Osim's Comeback Word

The (previous) coach of the Japanese national team Mr Osim has come around!!!

When Mr Osim opened his eyes in a bed in the Juntendo University Urayasu hospital, his first word was...,


"What has become of the match?"

# I'm sure Osim said it in his mother language.



The Japanese article is here;


Ohhhhh....!!! Osim is surely a football guru!!!


Anyway, Osim survived and we all are sooooo glad to hear this news!
...But Osim has still been in ICU and has still been doing sleep and awake recurrently...
We really hope Osim will get well SOONER!









Osim and Taka seems to match well. Most of players are impressed by Osim's football philosophy, and I can tell you, Osim is loved by all of Japanese people from bad boys to politicians. We know his intelligence, his genius for coaching and his love for Japan.
JP people who are not interested in football even like him when they find "Osim's logos", which explain a lot of true of life through his remarks about football.

Different from other coaches, Osim has always tried to improve Japanese football culture totally, it means, not only player's skill but also the attitude of the media and supporters. He always aim for establishing the Japanese football style, not for just copying European football.

The reason Osim decided to come to Japan is not money. Long long ago Osim came to Japan to attend the Olympics game in Tokyo when he was a player. When Osim did a self-training in a park near the hotel he stayed, a farmer gave Osim a pear and a shopkeeper rented Osim a bicycle for free. Osim said that was the reason to come to Japan. Osim said he wanted to return a favor to Japan. But, when it comes to leading JP football, Osim hasn't given us only sweets. He gave us many ironic (but tender) words. He never played up to us. So we can trust him. :)

# Well, if a foreign person would come to Japan when he/she got a pear, I must give a pear to Marco! ...me idiot. ^^;




Now JFA assigned Okada for the new coach instead of Osim, but personally I Do hope Osim would will be the coach of us again in the future...!!


--- my monologue in Japanese ---

オシム監督（あえて “監督" と呼ばせて頂く）、一日も早くお元気になって下さい。
順天堂大の医師・看護師の皆様、どうかベストを尽くしてしっかり治して頂きたいです。
オシムさんの回復を心より願っております。
意識が戻られて開口一番、日本サッカーのことを気にしてくださって、感涙です。
でも、今はゆっくり休んで健康を取り戻すことが一番かと思います！
そしてまた、会見で元気にウィットな発言をする姿を私達に見せてくださいね。
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