The Japanese national team is approaching the two final qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup Qatar in Asia. Among them, Celtic’s specialized site “67 HAIL HAIL” questioned the appointment of director Hajime Moriyasu related to FW Daizen Maeda (24) who belongs to Celtic on the 25th.
Daizen Maeda scored 23 goals in the J1 league in the 2021 season when he was enrolled in Yokohama F. Marinos. Former Brazil national team FW Leandro Damian (32), who belongs to Kawasaki Frontale, became the top scorer in the J1 league, and on December 31, last year, a loan transfer with a purchase obligation to Celtic was officially decided.
Daizen Maeda joined the general training from the beginning of the year and worked to adjust the condition, and started in the Scottish Premiership (Scotland 1st Division) Section 21 against Hibernian held on the 17th. Only four minutes after the kick-off in the first half, Australia national team MF Tom Rogic (29) crossed from the right side and scored the first goal in front of the goal, bringing excitement to Celtic supporters.
Meanwhile, forward Kyogo Furuhashi (27), who had been leading the front line of Celtic, injured his hamstring in the match against St. Johnstone in the 20th round on the 26th of last month. In addition to being excluded from the members of the Japanese national team this time, the possibility of undergoing surgery this week has also been addressed.
Among them, “67 HAIL HAIL” claims that in the absence of Kyogo Furuhashi, director Hajime Moriyasu expects Daizen Maeda to play a role as a super sub. Despite Daizen Maeda winning the title of J1 League top scorer, the commander said he would stick to the starting lineup of FW Yuya Osako (31), who belongs to Vissel Kobe.
The Japanese national team has finished 6 games in the final qualifying round of the Qatar World Cup, and although they are in 2nd place, 4 points behind Group B leader Saudi Arabia, they are only 1 point behind 3rd place Australia. With the refraining from a direct confrontation with the strong enemy Saudi Arabia on the 1st of next month, attention will be focused on the usage of Daizen Maeda, who remains in good shape.