Zac ready for new year's challenges
The Japan men's soccer team couldn't have had a better year in 2011, winning the Asian Cup in January and safely reaching the final round of World Cup qualifying with two matches to spare.
It wasn't until a 1-0 defeat to North Korea Nov. 15 in Pyongyang, that Japan lost for the first time under Alberto Zaccheroni, whose unbeaten run stretched to an amazing 16 games.
Zaccheroni, though, believes 2012 could be even better.
"There are a lot of players in Japan with a bright future," he said in an interview with the Tokyo Sportswriters Club. "If they improve at a steady rate, there will be even more depth within the squad.
"We have a lot of options, and we have a number of players who are good enough to be in the first team. It's important to remember that we made it through the third round of qualifying without (Yuto) Nagatomo and (Keisuke) Honda."- http://www.japantimes.co.jp
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