Before Japan's final World Cup group stage clash with Poland, head coach Akira Nishino said the Samurai Blue would aim for three points despite only needing a draw to advance to the knockout stage, and at the outset of Thursday's match he looked good to his word.Opting for fresh legs over lineup consistency, the 63-year-old made six changes to his starting 11, putting a strike pair of Shinji Okazaki and Yoshinori Muto at the front of an offensively oriented 4-4-2 formation.Japan took the attack to their opponents throughout the first half at Volgograd Arena and kept pressing for victory wit…READ FULL ARTICLE
