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BenMabley

  1. @maxinjail I think that's what most Bundesliga defenders said. about 12 hours ago via web in reply to maxinjail
  2. @maxinjail But then again, you do have home advantage. about 13 hours ago via web in reply to maxinjail
  3. @maxinjail There's no reason whatsoever to expect Japan to be any weaker than they were in the Asian Cup final. Kagawa on another level, too about 13 hours ago via web in reply to maxinjail
  4. @maxinjail Yes - he made his debut in a friendly against Azerbaijan last night and made the cut for the qualifiers. Just tweeted full squad. about 13 hours ago via web in reply to maxinjail
  5. Japan (contd.): MF Endo, K. Nakamura, Hasebe, Hosogai, Honda, Takahashi; FW Maeda, Okazaki, Havenaar, Morimoto, Kagawa, Kiyotake, Miyaichi about 13 hours ago via web
  6. Japan squad: GK Kawashima, Nishikawa, Gonda; DF Komano, Konno, Kurihara, Inoha, Nagatomo, Makino, Uchida, Yoshida, Sakai... about 13 hours ago via web
  7. Japan manager Alberto Zaccheroni has named his squad for the World Cup qualifiers vs Oman (3 June, h), Jordan (8, h), and Australia (12, a). about 13 hours ago via web
  8. @seankyaroru @Dominic_Bliss Notice how well Orient did that season with a blank blackboard, Sean. about 18 hours ago via web in reply to seankyaroru
  9. @Dominic_Bliss @GuyReder @seankyaroru Yeah, I've seen it before - classic stuff. about 18 hours ago via web in reply to Dominic_Bliss
  10. Hoffenheim have signed 20-year-old starlet Takashi Usami, who was on the Bayern Munich bench on Saturday, on a year's loan from Gamba Osaka. 10:59 AM May 23rd via web
  11. Japan beat Azerbaijan 2-0 in a friendly this evening thanks to the two Shinjis, Kagawa and Okazaki. Ryo Miyaichi made his debut as a sub. 10:56 AM May 23rd via web
  12. Urawa Reds 1-0 Shimizu S-Pulse (Ben Mabley’s blackboard, Goal.com): This week’s tact... bit.ly/KAmn5P (Football Japan) 2:16 AM May 23rd via twitterfeed
  13. @seankyaroru You don't know shit. 2:01 AM May 23rd via web in reply to seankyaroru
  14. @DolphinHotel @seankyaroru No, it's only Japanese otaku that do that. Geordie ones are more easy-going and readily accepted by Gamba ultras. 1:58 AM May 23rd via web in reply to DolphinHotel
  15. I particularly want to read the comments and impressions of @seankyaroru, given that he's a massive tactics fan and was actually at the game 1:46 AM May 23rd via web
  16. English-language version of my J. League tactics column, looking at Urawa Reds 1-0 Shimizu S-Pulse, is now up at mabley.footballjapan.co.uk/2012/05/urawa-… 1:45 AM May 23rd via web
  • Name Ben Mabley
  • Location Osaka, Japan
  • Web http://mabley.foo...
  • Bio Osaka-based football writer. Presenter of the Football Japan Minutecast. Contributor to The Blizzard, Goal.com, JSoccer Magazine, Calcio 2000 (well, once), etc.
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