neiljzimmerman
July 13th, 2008, 01:17 PM
Goooone! The Aussie dream at Avispa Fukuoka is over
Friday, 11 July 08, 04:42 AM
Auf wiedersehen, Pierre Littbarski. The man affectionately known as "Ritti" here in Japan has been sacked as coach of Avispa Fukuoka along with assistant coach and former Norwich midfielder Ian Crook and strength and conditioning coach Anthony Crea.
The multi-national coaching staff joined from A-League club Sydney FC, and Littbarski signed former Sydney FC players Mark Rudan and Ufuk Talay to try and propel the Kyushu club back to the top flight. Halfway through the J2 season, however, and Fukuoka are languishing in tenth place in the fifteen team table - a massive 23 points behind league leaders Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Neither Rudan, nor Talay featured in Fukuoka's most recent 2-1 win away at Thespa Kusatsu, with ex-Japan u-20 striker Mike Havenaar and Takanori Nakajima scoring the crucial goals for the Kyushu side.
Yoshiyuki Shinoda takes over as head coach of the struggling southern side, with mounting debts threatening to cripple the former top flight outfit.
http://www.oleole.com/blogs/miketuckerman/posts/goooone-the-aussie-dream-at-avispa-fukuoka-is-over
Friday, 11 July 08, 04:42 AM
Auf wiedersehen, Pierre Littbarski. The man affectionately known as "Ritti" here in Japan has been sacked as coach of Avispa Fukuoka along with assistant coach and former Norwich midfielder Ian Crook and strength and conditioning coach Anthony Crea.
The multi-national coaching staff joined from A-League club Sydney FC, and Littbarski signed former Sydney FC players Mark Rudan and Ufuk Talay to try and propel the Kyushu club back to the top flight. Halfway through the J2 season, however, and Fukuoka are languishing in tenth place in the fifteen team table - a massive 23 points behind league leaders Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Neither Rudan, nor Talay featured in Fukuoka's most recent 2-1 win away at Thespa Kusatsu, with ex-Japan u-20 striker Mike Havenaar and Takanori Nakajima scoring the crucial goals for the Kyushu side.
Yoshiyuki Shinoda takes over as head coach of the struggling southern side, with mounting debts threatening to cripple the former top flight outfit.
http://www.oleole.com/blogs/miketuckerman/posts/goooone-the-aussie-dream-at-avispa-fukuoka-is-over