The reason why Japan is the ceiling of Asian football is because they have too many foreign players, and players like Liverpool midfielder Endo Hang have been eliminated by Japan football.
In the third round of the Champions League stage, Liverpool beat Leipzig 1-0 away, and Japan's Endo was on the bench but did not get a chance to play. This season has been a double whammy for Endo. Why? Because after Klopp's departure and the arrival of new coach Slot, Endo was no longer able to play at Liverpool, and his place in the Japan national team was replaced by two overseas players, and Moriyasu has stopped calling Endo since November.
Endo is 31 years old, 1.78 meters tall, a right-footed player, mainly in the midfield position, with a contract with Liverpool until 2027, and the player is currently valued at 13 million euros in Germany. So far this season, Endo has only made three substitute appearances in Liverpool's Premier League and Champions League games combined, totaling three minutes, and has only started one game in the League Cup, and has been completely reduced to a fringe player.
Endo has been completely out of action at Liverpool this season, which has directly led to his abandonment by Japan, and Moriyasu has started to use the 26-year-old Leeds United midfielder in the midfield positionBi Tanakaand 22-year-old St. Truiden midfielderFujita Jeanru - Chima, making the lineup more youthful. This is the horror of Japan football, which has been updated early, and the midfield of Premier League giants Liverpool cannot play. Looking at Chinese football again, 0 foreign players, 32-year-old Wu Lei is still the treasure of the national football team. If Asian football wants to become truly strong, it must have a team of European legions that really stay in the mainstream European leagues.