Soccer Moriyasu coach Continuing “concurrent” with priority on strengthening Japan national team July 9 20:56
Regarding the coach, Mamoru Moriho, who will lead two teams, the Japanese national soccer team and the Tokyo Olympics national team team, the Japan Football Association has decided on a policy by the Board of Directors that it will continue to serve concurrently after giving priority to strengthening the Japanese national team. ..
As for Moriyasu, the Tokyo Olympics were postponed for one year due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and it is said that the Asian final qualifying for the World Cup Qatar Games, which is expected to start in March next year, will overlap with activities such as the Tokyo Olympic generation's strengthening match. Attention was paid to whether or not he would continue to hold the concurrent post.
The Board of Directors has decided to prioritize the strengthening of the Japanese national team, while continuing to serve concurrently as Director Moriho, placing importance on the accumulated amount.
On the other hand, regarding the representatives of the Tokyo Olympics, it is said that the coach Akihiro Yokouchi, who has been supporting Moriho, will take the lead as a coach, and at the Olympics production, Moriho will take the lead with coach Yokouchi.
Technical Committee Chairman Koji Sorimachi, who is in charge of strengthening the national team at the Japan Football Association, said, "Players under the age of 24 of the Tokyo Olympics will be selected more and more as the Japanese national team next year. At the Tokyo Olympics, it's encouraging to have coach Moriyasu and coach Yokouchi, who are on the bench as usual," he said.
In addition, it was decided that former Japanese national team representative Noguchi Kawaguchi will participate as a goalkeeper coach for the Tokyo Olympics.