Japan, which was worse than Korea, is positive because of Lee Young-pyo's impact on systematic development of analysis

Aug 04, 2025

Japan, which was worse than Korea, is positive because of Lee Young-pyo's impact on systematic development of analysis



Lee Young-pyo, a Korean soccer legend, was looking very well at the development of Japanese soccer.

Japan's Soccer Digest Web released three interviews with Lee Young-pyo, one of Korea's best legends, from the 1st to the 3rd. In this interview, Lee Young-pyo honestly talked about the Korea-Japan war as an active player and how he evaluates Korea and Japan today.

Lee Young-pyo believed that Japan in the past felt weaker than Korea, but now it is not at all. He said "Japan has seen remarkably sustained growth over the past 30 years. Japan is not only a strong rival for South Korea, but it has now reached a level where it is considered a fairly strong team not only in Asia but also in the world," he praised the pace of Japanese soccer's development.
Japan, which was worse than Korea, is positive because of Lee Young-pyo's impact on systematic development of analysis
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Lee Young-pyo then said, `A considerable number of Japanese players are playing in Europe, many of whom have successful careers. The number of players entering Europe itself is not important, but it is very important how good they are playing for and how successful they are playing in Europe. In the case of Japan, it is also evident in the figures, he said, evaluating that Japan is developing both quantitatively and qualitatively.




Lee Young-pyo appreciated the development of Japanese soccer more because there are clear reasons and grounds. He said "When we watch Japanese soccer, there is something that can be evaluated very positively. The reason why Japanese players continued to grow like this and each person was able to improve their soccer skills was because a good organization and environment were provided accordingly"I believed that the Japanese players could show more consistent growth to grow in a good infrastructure.
Japan, which was worse than Korea, is positive because of Lee Young-pyo's impact on systematic development of analysis
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"I feel that Japan's soccer environment, infrastructure, organization, and operation are all growing at the same time. In fact, it has a good effect on the players' performance growth and performance improvement. I think Japanese soccer is developing quite systematicallyHe envied Japan's planned development.

Korea is ahead of Japan in superstar power. There are no players like Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae, and Lee Kang-in in Japan, but everyone's skills have been leveled up quickly enough that Japan can fill the best Eleven to the bench with European players.

Lee Young-pyo also said, "In soccer in a country, there are times when the team's power is improved by accident and temporarily 'Golden Generation' comes out. However, such a phenomenon is temporary. This is not the case with Japan's growth. Growth for a reason, growth for a reason. I feel very positive. I get the impression that Japanese soccer has definitely grown in that it is not getting better temporarily, but continuously getting better, and I see the reason and grounds for it. "I gave good marks to the way and direction of Japan's growth.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.