Norio Takahashi was by no means a world-class goalkeeping coach. No, he was not even close to the clothes of those who held that title. For more than thirty years, he had been coaching in his life; the man had only managed to reach the National Team U-20 so far.
However, if there was one thing the man was confident of from his long career, it was his ability to see a goalkeeper's potential.
He was so proud of his keen eyes, and it was also proven in the past when the man promoted the young Eiji Kawashima, who was still around 17, as the national team U-20's main goalkeeper. It caused a slight controversy among the goalkeeper community at that time, but everything paid off, as after so many years, Kawashima managed to maintain his performance as the number one goalkeeper in the country.
