Ange Postecoglou has brought accusations of snobbery in Australia, where the Greek-born coach is hugely well regarded. Some fans were also less than enamoured by the idea of recruiting straight from the J League, a division with which most Scottish football fans would not be familiar with.Ask your average man on the street about Japanese football and they’d probably point to a last payday for the likes of Andres Iniesta, Fernando Torres and a host of journeyman Brazilian stars.However, the country has produced some fine footballers over the years.
Hidetoshi Nakata was a Serie A star of the 1990s and Keisuke Honda turned out for CSKA Moscow and AC Milan. Former Manchester United star Shinji Kagawa and his namesake Okazaki need no.
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