As the JFA conducted their search for a new coach overseas, I wondered if they were wasting a lot of time and energy when there were a number of outstanding candidates already in Japan.
These musings turned into an article for the website of the English football magazine When Saturday Comes which you can read here:
Last week I interviewed Gamba Osaka coach Nishino Akira as part of the AFC’s Asian Coaches Year.
He spoke frankly about the underestimation of Asian coaches, his many successes and his thoughts on the next Japan coach, and you can read the full feature here:
English: http://www.the-afc.com/en/features-and-interviews/30160-nishino-roots-for-home-grown-coaches
日本語：http://www.the-afc.com/jp/features-and-interviews/30160-nishino-roots-for-home-grown-coaches
Sakka Nihon 