An Iraqi made the following observation about the Japanese and South Korean teams

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Someone from Iraq made the following observations in Arabic about the Japanese and South Korean teams at the current AFC Asia Cup 2024 tournament, and I couldn't agree more, as I have been personally observing these things. His post was in Arabic, and I just used Google translate for those who don't read Arabic.

Of course, this person may not realize, but Japanese and Korean civility, hard work, and politeness are world-famous, and this translates into soccer and how they play.

English translation (original Arabic post to follow in next post)


"I don't know if you've noticed, but I've observed for a while now and focused on this matter.

Notice how players from the Japanese and South Korean national teams rarely dispute the referee's decisions or create problems with the opposing players, no matter what happens to them.

Even if they face unfair refereeing, they don't object. The strongest objection they might express is their captain calmly talking to the referee. Even if provoked by the opposing players, they never retaliate. We've all seen the Son vs. Al-Bulayhi incident, where Son consoled and greeted Al-Bulayhi after the match (referring to the match against KSA) .

It feels like they are disciplined, organized in a military-like unit, fulfilling their duties to the fullest. They don't look for others' mistakes to exploit, avoid provoking others, don't object to unfair refereeing, and don't waste time. They don't engage in taunting or trash-talking; in fact, they speak very little.

Even off the field, we rarely hear controversial statements or objections from them, despite their stardom. Even their fans are well-behaved, educated, appearing sparingly on channels, supporting their teams without causing problems or provoking rival fans.

I honestly don't know if this is inherent to Koreans and Japanese or something they learned through study and daily life, or if these are principles ingrained in their countries that persist even abroad.

I deeply admire and respect these two nations, sometimes envying them because they do more than they speak. Their organized lives and advanced countries make them beloved, productive, disciplined, and cultured people โค๏ธ๐Ÿ™."
 


ู…ุง ุงุฏุฑูŠ ุงู†ุชู… ู…ู„ุงุญุธูŠู† ู„ูˆ ุจุณ ุงู†ูŠ ู…ู„ุงุญุธ ูˆู…ู† ุฒู…ุงู† ู…ูˆ ู‡ุณู‡ ูˆู…ุฑูƒุฒ ุนู„ู‰ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ุดูŠ "


ู…ู„ุงุญุธูŠู† ุงู† ู„ุงุนุจูŠ ุงู„ู…ู†ุชุฎุจ ุงู„ูŠุงุจุงู†ูŠ ูˆุงู„ู…ู†ุชุฎุจ ุงู„ูƒูˆุฑูŠ ุงู„ุฌู†ูˆุจูŠ ู…ู† ุงู„ู†ุงุฏุฑ ูŠุนุชุฑุถูˆู† ุนู„ู‰ ุญูƒู… ุงู„ู…ุจุงุฑุงุฉ ุงูˆ ูŠุฎู„ู‚ูˆู† ู…ุดุงูƒู„ ู…ุน ู„ุงุนุจูŠ ุงู„ุฎุตู… ู…ู‡ู…ุง ุญุฏุซ ู„ู‡ู….


ุญุชู‰ ู„ูˆ ุชุนุฑุถูˆุง ู„ุธู„ู… ุชุญูƒูŠู…ูŠ ู„ุง ูŠุนุชุฑุถูˆู† ูˆุงู‚ูˆู‰ ุงุนุชุฑุงุถ ู…ู…ูƒู† ูŠูุนู„ูˆู†ู‡ ูŠุฑูˆุญ ูƒุงุจุชู† ูุฑูŠู‚ู‡ู… ูŠฺฏูˆู„ ู„ู„ุญูƒู… "ู„ุง ู…ูŠุตูŠุฑ ู‡ูŠฺ† ูƒุงุจุชู†" ูˆุญุชู‰ ู„ูˆ ุงุณุชูุฒู‡ู… ู„ุงุนุจูŠ ุงู„ุฎุตู… ู„ุง ูŠูุณุชูุฒูˆู† ุงุจุฏุงู‹ ูˆุฌู…ูŠุนู†ุง ุดูู†ุง ู„ู‚ุทุฉ ุณูˆู† ู…ุน ุงู„ุจู„ูŠู‡ูŠ ูˆู…ุง ูุนู„ู‡ ุงู„ุจู„ูŠู‡ูŠ ูˆููŠ ุงู„ุงุฎูŠุฑ ุฐู‡ุจ ุณูˆู† ูŠูˆุงุณูŠู‡ ูˆูŠุญูŠูŠู‡ ุจุนุฏ ู†ู‡ุงูŠุฉ ุงู„ู…ุจุงุฑุงุฉ .

ุชุดุนุฑ ูˆูƒุฃู†ู‡ู… ููŠ ูˆุญุฏุฉ ุนุณูƒุฑูŠุฉ ู…ู†ุถุจุทูŠู† ู…ู†ุธู…ูŠู† ูŠุคุฏูˆู† ูˆุงุฌุจู‡ู… ุนู„ู‰ ุฃูƒู…ู„ ูˆุฌู‡ ูˆู„ุง ูŠุจุญุซูˆู† ุนู† ุงุฎุทุงุก ุงู„ุงุฎุฑูŠู† ู„ุฅุณุชุบู„ุงู„ู‡ุง ูˆู„ุง ูŠู‚ูˆู…ูˆู† ุจุงุณุชูุฒุงุฒ ุงู„ุงุฎุฑูŠู† ูˆู„ุง ูŠุนุชุฑุถูˆู† ููŠ ุญุงู„ ุชุนุฑุถูˆุง ู„ุธู„ู… ุชุญูƒูŠู…ูŠ ูˆู„ุง ูŠุถูŠุนูˆู† ุงู„ูˆู‚ุช "ู„ุง ูŠุนุฑููˆู† ุงู„ุชุณุฎูŠุช ูˆุงู„ูƒู„ุงูˆุงุงุช" ุจู„ ูˆู‚ู„ูŠู„ูŠ ุงู„ูƒู„ุงู… ุฃูŠุถุงู‹.

