we haven't beenestablished yet.
Right.
So that one as a team, because it's harder to likeattack through the center zone because
defenders are like waiting kind of.
So that was good.
That's one.
And also as a passing.
Yeah.
Yes, that was.
So first of all, that was great pass from, I thinkthat was Tanakao, like very fast and
like straight pass, like center passing through toUeda-san.
Yeah.
That pass was great, first of all.
That one was brilliant.
Okay.
And the second one, yes, that the flick one, Ueda-san's flick, that was great.
Yeah.
I mean, simply that was great.
I mean, Ueda-san has been very, very good in thistournament.
Okay.
Like he scores, he passes, he wins the airbattles.
Okay.
Yeah.
Okay.
Like, especially like Zayon or like those likedefensive players, like kick the ball
very long.
And then it's always Ueda-san who wins those likeair battle and then like keep the ball
alive.
And yeah, I mean, he's very, he's very nice.
He's very good.
Yeah.
But yeah, the flick pass.
That was amazing.
Yeah, I love that.
Yeah.
What would be the coaches feeling of like, well,that wasn't actually our strategy, but
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the team players, they decided to adjust to a newtype of formation and great, they got
a point.
But like, I mean, Honda-san said that, you know,it was the team members that thought
about that strategy like on the field.
It wasn't, they weren't told by the coaches.
They would just, they improvised and did that likeon the spot.
And he was like, oh, that's a great Seicho.
Yeah.
It's a great like thing to do.
Is that as a team a good thing?
Um, so yes.
So first of all, I agree with Honda-san's opinion.
After all the interviews of that post-matchinterviews, like every time the interviewer
do some questions like,
So I think there are no like specific practicalsfrom the coach side.
So it was like more like they evaluate and theyimprovised in the pitch on the spot.
Okay.
So, so that's, that's good.
That's great.
Yeah.
But, um, so I don't know.
Honestly, if, if the head coach can give them likebetter advice, better tacticals, I think
that's more like, that's better as a team, Ithink.
But on the other hand, like the head coach, likelet every players play as they want.
So that's why they can improvise and they can playlike a, like a, as they want.
I see.
So that's a good thing too.
So, so I guess there wasn't much of a, I guess thecoach was like, you guys do
what you guys think is right.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
They were kind of given the permission to do so, Iguess.
Right, right, right, right.
So yeah, that's, that's, that's his stance, Moriya-san's stance.
I see, I see.
He often say like, yeah,
like that, and it's like.
So humble.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
So as a, like, I don't know if it's a good thingor a bad thing, like, because there
were like top level managers, like head coacheswho can give them like advice, tacticals,
you know.
I see, yeah.
But I don't know.
Okay, okay.
Because we're winning.
Yeah.
And players are doing the best.
So I, I think player has been adjusted to thatenvironment.
Yeah.
And then now they are like kind of mastered.
Okay.
Of that environment, I guess.
That's what I'm feeling.
Oh, okay.
Yeah.
All right.
Yeah.
Next, I want to talk to you about the goal thatKamata-san made.
Yeah, the first goal.
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I think it was the first goal.
Yeah.
Is that his goal?
What do you mean?
Like, it accidentally, it looks to me, itaccidentally touched his foot.
Yeah.
And then the ball curved and then it went into thegoal.
It's, it's a really similar situation to the firstgame that we did.
Whoever did the heading, I forgot who.
It was Ogawa-san.
Ogawa-san?
Yeah.
Ogawa-san did the heading and then sort ofaccidentally.
Yeah.
Like sliced Kamata-san's head again.
Yeah.
And then it went in the goal.
Right.
Well, is that really Kamata-san's goal?
Or is that.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
The person.
Ogawa, Ogawa's goal.
Yeah, Ogawa's goal.
How, like in general, how does like the World Cupor like how does the soccer industry,
the football industry, like handle that situation?
Yeah, it's, so actually depends on the games.
Okay.
Or tournaments and everything.
Okay.
But if the, the, the kido of the ball changes andthen the last touch guy would be the score,
right?
I see, I see.
So in that.
Because he had to be there.
Yes, yes.
In order for that ball to have been made in thegoal.
Yeah.
Whether if he was like, it was intentional orunintentional.
Okay.
He was the reason why it went in.
Okay, I see.
I see.
Yeah.
So what about in the case of like the heading one,the first one?
Yeah.
Even if he wasn't there, the ball would have stillwent in the goal, right?
Yeah, we, we never know.
Because.
Okay.
