J-League Goals of the Month

[Bon_Mot]

Japan has paterned their youth system to resemble the Brazilians as much as possible.  The result is exciting, free-flowing soccer with plenty of heel-flicks, 1-2 combo's, and zig zagging charges at the goal...oh and crappy defense, too.  It sure beats the mid-table EPL team's mentality of Route One soccer.  Here's the goals of the month from March:

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[sharkfutbol]

Even better than the goals is the crowds.  Look at the size of that group and the atmosphere on the highlites show  are amazing.  Good goals for sure.

[RonBurgundy68]

Wow, most of those are long-range bombs... Now if Japan could play like that all the time, they would be pretty dang hard to beat...

[Bon_Mot]

Check these out from 2007:

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Wow, most of those are long-range bombs... Now if Japan could play like that all the time, they would be pretty dang hard to beat...

Some of those guys are actually Brazilians like Bare and Juninho.  There's more than a dozen Brazilians on J-League rosters. 

I'm so glad the MLS is drifting away from signing mid-level Euro's and opting for more Central and South Americans.  I can't stand the "hack and whack" attitude of some of the lower level European leagues.  La Liga is fun to watch...the Dutch Eredivise seems like it has quality stuff...other than that...ehh.  I'd like to see the MLS tap into some of the African countries, too.  There's bound too be a TON of unknown talent there who would come to the States at a bargain.

[RonBurgundy68]

Makes me want to watch some J-League instead of MLS... Lol

MLS needs to go check out the Ivory Coast and Ghana, I mean these players had to come from somewhere...

[bullets13]

wonderful

[Bon_Mot]

Makes me want to watch some J-League instead of MLS... Lol

Set your DVR for Fridays at noon on FSC.  It's a half hour hi-light show.

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MLS needs to go check out the Ivory Coast and Ghana, I mean these players had to come from somewhere...

And don't forget Nigeria or South Africa.  Not to mention the mostly unknown countries like Liberia that produced the 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year George Weah.  I remember watching him when I was in college and he was at AC Milan.  Check out his Wiki:

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[RonBurgundy68]

Gah that guy was a baller in his day... The U.S. needs to get some friendlies together with some of the African teams... Of course England, Spain and Argentina are ungoldy competition, but I think games against the African teams would be funnn to watch...

[Bon_Mot]

Weah, coast to coast...

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[bullets13]

it comes on at 4:30 or 5:00 on Monday or Tuesday afternoon, too.  I don't remember which, but i often watch it when laying down for my afternoon nap