If Japan lays another egg in a World Cup qualifier against Cambodia, pin it on me, says Shinji Okazaki.
"If we don't score again, I'm going to blame myself for it, 100 percent," the Leicester City man said on the eve of Thursday's game against world No. 180 Cambodia. "I play the same position for both club and country but with the national team, I have to shoulder more of the scoring responsibilities.
"The manager wants me to stay up front. He's asked me to focus on trying to score goals, which is a little different from what I'm expected to do in the Premier League. So I'm taking it upon myself to provide the goals for us. I'll demand the ball a lot tomorrow and hopefully I can get the job done."