Originally published at: Japanese FA explain why Celtic pair Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate have been dropped from international squad
The Japanese Football Association (JFA) have replaced new Celtic duo Reo Hatate and Daizen Maeda from their squad to face Uzbekistan in the Kirin Challenge Cup. Maeda and Hatate were initially picked as part of an all-J League select. With World Cup qualifiers ahead, manager Hajime Moriyasu clearly wanted to take a look at home-grown…