Wataru Endo against Vietnam – Asian Cup 2024 [ANALYSIS] JAPAN – VIETNAM

Wataru Endo, Takumi Minamino and Hidemasa Morita – all three central midfielders of Japan were significant for scoring goals in the first #AsianCup2024 game agaist Vietnam.
– management of triangle shape in 4-2-3-1
– timing and directions of searching for information [scanning]
– maintaining the distance from the ball [providing balance – securing the counter-press]
– actively providing the passing option – preferably progressive [diagonal line]
– receiving on the half-turn
– anticipating the passes