Hajime Moriyasu : Working Beyond Experience

The head coach of the Samourai, Hajime Moriyasu has foresight for his team. The 54-year-old technician announced his 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday November 1, 2022, putting his faith in a largely established core of players but omitting several of Japan’s top standouts in European competitions as well as longtime Samurai Blue veterans. He masters his team and knows when to take major decisions. Coach Hajime Moriyasu does not believe in experience but in players with the burning ambition to win the World Cup. Hajime Moriyasu, is a former Japanese international who took over the head coaching reins on July 26, 2018. He guided the squad to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Final, defeating Iran (a U.S. group stage foe at the 2022 World Cup) in the sem...