SAITAMA – Urawa Reds and Japan goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa has urged his teammates to seize the moment over the year ahead after suffering disappointment for both club and country in the last two months.
Nishikawa was outstanding as Urawa led the J. League for the majority of last season, helping the team set a new league record of seven consecutive clean sheets only to blow a five-point lead with three games remaining and hand the championship to Gamba Osaka.
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