To the goalkeeper, it's very difficult.
Even if it was a slight angle changes.
If you like, in a short distance, it changes.
It's very difficult to, to catch.
I see.
And then react to the ball.
So.
So if Kamada-san wasn't there, the keeper might'vepredicted the goal.
Might have, yeah.
And then saved it.
Yeah, but we don't know.
We never know.
To me, I would love to credit Ogawa, the firstheader, because he was the header.
Yeah.
So I, if I was the official referee or something,I would.
You would've given him the credit.
Yeah, I think so.
So Kamada-san got two goals right now.
Yes, yes.
Like, to me, it looks accidental.
Isn't that like a little unfair to the otherplayers?
Um, but yeah, that's what it is.
That's what it is.
That's what it is.
Yes.
Okay.
Because like later on in the football career.
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Yeah.
Like having two scores in a World Cup is prettybig, right?
Exactly.
So.
Especially like Ogawa is the striker.
Yeah.
So it's very huge different if he, he can saylike, I've got one goal or not.
But they just deal with it.
Yeah.
They don't argue over it.
I mean, yeah, that's what, that's how they are.
That's, that's what it is.
Wow.
Is it possible that the two players could be like,hey,
I think it's your goal.
You should have it, not me.
And then, no, it doesn't change.
No.
Oh man.
Okay.
Yeah.
So, um, what I don't like about is like Ongoru.
Yeah.
Especially like if Kamada-san was the, theNetherland player, like opponent player and
like, like very slight touch and went in and hewill be in an Ongoru.
Oh man.
And to me that makes no sense.
Like who, who will like, it's not happy for theNetherland that player.
That's true.
It's not happy for Ogawa-san.
Like who, who wins?
No one's benefiting from that rule there.
So I don't, I don't like that.
That's true.
Yeah.
That's true.
But in this case, it was Kamada-san.
It was Kamada-san?
Okay.
But it's a, it's a funny thing.
Okay.
Yeah.
Okay.
Okay.
He got luck.
He got luck.
Right.
He got two goals.
Both goals were like very lucky.
Speaking of Kamada-san, he looks so angry duringthe interviews.
Yeah.
Don't you think so?
Yeah.
That's, that's, that's, that's him.
Is that, is he, is he angry or is that just, isthat just his style there?
Yeah.
And that's how he is.
Okay.
He always like that.
Oh, he's always like that?
But he's very, he's a very funny guy though.
Oh, is he?
Yeah.
Okay.
Okay.
You should see his YouTube channel.
Okay.
He do his YouTube channel.
He's got his own YouTube channel?
Yeah.
He post one video per one year.
What does he do?
What does he do on the channel?
He speak.
He speaks.
On the camera?
One-on-one just speaks to the camera?
Yeah.
They were interviewer in front of, in, inbackward.
Oh, I see.
And like they had like an interview and likespeaking.
I think they were friends or something.
Okay.
Obviously about football.
Yes, football.
Okay.
Or like transfers.
Oh, I see.
Games, something, something about footballs.
But like, um, the camera angle.
Yeah.
Like the size and everything.
Everything is funny.
I got to check that out.
Yeah.
You shouldn't see.
I saw the video of Shiokai-san singing happybirthday, by the way.
Yeah.
I saw it.
Yeah.
Last week you were like, you should check out thevideo of Shiokai-san doing happy birthday
to the teammates.
Yeah.
That was the video.
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That's exactly what I was doing.
Yes.
Yeah.
Great, uh, great vibe there.
Yeah.
I love that vibe.
Great vibe.
So, uh, next, uh, battle is, uh, going to be with,uh, who was it again?
Sweden.
Sweden.
Yes.
We're kind of expected to win.
Uh, well, yes, of course.
But they are, um, second strongest in the group,the group.
Oh, are we the third strongest?
Oh, I mean, we're the best.
Obviously.
Oh, you're talking about three except us.
Yes, yes, yes.
Gotcha.
Neverland is like the highest.
Okay.
But Sweden is pretty, they got great strikers.
Yeah.
Okay.
Yeah.
It's going to be a tough game.
I understand.
Yeah.
All right.
Four days or four or five days, right?
Four days, I guess.
Do you know the time or?
No, let me, let me see.
It's going to be
It's a Friday.
It's a Friday.
Gotcha.
Eight in the morning.
Gotcha.
All right.
Yeah.
So let's, uh.
Let's get ready for the battle.
Yes, yes, yes.
All right.
Thanks for listening guys.
Thank you.
Bye-bye.