Japan is off to a good start after a hearty win over Qatar, who is now mentored by Tom Wiseman. Kimikazu Suzuki used Aishin's double power system to counter the lane filling defense employed by Wiseman. It was a good call or a gambit, Wiseman knows the tendencies of the mainstays of the national team.
It showed that a zone is also susceptible to inside operation and manually playing at its rear to open flash, ball reversal and looping advantages.
Suzuki let K. Takeuchi and Sakuragi manually operate in the elbows and low block for this one. Also, the absences of Kawamura, Ishizaki and J. Takeuchi was a blessing in disguise as Wiseman could have devised a strategy on that potential unit. Instead, Suzuki let Kanamaru and Takashiro to shoot in the field.
What worked also was Takatoshi's jump and shoot game borne out of his off-ball reading via the V-Cut.
It showed that a zone is also susceptible to inside operation and manually playing at its rear to open flash, ball reversal and looping advantages.
Suzuki let K. Takeuchi and Sakuragi manually operate in the elbows and low block for this one. Also, the absences of Kawamura, Ishizaki and J. Takeuchi was a blessing in disguise as Wiseman could have devised a strategy on that potential unit. Instead, Suzuki let Kanamaru and Takashiro to shoot in the field.
What worked also was Takatoshi's jump and shoot game borne out of his off-ball reading via the V-Cut.
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