Yohei Nishibe, the bell tolls for thee
Thursday, 28 August 08, 02:42 AM · Comments(2)
How about that Keiji Tamada? You go and criticise the bloke for his useless performances for the national team, and then he goes and scores one of the free-kicks of the season to add to his first half equaliser in Nagoya's pulsating 3-2 win over Shimizu S-Pulse last night.
Speaking of that equaliser, time is surely up for Shimizu's error-prone keeper Yohei Nishibe. The former Urawa shot-stopper was outstanding last season, but he could have done better than to deflect Yoshizumi Ogawa's cross in the first half straight into the path of Tamada.
Nagoya's second equaliser was even worse, with Nishibe flapping at a cross that allowed the diminutive Magnum to head home and make the score 2-2. Then came Tamada's stupendous left-foot free-kick, as Nagoya twice fought back from a goal down to claim a sensational 3-2 win.
The win moves the Toyota-backed outfit back into top spot in the standings, with Dragan Stojkovic's team well placed to break up the usual duopoly of Urawa Reds and Kashima Antlers as the J. League braces itself for an epic finale.
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What is so frustrating is that in the same game as he makes a horrendous error, he's also liable to pull out a stop which takes your breath away. Home to Urawa earlier in the season was a good example. His falling over / flapping around which let them get back in the game was just horrible.
I'm not sure I'd be happy to have Kaito as first choice yet though, and I still think Nishibe our best option between the sticks. For the time being at least...
I'll never forget Kaito's horror show in the Emperor's Cup against Meiji University last year.
Personally I've not understood why he's so highly-rated. Didn't he start against Nagoya at Nihondaira this season?
You're right about Nishibe though. It goes save-save-shocker-save with that guy.