What will playing in winter do to crowds in Niigata, Sendai and Sapporo?
YK: They will still come. Especially in Niigata. And Consadole can still play in the Sapporo Dome. But maybe next year Montedio Yamagata will come up to J1. So I’m not sure what they’re going to do! MT: What do you think of the national team? YK: They’re a joke! MT: What’s the problem with them? YK: It’s really hard to say. Lots of people really wanted to see how Osim could make the Japanese team. We could see the step up, at every single level, he really improved the team. That was really interesting. Okada is the same, but he’s more realistic. He takes the match that is in front of him more seriously. He’s not thinking about the future. Osim tried to use younger players, to give them experience. MT: Do you understand the criticism from the foreign press towards (former JEF United coach) Osim for using five JEF United players? YK: I thought the media was wrong about that. From my point of view, Osim used those players from JEF United because he had already instructed those players on
