Football: Maya Yoshida says Japan let guard down in Asian Cup loss

Japan captain Maya Yoshida said Friday his side's 3-1 loss to Qatar in the AFC Asian Cup and failure to gain an unprecedented fifth title was partly down to a lack of focus."We let our guard down, thinking we could win if we kept riding the momentum we had. But we weren't disciplined and didn't pull ourselves together," the Southampton defender said after the match at Abu Dhabi's Zayed Sports City Stadium.Japan had won all four of their previous appearances in the final of the continental tournament, but they were unable to come from behind against Qatar, who went into the match as underdog…READ FULL ARTICLE