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| Mancini. Photo: Reuters |
Talking points from the week in Asian football:
JAPAN'S TACTICAL FLEXIBILITY DELIGHTS MORIYASU
Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu praised his players' tactical flexibility after their 4-1 win over Germany in Wolfsburg on Saturday.
Junya Ito's early opener was cancelled out by Leroy Sane but goals from Ayase Ueda, Takuma Asano and Ao Tanaka earned the Japanese a second successive win over the Germans after their 2-1 victory at the World Cup last year.
"We're building things up while setting the bar high," said Moriyasu. "The players were smart in taking on the challenge to execute my difficult tactical changes.
"It was great they showed the ability to cope with different situations and make adjustments, and defend with intensity while not forgetting to attack."
