Nakamura in friendly row By Peter ORourke - Created on 2 Nov 2005 Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura is set to spark a club-versus-country row. Nakamura is set to play for Japan in a friendly against Angola later this month just three days before the Old Firm clash with Rangers. The talented midfielder has been called up for the clash in Tokyo and Bhoys boss Gordon Strachan is unhappy with the timing of the game with Rangers set to visit Parkhead on November 19. Japanese Football Association president Saburo Kawabuchi fully expects Nakamura to play for his country even if it is against the wishes of Strachan. "All the European-based players have told us they want to come and play in the friendly against Angola," Kawabuchi told the Scottish Express. "Our preparations for the World Cup are coming along really well and our midfield players, especially Shunsuke Nakamura, all look fit and sharp now. "It is important we keep that going and although some of the European clubs have asked for their players to be left out we feel that we need to call up our strongest available squad for this game. "I have discussed things with our national coach, Zico, and we have agreed that is going to be the case because there are so few opportunities for the team to get together between now and the World Cup finals." 全文大意： 就在中村俊輔已經預備好替日本出賽面對非洲勁旅安哥拉（已經晉級明年世界盃） 他所屬 Celtic 球隊的教練 Strachan 卻對這項國家隊徵召的決定感到非常不滿意 因為就在日本這場友誼賽後僅僅三天 蘇格蘭兩支最棒的球隊 Celtic 和 Rangers 就要進行德比大戰 教練 Strachan 顯然非常不願意看到自己陣中最棒的球員無法參與練習 甚至可能因為參加國際賽事導致受傷的情況發生 其實這種國家隊與俱樂部搶人的情況早已屢見不鮮 特別是在巴西足協和許多歐洲球會間屢屢發生爭執 相較之下歐洲代表隊和球會間這種不開心的氣氛似乎比較少（因為是自家人？） 只是沒想到...這股搶人風潮目前也吹到日本球員身上了... 但往好處想 或許也代表了球員實力受到肯定 真不知道該哭還是該笑？ -- █ ███ ███ █ █ ███ ███ █ █ █ ███ ███ ▇ █▂▂ █▂▂ █ █ █▂▂ █▂█ █ █ █ █▂▂ █▂▂ █▂█ █▂▂ ▂▂█ ███ ▂▂█ █ ▌ ███ █▂▂ █▂▂ ▂▂█ ～ M i h a j l o v i c ～ --

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