ุญุชู‰ ุฎุงุฑุฌ ุงู„ู…ู„ุนุจ ู„ุง ู†ุณู…ุน ู„ู‡ู… ุชุตุฑูŠุญุงุช ู…ุซูŠุฑุฉ ู„ู„ุฌุฏู„ ุงูˆ ุชุตุฑูŠุญุงุช ูˆุงุนุชุฑุงุถุงุช ูˆุฎู„ู‚ ุงู„ู…ุดุงูƒู„ ุจู„ ุญุชู‰ ู‚ู„ูŠู„ูŠ ุงู„ุธู‡ูˆุฑ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุดุงุดุฉ ุฑุบู… ู†ุฌูˆู…ูŠุชู‡ู… .

ุญุชู‰ ุฌู…ุงู‡ูŠุฑู‡ู… ุฌู…ุงู‡ูŠุฑ ู…ุซู‚ูุฉ ุจุนูŠุฏุฉ ุนู† ุงู„ุงุณุชูุฒุงุฒ ูˆุฎู„ู‚ ุงู„ู…ุดุงูƒู„ ู‚ู„ูŠู„ูŠ ุงู„ุธู‡ูˆุฑ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ู‚ู†ูˆุงุช ูŠุฃุชูˆู† ู…ุน ู…ู†ุชุฎุจู‡ู… ูŠุดุฌุนูˆู† ุงู† ูุงุฒุช ู…ู†ุชุฎุจุงุชู‡ู… ุงูˆ ุฎุณุฑุช ูู‡ู… ู„ุง ูŠูุชุนู„ูˆู† ุงู„ู…ุดุงูƒู„ ูˆูŠุณุชูุฒูˆู† ุฌู…ุงู‡ูŠุฑ ุฎุตูˆู…ู‡ู….

ู„ุง ุงุนุฑู ุจุตุฑุงุญุฉ ู‡ู„ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ุดูŠุก ู‡ูˆ ุทุจุน ู„ุฏู‰ ุงู„ูƒูˆุฑูŠูŠู† ูˆุงู„ูŠุงุจุงู†ูŠูŠู† ุงู… ุงุดูŠุงุก ุงูƒุชุณุจูˆู‡ุง ูˆุชุนู„ู…ูˆู‡ุง ู…ู† ุฎู„ุงู„ ุงู„ุฏุฑุงุณุฉ ูˆุญูŠุงุชู‡ู… ุงู„ุนุงู…ุฉ ุงู… ู‡ูŠ ู‚ูˆุงู†ูŠู† ู„ุฏู‰ ุจู„ุฏุงู†ู‡ู… ุงุณุชู…ุฑุช ู…ุนู‡ู… ุญุชู‰ ููŠ ุงู„ุฎุงุฑุฌ .

ุงุญุจ ู‡ุฐูŠู† ุงู„ุดุนุจูŠู† ูƒุซูŠุฑุงู‹ ูˆุงุญุชุฑู…ู‡ู… ูˆุงุญุณุฏู‡ู… ุฃุญูŠุงู†ุงู‹ ู„ุฃู†ู‡ู… ูŠูุนู„ูˆู† ุงูƒุซุฑ ู…ู…ุง ูŠุชูƒู„ู…ูˆู† ูˆุญูŠุงุชู‡ู… ู…ู†ุธู…ุฉ ุจุดูƒู„ ุนุธูŠู… ูˆุจู„ุฏุงู†ู‡ู… ู…ุชู‚ุฏู…ุฉ ููŠ ูƒู„ ุงู„ู…ุฌุงู„ุงุช ูˆู„ุง ุชุฌุฏ ู„ู‡ู… ูƒุงุฑู‡ูŠู† ุงุจุฏุงู‹ ู„ุฃู†ู‡ู… ุดุนูˆุจ ู…ุญุจูˆุจุฉ ู…ู†ุชุฌุฉ ูุนุงู„ุฉ ู…ุคุฏุจุฉ ูˆู…ุซู‚ูุฉ โค๏ธ๐Ÿ™
 
A great and accurate observation.

They say you can tell a lot about a country's culture by watching their national team play.

One of the negatives about Japan (and I only know this because I lived there) is that they are not flamboyant enough and rely too much on good coaching and the coach's instructions. Japanese players tend not to take shots and test out the goalkeeper because they are too scared to lose the ball. Unless they can get a perfect shot on goal, they won't "have a crack". Sums up Japanese culture where Japanese don't want to be seen as making a mistake that affects their colleagues.

If you remember back to the 2006 World Cup, Japan was coached by none other than Brazilian legend, Zico, who played and coached in the J League. Zico, one of the most flamboyant players in history, wanted to change the mentality of the Japanese players and release them from tactics and rely on their flair, as Japanese players are very skillful. This did not work. Japanese people are not creative by nature. They need instructions for everything, whereas Zico the player, would make something out of nothing, relying on his own flair and skill, and wanted Japanese players to do the same. Since 2006, Japan have not had a South American coach, and I highly doubt they will ever again, as the South American mentality is in deep contrast to the Japanese mentality. A tactical European, or a home grown Japanese coach better suits the Japanese.
 
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