New Japan coach Akira Nishino, appointed following the shock dismissal of Vahid Halilhodzic, received the backing Tuesday of the only other Japanese manager to lead the country at the World Cup.With just two months until the 2018 tournament kicks off in Russia, the Japan Football Association on Monday dropped the bombshell that it had fired Halilhodzic after Japan's poor performances in its most recent warmup matches last month in Belgium, a 1-1 draw with Mali and a 2-1 loss to Ukraine.Takeshi Okada, who coached Japan at the 1998 World Cup in France and in 2010 in South Africa, said JFA tec…READ FULL ARTICLE
