Do Japanese soccer players spit the dummy once they get back into the dressing room?
” Popovic: ” Not normally but I think that we have converted a few of them. Corrupted might be a more apt word. So now when they get into the dressing room, if we’ve had a bad loss a few of the Aussie swear words start flowing, which, really in a strange way, makes me feel more at home.” Diegos: “Players from Japan have always been known for their pace, skill and scrupulously fair play, but have also been acknowledged for perhaps, not liking the physical stuff. You are a self-styled hard man. Do you tend to bully the local strikers, and have you been able to incorporate a bit of Asian martial arts into your hard-man repertoire. The cynical ninja-judo tackle from behind perhaps?” Popovic: “The yellow cards that I keep getting seem to suggest that I do bully a bit. The local players are known for their skill and speed but it is known also that they may lack a bit physically and mentally. At our club you’d be surprised, we’ve got a few hard boys. I’m not sure whether we’ve had anything to
