Football Soccer - AS Monaco v Borussia Dortmund - UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Second Leg - Stade Louis II, Monaco - 19/4/17 Borussia Dortmund's Shinji Kagawa in action with Monaco's Bernardo Silva Reuters / Jean-Paul Pelissier Livepic
TOKYO (Reuters) - In a Japanese team short of a real talisman, new coach Akira Nishino will be hoping Shinji Kagawa can provide much-needed sparkle to an otherwise efficient if unexciting World Cup squad.
The 29-year-old midfielder has had a frustrating career for club and country, flashing brilliance at times while failing to deliver at others during stints with Borussia Dortmund either side of a patchy two years at Manchester United.
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