{"id":913410,"date":"2026-06-17T13:13:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T18:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/glasners-defensive-tactics-among-the-best-in-the-world-says-kamada\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T13:13:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T18:13:21","slug":"glasners-defensive-tactics-among-the-best-in-the-world-says-kamada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/glasners-defensive-tactics-among-the-best-in-the-world-says-kamada\/","title":{"rendered":"Glasner\u2019s defensive tactics \u2018among the best in the world\u2019, says Kamada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Daichi Kamada credits his former Crystal Palace head coach Oliver Glasner for giving him extra confidence and hails his defensive tactics as &#8220;among the best in the world&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Kamada twice played under Glasner, first at Eintracht Frankfurt and at Palace, where the two reunited in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In Germany, Kamada made 93 appearances under Glasner in all competitions, while he made a further 89 at the Eagles, becoming a trusted part of the Austrian\u2019s set-up.<\/p>\n<p>Glasner&#8217;s influence has been key to the Japan international&#8217;s career, as it has seen him drop into a deeper-lying midfield role.<\/p>\n<p>The pair also won the Europa League, Conference League and FA Cup while working together, and Kamada believes it is also his lessons from Glasner that have helped him secure a more substantial role for Japan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In modern football, we need more physicality, and unfortunately, I&#8217;m not such a fast player,&#8221; Kamada, who scored Japan&#8217;s equaliser against the Netherlands at the World Cup on Sunday, told Reuters.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Daichi Kamada with an 88th-minute equaliser for Japan <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Swh6EKSFkv\">pic.twitter.com\/Swh6EKSFkv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CPFC\/status\/2066280853492142094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Oliver Glasner gave me the opportunity to play as a No. 6, and I&#8217;ve learned a lot about defending. Now I think \u200cwe have \u2060many fast players, so that&#8217;s why I play at No. 6.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The other 10 players make runs deep and do something different. I was always thinking I could play as a No. 6, since I was 18.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve \u200balways said his defensive tactics \u2060are among the best in the world, and Japan also play the same system, 3-4-3.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I also can help \u200bthe team with what we can improve because I&#8217;ve learned a lot from Oliver Glasner. We have \u200bimproved a lot \u2060, but we&#8217;re still not a top national team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have to defend well, and his tactics really work for the Japanese national team right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soccernews.com\/glasners-defensive-tactics-among-the-best-in-the-world-says-kamada\/400675\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>SoccerNews Editorial Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Daichi Kamada credits his former Crystal Palace head coach Oliver Glasner for giving him extra confidence and hails his defensive tactics as &#8220;among the best in the world&#8221;. Kamada twice played under Glasner, first at Eintracht Frankfurt and at Palace, where the two reunited in 2024. 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