無奈的日本隊在世界盃上缺少殺手的本能，他們的一名足球官員表示，他們缺少的東西很明顯，就是一個卡卡。日本足協主席川?三郎説，“我們要球員們更多地射門，但他們好象缺乏自信。如果我們有一個卡卡就好了。”在週四的訓練中，有幾名日本球員腳踝和膝蓋敷上了冰袋，但至少中村俊?狀況良好。自從在與澳大利亞隊的比賽中大腿拉傷之後，他就沒有參加合適的訓練，但他説自己能夠參加週末與克羅地亞的比賽。

　　鏈結：http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-worldjapankaka_picture&prov=reuters&type=lgns

　　原文：World-Japan place 'Wanted' ad: One Kaka please

　　By Alastair Himmer

　　BONN, June 15 (Reuters) - Despairing of Japan's lack of killer instinct at the World Cup, the country's soccer chief said the missing ingredient was obvious: "We need a Kaka."

　　Japan failed to press their goal advantage and suffered a late collapse in a 3-1 defeat by Australia in their opening game on Monday, leaving the Asian champions facing an early exit.

　　"We keep on at the players to take more shots but they seem to lack confidence," said Japan Football Association (JFA) chief Saburo Kawabuchi.

　　The Japanese supremo added with a sigh: "If only we had a Kaka."

　　Kaka scored a superb winner for world champions Brazil in their opening Group F game against Croatia.

　　As several Japan players trudged off after training on Thursday with ice-packs wrapped around sore ankles and knees, playmaker Shunsuke Nakamura at least declared himself fit.

　　The midfielder dismissed fears he could miss Sunday's must-win game with Croatia because of a bruised thigh sustained against Australia.

　　NOT TRAINED

　　Nakamura has not trained properly since but said he would start at the weekend.

　　"I've been taking lots of hot baths and swimming to help soothe the injury," Nakamura told reporters. "It be be all right by tomorrow. It won't be a problem for the Croatia game."

　　Japan Zico is set to scrap the side's 3-5-2 formation in favour of a 4-4-2 with Nakamura on the left and Mitsuo Ogasawara coming in on the right of the midfield.

　　Nakamura looked relaxed a day after Celtic announced the 27-year-old had agreed a one-year extension to his contract that would keep him at the Scottish club until 2009.

　　"It keeps me there two or three more years -- I'm not sure how long," Nakamura joked. "It's a bit cold in Scotland but it's a big club with a lot of history.

　　"It was probably the fans who made me decide to stay. There is a lot of respect for the players which makes it different from Italy and other places. You can concentrate on the football."

　　Updated on Thursday, Jun 15, 2006 1:19 pm EDT

　　作者-李雪，二外英語系

責編：盧爽